Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-25

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=. s~.ss-,,s indulaonco In old dsiukey
~;ahcss -s.sb sul>se9oo 10 ~ quanoey -
~s'siss. n 10 luid hey imbibs. 30 long
~ snsv csn take cold drink majority Of
~ .,Spls care vsey little what they drink;
sishsuxh physicians and sensible peopls ere
s~eve that many people are annually killed
IS = TOO frsqusst or unjudicious use Of
eJUllne beverages during the heated term.
~ the benefit Of our readers, W recently
applied to IN eminent ply stefan 70. an opin-
n on he su',ect, and . prssosiptisn that
vou,d most readily most the requirements
81 thirsty people during the warm weather.
The docior's ~ dden and emphatic ejaculs>
ZION OF ginger relieved US from the spprc
hension that he was Al out 10 enter upon 2
| len sthv dissertation on the subjects o.
"De.ths from an over dose OF ice>wafer,"
ending with a prescription combining .
dozen or more drugs, 10 be taken as SUBS
stitu,c fyr the popular cooling drsuehss.
"Giuger." said the doctor. II consider the
very best article, most easily procured and
leas, expensive for all persons to employ.
By ITS proper use they may have cold water
in abundance, and at the same line avod
most, If not all, the i'll effects produced W
the cooling abom nations great many peo'
pie pour down their threats this hot wealth
err" .rciI your readers" continued tho
physician, ITO buy few ounces Of powder.
ed ginger, and every time they are thirsty
let them mix half teaspooniul in the cold
water they desire to drink. II spooufuI
Of sugar or molasses is added. it will do ne
harm. Extract Of ginger, may also be EN-
plnycd by those who prefer the article in ,
, fluid form. A bottle Of the extract shoult
: be placed near the ice pitcher or cooler, an'
when people drink let them pour tsss
poonful Of the extract in their tumbler, BE-
: fore filling il with water. For my use,
( said tho doctor, II prefer the powdered ~
t1icle, because I believe il acts more bench
, cially. In tho Wost Indies this root 10 con
sidered one of the best preventives for tn
summer complaints Of tho tropics, when
! 10 properly used, and is not abused. :
4 New York Sun"
. More congregational u'ssrpatlsn
4 Ono of tho most revolutionary PROPOSE
; lions suggested in the present revolutions
:. nv congress is that cont ined in the resolu
ton offered by Thad. Stevens on Thursday
Z 10 confer upon the President Of the Scnat
: and Speakss Of tho House power 10 cor
n lvcne Congress At their pleasure. Th
Ipsoposition not only lacks the authority {
preosdsnt, but Il is utterly destitute I
: legal warrant On this subject the C0nst
\ tuition Of the United States has the folow
| ing:
n Neither house, during the session Of COT
grcss, shall, without the consent Of th
= other, adjourn for mere than three days
y nor TO any other place thar that In whic
q the two Houses shall be sitting-Art.
Sc. 3.
lie Uhc Prcsidcnt) may, on extsaofdin'
. ~ occasions, convene both Houses, {
b either Of them, aud, it, case Of Disagree
= ,nent between them with respect 10 III
time Of adjournment, he may adjourn thci
- such . time o. he shall think proper. -
Art II, See. B.
o So utterly reckless Of Constitutional II
A auirerpents has the radical fraction bcconI
that some Of its leading organs have actua
y " urged tho appointment of q partisan con
. mittcc Of three, 10 be nominated by part
J. san Congressional caucus, said committee
= DO vested BY resolution with the authorit
!, conferred by the Constitution upon Il
President, to convene the members on o
- casions which the committc may consid
i extraordinary The resolution intToduc,
h by Stevens IL the result Of this sugycstio
and does not essentially differ from il
character. The President Of the Senate al
N Speaker Of the House hayc aud can have.
ID higher authority I. call extra sessions
y Congress than any other two citizens Of Il
!. republic.
" There must bs an end to these usurr
70 tons, or there must be an end to all nation
IN order. There was no real justification
;, the msurpation Of supreme power by Il
:. President during the war; but there
much less reason to justify the nsurpati,
20 Of supreme power by minority Congress
nt time Of profound peace.