Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-12-14
INTENIPERANCE,


Oil wondrous journey have they finished there,
From cradle moaning unto angel choiri
INTEMPERANCE.
Those who care copperfor their own life
and health and all those too who have any
care for Others should know that nearly all
the liquors sold under the names of Wine,
Brandy, Gin, Rum, Whiskey, &C., &c., are
absolute poiSons-are not by any means the
articles which the names formerly indicated
but arg manufactured with little whiskey
generally as the basis, and then large va
Tiety of the strongest poisons known in the
mineral or vegetable kingdom are used to
give the article color, strength and favor
The proof of this fact is found by chem
ical analysis of the articles.
To set this matter before cur readers with
its legitimate proofs, we print below a let
ter, entire, from DR.. Hiram Cox, of Cincin-
natl, to James Black, Esq, of Lancaster,
Pa. DIR. Cox was appointed official Inspec-
tor for Cincinnati under law of March,
1855, requiring the Probate Judge in each
county, to appoint an Inspector for the
county who should test all strong liquors
manufactured or offered for sale in the
county.
We find this tractpubished by the Amer
ican Temperance Union, N. Y, headed,
ASTOUNDING DISCLOSURES.
Cincinnati, o., Oct. 3, 1859.
JAS. BLACK, EsQ-Dear Sir: Yours of
Goth of Sept, dated Lancaster, Pa, is now
before me. Although not personally ac-
quainted, | take great pleasure in contribu-
ting my mite, in any and every possible
mode, where the object is the bettering OF
the human family. 1 have had similar re-
quests from every point of tho compass
from the extreme North, South, East and
West-to all Of which have cheerfullyre-
sponded; believing, although the labor has
been considerable, that it would tell in after
years in the longevity and health of thous-
ands who would otherwise fill premature
grave, and would contribute to the happi-
ness and comfort of thousands of mothers
and children, who are and have been, un-
fortunately connected with the unfortunate
slaves Of intemperance. | rejoice TO know
that my expo ures of the UUainow liquors
with which the markets, East and West, are
gutted, have had salutary moral influence
in almost every region of our happy Union.
have letters in my possession from min
listers of the Gospel, from New Orleans,
from Nashville, Tenn, from Florida, from
New York, from Boston, from Richmond,
Va, Alexandra, Norfolk, Washington city,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, from Toronto, from
Hamilton, Canada, and from all of our
Eastern States, congratulating and encour-
aging me TO continue my exposures-that
they were causing men to think and stand
aghast, more than anything they could do
or say on the subject of temperance. The
same effect has been produced in this COM
munity. One gentleman tapped me on the
shoulder some little time past, and re-
marked at the time, "Doctor, | rejoice Ia
see you take the stand you do on the sub,
ject of poisonous liquors. 1 can lay my
hands on moro than thirty of our best citi
zens, gentlemen, who were tippling from q
dozen to twenty times day, and who were
bidding fair to fill drunkard's grave, who
have stopped short and do not drink, ant
pledge themselves that they will never drnE
any more, for fear they may get hold o
some of the miserable adulterations tha
Dr. Cox isholdingup to public view. Thanl
God! !"
Chemists from various colleges have writ
ten to me, stating that they had analyzeC
numerous samples of various alcoholic liq
uors in our markets, and find the same per
nicious developments which had, at vari
GUS times, indicated in articles which / hat
written from time TO time. Another evi
dence that the exposures which have beel
making have had a salutary moral effect, is
that there has not been one-fourth as mucl
liquor sold yearly since as was previously
and another is, that a number of large liquo
establishments have closed; their proprie
tors running many of their fellow citizen
who had become their sureties. A numbe
of distilleries have closed in this vicinity
They have, as it is fsmiliarly called, "burs
their boilers" Ono year previous to thes
break ups, one of our largest distillers an,
liquor merchants in tho city said to me
"Dr. Cox, your articles on the adulteration
of liquors have taken more trade from Gin
cinnati and more money-at least 100000
per month--snce they have been put il
circulation. For Gods sake, stop them sir
you will break us up, have been to Ne,
York and since to Boston, to Rochester, t
Canada West, and have Just returned; an
wherever | stopped there was nothin
talked of but the poisoned liquors of Gin
cinnati and Cox's exposures; for Gods SAKE
say again, stop itP
Although these liquors are villainous i
the extreme, there are other large cite
equally as culpable. Forexample: A ger
tleman of our city, druggist, that h
might have some pure liquor as a medic'
article, and of such purity that be coul
recommend it to his customers, went I