The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-11-17
Gb0lts 2fa1inq.
The Adulteration oGEIquors.

Ene AdukteEdRlOH Oh Liquors.
TIE THiainous Compoands that He7l d,1ak-M-
teresHag Letter from Dr. Cox, Inspector Of Iii
quors-Sartiing Facts.
! From the Lancaster Weekly Express
We take pleasure in laying before our
readers this week, an exceedingly able
and interesting letter on the adulteration
! of liquors, written by DR.. Hiram Cox, of
! Cincinnati, Inspector of Liquors. and ad-
dressed tie James Black, Esq, of this city.
We commend the facts given by DR.. Cox,
to the attentive perusal and serious con-
sideration of our readers, and especially
TO any of them who may be in the habit
Of drinking Intoxicating liquors The
aspect of liquor drinking, as presented BY
the official Investigations Of DR.. Cox, is
not to be viewed merely in the light of an
abstract question of Temperance, but as
an issue of health or disease-life or DEATH
Those who persist in drinking the liquors
sold In this or any other market, may
make up their minds to be poisoned, per-
haps slowly in some eases, but surely in
all. If, with the light now before them,
men will INSIST upon committing a linger-
ing and horrible suicide, their blood be
upon their own heads
LETTER FROM DR.. HIRAM cox on THE ADULTERA-
TIoN OF LIQUORS.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. Sd 1889.
JAS. BLACK, EsQ.-Dcar Sir: Yours
Of the 29th eff September, dated Lancas-
ter, Pa, is now before me. Although not
personally acquainted, I take great pleas
ure in contributing my mite, in any and
every possible mode, where the object is
the bettcring of the condition of the hu-
man family. | have had similar letters
with similar requests from every point of
the compass-from the extreme North,
South, East and West-to all Of which
| have cheerfully responded; believing,
although the labor has been considerable,
that it would tell in after years in the
longevity and health of thousands who
would otherwise fill premature grave,
and would contribute to the happiness
and comfort of thousands of mothers and
children, who are and have been, unfor-
tunately, connected with the unfortunate
slaves of intemperance Irejoice 10 know
that my exposures of the UWIdihouS H.
quors with which the markets, East and
West, are gluttcd, have had salutary
moral influence in almost every region OF
our happy Union. I have letters in my
possession from ministers of the Gospel
from New Orleans, from Nashville, Ten
nessee. from Florida, from New York,
from Boston, from Richmond, Va, Alex.
andra, Norfolk, Washington City, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Pa, from Toronto,
from Hamilton, Canada, and from all OF
our Eastern States-congratulatine and
encouraging me to continue my exposures
that they were causing men to think
and stand aghast, more than anything that
they could do or say on the subject OF
/ temperance. The same effect has been
produced in this community. One gen
tleman tapped me on the shoulder. some
little time past, and remarked at the same
time, 4" Doctor, rejoice to see you take
the stand that you do on the subject oi
poisonous liquors. [ can lay my HANDS
on more than thirty of our best citizens,
gentlemen who were tipping and tipping
from dozen 70 twenty times day, and
who were bidding fair to fill a drunkard's
grave, who have stopped short, and dc
not, and pledge themselves that they nev.
er will, drink any more, for fear they may