Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-20
Ten1perartte Golun11r,
POISONED LIQUOR.

The villalnous compound now sold as AL
coholic beverages, is becoming to be gener-
ally known, and is efecting q reformation
among some, upon whom other influences
have failed to have any effect at abstinence.
They were willing to risk the slow poison of
Alcohol itself, which kills after a few years
using but be summariy y'despatched in: a
few weeks or months, by a dilution Of strych;
nine, arsenic, cochineal logwood, tobacco,
&C., under the names Of brandy and whiskey
is rather too strong game for them. Well,
it is about time they should begin to fear
these poisons. And they may safely put all
down as of this class, from the fact that at
the present price of grain, the prime cost Of
the raw material is more than the amount OF
liquor it will distil, unless foreign poisonous
ingredients are introduced.
We notice the advertisement of large
distillery, which says none of the liquors
made at it are adulterated. This cannot be,
if what old distiHers-those who made whis-
key out of the grain alone-tell US be true.
Corn at 81 and upwards per bushel, and
Wheat, rye, &c., at 81 so, and more, will
not yield that amount of pure liquor. A
bushel of corn, we are told, will make two
gallons of unadulterated whiskey. Corn
whiskey sells at 35 and 40 cents per gallon
two gallons would be worth say 80 cents
while the corn cost S1-to say nothing o.
the expense and labor of distillation. w
should like to see the arithmetical calculal
ton by which such business could be made
to pay. -,
Liquor drinkers may we'll be alarmed fol
the safety of their stomachs, unless they art
poison proof. We heard an old topper say {
few days ago that there were more blue dev
ills, red rats, delirium tremens, &c., in gal
lon of whiskey nowadays, than there was
in barrel ten or twenty years ago. And
gentleman observed, who has always beer
opposed to Prohibitory liquor law, that 'he
believed society would require such law il
short time, to protect itself from the mur
derous cupidity of liquor makers. Well
stranger things have happened; ; and an All
wise Providence may so order that good vii
come out of evil ; and cause liquor sellers t.
contribute to the extirpation Of this curse
The good time will come; when God shall 81
ordain. Of this we have never had tht
shadow of doubt. .r-. :. o
Read the following: -
DRINK AND DIE.-We see it stated upor
good authority that one dOllars's worth O.
Arsenic, cayene pepper, corrosive sublimate
Prussic acid, strychnine and belladouna vii
increase the potency Of a barrel Of brandy 81
much that by the addition of water it can bs
converted into two barrels, and yet posses
all the powerful charms of superior brandy
similar statements, we have met with in near
ly all our. exchanges. If these statement
be true, and the things so universally prac
ticed as recent Investigations indicate theI
it is not all strange that the consumers o
brandy should be deprived Of their senses
become raving maniacs, and die.-Sptrtt o
the Age.
ENGLANn.-Lord Campbell has recent.
introduced into the House of Lords bill tt
prohibit the sale and circulation of indeeen
books and pictures. 1t provides for thei
summary seizure and destruction.
The evil has become so great that hi
Lordship thinks that further legislation il
necessary.
Doubtless his Lordship would think a sim
liar provision in regard to liquor would b.
unconstitutional, and infringe upon the lib
erty Of the citizen.
In behalf of the enemies Of prohibition
we would inquire
Frst.-Whether man has not an inalien
able right,to sell just, what kind of books h
pleases, provided he can find purchasers ?
Second.-If a vicious appetite for obscen
books has been engendered, who shall sa.
that it must not be grati6ed?
Thirds not moral suasion the prope
remedy for this evil
FomM.-It is not wrong to attempt t.
make men moral by act of parliament, ant
foster virtue by legislation?
FTtM.-Wo not the evil be lessenet
and modified by licensing few men of gooe
moral character, to peddle vicious books
and prohibit all others from this traffic
Sirth-Could not the trade in these book
be regulated so as to promote the publ
good, and at the same time increase tn
public revenue ?-Temperance Crusader.