New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-31
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ing the terrible ills Of Intemperance. We have
given it careful consideration; We proceed to
give il place in our columns, followed by eur
reasons for dissenting from its conclusions. We
trust he and those inclined to his views Will
weigh our reasons with equal csndOr and philan-
thropy. No matter if he is a Brewer, he cannot
at last be profted by anything which conflicts
with the highest good of the human family. Here
are his suggestions:
THE Temperance Reform can only be
carried out by the encouragement Of the more mode
drinks, malt liquors and domestic wines. Since
its intro duction throughout Europe il hes brought
about the most salutary effects, and hope the day
may not be distant when all poisonous alcoholic
liquors will be bsnished from this continent have
now thirty.one years practical experience in the
Brewing business in this State and can say with a
clear conscience Notwithstanding the hue and cry by
fsnatcsD that have saved many thousand rum.suck-
from destruction by the use Of my malt liquors.
ave labor under serious difficulties in this country,
we have TO contend with the Rum Traffic, equally
a. onstrous and great deal worse than the China
Opium Trade, as everybody knows the nature of
opium, but not Of adulterated Rum. Let there be a
heavy license all manufacture and sale of Alco-
holc Liquors. would suggest further, that all legis
atures appoint sanitary boards for each city and
ty in every State composed of experienced che nsts
10 analyze all manufactures of vnous and malt well
sprtuOus liquors in stores and hotels, domestic rs
well imported and let aduteration be made Grim
ipal offepse. Let further suggest let each county
be provided with work house for drunkards. rich as
well poor, street. hotel and shop oafers. Take my
word il would cure the much complained OF evil Ii
would also give to those reverend gentlemen, who are
taking such active part in the Temperance cause,
an opportunity to meet the enemy daily, and TO give
its victims religious instruction under the most favor
able circumstances. All eyes now turned toward
New-York as the city OF promise, where this great
Temperance reform is to rise up like the star in the
East to bring the glorious message that the moral
Messiah Is born for America. Yours, ?. L.
Reply.
/. Our correspondent concurs with US in the
premise that call poisonous Alcoholic Liquors
/" should be banished." On principle, then, We
are fully agreed Our difference appears to
respect only to faet-namely, the poisonous or
innocent character of such beverages as he fabri-
Gates. We agree that there are drugged Liquors
Liquors adulterated by VIGOROUSLY poisonous
ingredients, introduced to cheaper their produc.
ton or highten their flavor at the expense of the
consumers health and life. We agree that the
makers of such Liquors, whether distilled or only
fermented, ought to be exemplary punished aud
their business suppressed OF course, We need
not dwell on these points. Let US proceed to
that on which we are left at variance.
That all Beer contains Alcohol, and would not
be Beer without, is just as certain as that twice
two is four. Alcohol is an inevitable consequence
of Fermentaton-in other words, Of the dissolu
ton Of the Sugar of any grain, fruit or root which
contains saccharine matter. Alcohol can be pro-
duced or extracted from no substance which had
not previously contained Sugar; and any natural
product which contains Sugar may be made to
yield Alcohol. The different kinds of Ale or
Beer contain Alcohol in various proportions, from |
four up to twenty per cent, but none can be
wholly without it, And this Alcohol is in nothing
unlike an equal amount contained in Brandy, !
Gin, Rum or Whisky. There may be quarts Of
Beer which contain no more Alcohol each than
could be extracted from so many gills of Brandy;
but a pint Of Alcohol extracted from this Beer
would be the exact equivalent of so much Alcohol
extracted from said Brandy. SO far, we have
advanced nothing which any one acquainted with !
the rudiments of Physical Science will dispute.
Is Alcohol necessarily pOisonous' This is the
vital and open question. We say it is, but our
correspondent will not receive our assertion as
conclusive. We proceed, therefore, TO sdduce
the testimony of authorities on questions of this
nature.
Dr. William Beaumont, surgeon in the U. S.
Army, who had the care of one Alexis st. Martin,
q soldier who by the accidental discharge of a
gun, blew off his side, and made an opening into
his stomach, so as to permit his entire digestive
economy to be watched by his medical at
tendant, like the working of bees in glass hive,
has recorded his assertions thereon, including
great humber Of experiments prosecuted through
a number of years. His work founded thereon
is and long has been of high authority in the pro-
fession. DR.. Beaumont, though with no special
reference to the Liquor controversy, watched
the action and effect Of various Alcoholic Liquors
imbbed by his subject, and this is his conclusion
therefrom
THAT the use Of ardent spirits Arrays produces
disease Of the stomach, il persevered in"
Abundance of testimony confirming this may be
found in L. z. YOumans's little work on "The
" Chemistry of Alcohol" in DR.. w. b. Carpen-
ters Prize Essay on The Use and Abuse Of Al
&" coholic Liquors in Health and Disease;" in
Sylvester Graham's "Science of Human Life;"
in the writings of DR.. John c. Warren and Prof
Muzzy; in Bacchus," "Ant Bscchus," and
ever 60 many other works of high authority. We
cannot burthen our columns with quotations al
ready familiar to many of our readers bat noper-
son familiar with the literature of the Liquor
controversy will dispute this state nent.
But perhaps, Gays some one, the Alcohol
contained in Beer and other merely fermented H.
quors is somehow different from that contained
in Rum and Brandy, and produces no such hate.
ful effects. How Can you be sure this ia not so
We answer:
l. We had many ears since the nersnnal tesfi- |