Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-02-18
For the Delaware Gazette

0AN- LADAA~A - 49, Ff0PCSAAtSA ~ -
suggest a cure for Drunkenness. Mr.. Wright,
the Pnrenologist, in his late article in your
paper gives a new name to the liquor that
causes most Of the intoxication with which
the country is cursed. He calls it Demo
cratic Water" in consequence Of the great
head of The party, James Buchspan, having
SO highly commended an article OF Plttsburg
Wlskey sent to him by the manufacturers.
As the consumers OF this article may not
all know how their favorite beverage is made,
] will endeavor to enlighten them, by in
forming them that it is made out of grain
and fruit, by a course OF fermentation-to
illustrate the grain and fruit goes through a
process similar to that which beef, mutton,
pork. fish and fowls would, i thrown in a
pile in hot weather without salt. Such ar.
%ticles, thus treated, would i'll u short time
produce a bad smell-this essence or ordor
is bottled up and when taken into the stom-
uch has a deleterious effect on the consumer,
destroying both the physical and the mental
powers Of the person. As an article OF
drink it ought not to be used. Place fer
mented liquor in contact with fire and it Will
increase The flames. When taken into the
stomach it has the same effect; it increases
thirst in place of quencbing il. We have
had numerous cascs within my recollection.
in our " county, OF the sad effects its use
produces lit is not necessary to rehearse
them-whe flAl has eyes has Got seen theme
Who that has a heart 10 feel has not lament.
ed them! -.... as -
| propose a care by way Of substituting
another beverage, pure, Wholesome and nour-
iishing. and mhich produces no bad effects,
in place of the destructive article now SO
extensively used This beverage can be
placed within the reach of every inhabitant
of the cUunty--and is produced as follows:
Plant next spring a piece of land to Sorgh-
um. work il well, and next fall manufacture
t into Syrup or Molasses, so that it will not
i~erlBent; then when you want drink of
fonething else than pure water, take some
ST this syrup and mix it with water. We
Dan use this article as u beverage with safe
ty--it is. uniermented-theFe is no danger
Of its making the Consumer drunk--and may
be taken with safely by old or young, male
or female. II any OF our drinkers of in
toxicating liquors should object to the taste
of this article, thai it is too sweet, | would
suggest 10 them to stir in q few grains Of
chiceory OF something Of the kind--orif
not fiery enough add a few grains of cayepne
pepper and if not sufficiently orIorifer-
Gus, add a little ass~ifeiiJy--you Gan scent
and favor to suit any taste. My friend of
The STANDARD, TO make it suit his taste, can
add a decoetion of skupk cabbage. Let US
try the experiment, and | think il carried
out, it will cure dfupkenness in our midst. |
propose 10 call is if no better name can be
designated, Republican Water, in contra
distraction to Buchanan's Dtmocratic Wa
ter. ~,
This new branch OF business will add
greatly to the financial prosperity of our
county. There has in the pastbeen annual
" as much money paid for intoxicating liquors
as would pay our taxes. IF am not mistak-
en- we have no GistItlery in Delaware county,
which is much to its credit, and hencs all
the money thus spent is sent out of the
county to import the article. This new
beverage will supply our home demand, and
we can also export enough to bring buck
what we have sent away in the past. Ii
may also to a greaLeXlent take the place OF
tea and coffee, and thus keep among Us an
other large sum that is yeariy sent out to
buy these articles.
We have as good a soil for growing the
Sorghum as there IS in the State. | have
been experimenting for the last two years in
its culture-and am satisfied hat an acre Of
good soil can be made TO produce one hun
bred ard sixty gallons of syrup. which will
make at least five hundred gallons Of
the Sorghum ale or Republican water. 1t
is as good an investment as can be made in
crops. A. II. GASTON.-
K~INGsTuN, Feb. 1859.