Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-02-03
tor the journal.
PREVENTIVE 10 THE PROGRESS OF
TEMPERANCE

TEN GRANGE.
Men indulge in drinking because their APP
petites crave the liquor. Natural or artificial,
they are uneasy without, aud more so with il.
The more they drink, the more they want,
for as in other things the appetite grows by
what il feeds on. So here, the oltener the
appetite is indulged, the more inperiUusly it
pleads for indulgence and soon the man is
the slave Of his appetite and the wreck OF his
vice. Men know that they ought to abstain
from all that int xicates, but they give way TO
their appetite, and this is the first preventive
to the progress Of temperance. The second
is the facility with which they can obtain
liquor Most Of people who drink, buy their
liquor, few make Il. Those who furnish IL
do so for the pay. They also know they ought
not, but the profits great aud they love
the reward Of unrie hteOusness. For the
profits Of the sale tlrsreoi they will violate
the moral obligation not to injure the weak
and tempted neghbor, aud violate the clvil
law which prohibits the sale of Intoxicating
liquors as u beverage. As they feel the press
ure of the laws upon them they are aroused
to new violations and the deluded victim of
strong drink, who has evsded the provisions
Of law in obtaining his hqour, supposes he
is very superior, altogether smarter than he
State and all its officials. and il encouraged
to persevere in the course which leads nearer
and nearer to remedlless ruin.
The third preventive is the skill used in
Disgusting liquor 30 as to entrap the unwsty
and hold fast all who have already taste for
it. The popular and frequent advertisements
Of "bihers," are nothing less than so many
Advertisements of Intoxicating liquors, with
one OF two exceptions, better adapted TO most
tastes. One house adveriises ''invaid read
er, do you know what nine-tenths Of the bit
ter compounds you are sol cited by the pro-
pristors 10 accept universal pansceas are
composed Of; Give need for a moment. They
are manufactured from unpurihed alcohol cou-
tanning a considerable portion of fusel oil, q
poison almos, as deadly prussic acid The
basis Of the regular unotures Of .he msteria
mediea is the ssme. No amount Of "hetbal
extracts" eau overcome the bad tendency Of
this pernicious element. The essence Of
sound rye thoroughly Jectited ia the only
stimuant that can be safely used as a COM
ponent OF 8 tonic, siteratiSe aud anti, bilious
medicine, and hosteter's stomach bitters is
the only medicinal preparation 10 the world,
in which this article is used as an ingredient"
Then follows the quaHtum Of pufing. All
other bitters are gross cheats, only arti6ces
to sell poisoned liquors. "Ourt is an arti6ce
to eel! thoroughly rectifed whisky" Such
is the language Of one firm which has bitters
to sell. Then comes the Wahoo and Calls
ava Biuers. the Plantation Bltters-S-T
lS60-X Supposed TO mean "a sure thing
in ten Years from 1850" T. e., sure to make
til proprietor rich 10 ten years, because dupes
and fools enough can be found to drink his
embi'tered 81. Croix rum-to make him rich.
All that it is necessary for them to do is TO
swalow--snd whether they suppose them
selves sick or well they need the tonic. al
teratiye, anti-dispeptic compound for II
they are down they ought to be up, and il
they are up it may be necessa or unavoid-
able to get them down. Respectable drug
gists of course san buv aud sell these famous
bitters, for their shop. would no. be furnish
ed without them, aud after little practice
they eau make Just as good, and e necessary
little better bitter than either Of the fore
going, or any other n the market. Pesfec-
tion is not predcabls Of human works. and
they can put in a little more aloes or gamooge,
or bitter root and make a compound as good,
or very much better.
These are the preparations that produ ce
three -fourths OF the drunkenness of our land
at this day, and which are vigorously nur-
turing an intsmperate appetite for future
years. CoveluVusness is the basis Of all this
trade. The men engaged in it sell themselves
first, for certain pieces of silver, and then
: labor TO deceive and destroy thousands and
even millions of their fellow beings. Every
cent they gain, others lose, and with it NOR
slity, self-contro character, property. Stearns
> once kept grocery and druggists shop in
neghboring village and had the recipe for
! making and license for selling Huxhsm's
bitters. One morning Smith calls. aud Of
course no rum could be obtained, none was
asked for, but the question was, what bitters
have you. A bottle Of one OF Huxham's
bitters was handed him, which he deliberate
ly turned into his stomach and smacking his
lips said TO the clerk: very pretty drink,
George, very pretty. But there are legions
Of these bitters. II they can be umbered
the bottles containing them cannot and they
are all Piantotion, Caiisdya, Golden, and Anti
bilious Just the thing, just what every
family needs, and Of course every man.
The sale OF them is also greatly promoted by
the extensive advertisements given them by
the press, secular and religious. Good men,
conductors OF pTesAes that ought to forward
no questionable interests, extensive, publish
the advertisements Of these bitters. or
course every one who would drink urques-
toned can obtain his supply of bitters. The
liqaor interest therefore enters extensively in
TO commerce and whoever undertakes to re-.
strict its sale and use, must fight ingenious
and heavy monopolies, medical prescriptions
If not medical skill, aud a vast deal more that
bears the medicinal name the indirect in
fuence Of the press, and what is more diff
cult, the appetite natural, or artificial, Of
thousands on thousands.
What will the mpsrancs press say to all
this As before. II. T. AwNs.