Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-02-25
WHAT WILL YOU DRINK.
Feb. IL, 1860,

The folio wing wa. written by DR.. Hiram Cox,
Inspector of liquors in Cincionati, in reply to a let
ter he received from u gentleman in Pennsylva-
MIA
Although not personally acquainted, l take
great pleasure in contributing my mite in any and
every possible mode, " here the object is the bet
teriDg ut the human family. | have had similar
letters, with similar requests, from every pointof
the com paes-trum the Extreme North, South,
East aud West-tu all Of which | have cheerlully
responded believing, although the labor has been
conside ble, that it would tell in after years in
q the longevity and health of thousands who would
otherwise fill a premature grave, aud would con.
tribute TO the comfort and happiness OF thousands
Of mothers and children who are and have been
unfortunately connected with the unfortunate
slaves of incompetence. l rejoice to know that
nv exposure Of the uiicinous liquors with which
the markets east and west are giu:ted, have had
q salutary moral influence IN almost every region
4 of our happy Univn. | have Letters in my posses
sc zion from ministers Of the Gospel from New Or
leans. from Nashville. Tennessee. from Florida,
from New York. from Boston, Richmond, Virgin
z ia. Alexandria Norfolk, Washington City, Baiu-
more, PhilaJeiphis, Pa, from Toronto, from Ham
ilton, Canada, and from all our Eastern States
congralulatng and encouraging ME to continue
my exposures that they were causing men to
think aud stand aghast, more than anything that
they could Go Or say TN the subject OF temperance.
The same effect has been produced III this conlmu-
nifty. One gentleman tapped me on the shoulder
some little time past, aud remarked at tho same
time, Doctor, | rejoice to see you take the stand
you do on the subject Of poisonous liquors. l can
lay my hands on more than thirty OF our best c'u
zens, gentlemen who were tiipllng and tipping
f:om a dozen to twenty times II day, and who were
bidding fair to fill a druukard's grave, who have stop
ped short. and do not, and pleose themselves that
they never will drink any more, tor fear they may
get hold Ut some OF the miserable authorizations
81. that Dr.. Cox is holding up 70 public view. Thank
God %
81 Chemists from various colleges have written to
me, stating that they had analysed various sam
pies Of the various alchuhulic liquors IN our mac
kets, aud hud the same peruicious developments
which | had at vari jus times indicated IN articles
Shi,h ( had written from time to time one o
81 which YOU will fnd N page l23 of the Crusader
2 which accompanies this htter. Another evldenc
that the EXPOSURES which | have been making ha'
hal A salutary moral effect. is that there has no
been one fourth as much liquor sold yearly since
"a there WAS previously and another is, that
number Of large liquor establishments have close
their proprie,vrs running many Of their iello'
citizens who had become their suieties. A nun
her of distilleries have closed IN this vicinity
Thew have, as i. is familiarly called, burst thei
boilers One year previous to these break up
one Of our largest distilers liquor merchants
this city said to me. DR.. Cox, your articles On til
authorizations of liquors have taken more trad
from Cincinnati AMI more money-at least on
hundred thousand dollars rer mouth-since the
have been out in circulation. For Gods sax
slop them. sir! You will break US up. l ha1
been to New York he says, 10 Boston. to H
chester, to Canada West, and have just returned
and wherever | stopped there was nothing talke
of but the poisuued liquors Of Cincinnati, and d
Cux's exposures. For Gods sGke, | say agail
stop itw
Although the LIQUORS are yillainous in the e,
trtme, there are other large cities equally as Gu
pable. For example A gentleman Of our city,
druggist, that he might have pare liquor as
s'medical article, and that kind for purity. that )
could recommend to his customers, went to Ne
York and purchased two half pipes Of spiendl
Segnette Brandy one pale. the other dar
When passing one day. he called me in to see d
-x.kaufifa. pure brandy. just from New YORK !!
.ustopped, looked at il, smelled at il, but before tas
sing happened to have some blue litmus paper
nv pocket. ] Introduced a small piece it eau
out red as scarlet! | then called for a polishs
~spatula. put it into a tumbler containing perha;
haifaIgiIf, and waited on il fifteen minutes; at Il
e1piration Of which time the liquor was black
ink, Tue spatula corroded. and when dried
chick eoa,iag Of rust. which. when wiped on, 10
r-ssssppsr coat slmost as thick as if " had bee
stlsGsd. gIchSsed him on the spot under u
$3.50