Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-05
TIE USE AND ABUSE


IN SPITE OF THE AwFCI LoGtC OF TX
pe'isnee, and IN defiance Of proh'hitory Stat
! utes. in'emperance ismorc pre- valrui ii the 3hi-
ted States to day than II has ever beca ~ any
former period. This statisu al tact which
the vel, informed phianthrop,st csrnot DEFY,
however much he Mey regret III ard IL proves
one of two things either that the vice Is past
is past remedy or mitigation or that the strln.
gent means aioptcdto prevent the sale aud use
Of s,imulan,s have been unwisc mud IRA ional.
| Human n.turc il no. SO hepsloss'y vic,ous a. 10
he be, ond the inau.n OF reason AID retsue-
sion however ob innate II nRs be IN hts r,st,t-
encc 10 arbitrary aud inrot elstcnt llws and thc
Inference. therefore. Is. tlai the 81 tmists WHO
have declared uncompI ON sing w.r sSlnst tlc
pse OF hquo, un cir my efoimstaneee. have
nre-s10f tks mart tnd actually increased 'hn
evil ,aey intended te eu,h ct. Thc uuited
States law authorizes the imgor alton. u'anaf.c-
ture and sale et spirits, and White tt's Is tie
cas- no LEGAL law can ever prcvea ,ha use II II
srticle. Tho ststucs VIII Il impa.c tEN,s and
du les on liquor. rre surHo-e iaa; Il wei be
used. and recognize the q ht oi Size ptoaly 70
use IL That ri shtis den5tt ls rne ps la3l,uas
lists, and thy make by laws 10 prevent the cit'-
,cns ,rom enereisiog personal pt,tfeEc guhr.
aaie,d to him by implication ~ least By the
Law Of TIE land.
! Tins i the wooie case in nat.shciI. on1 II IA
for /, ese reasons that tho Auiae ! " and 'vrty
other cnaetmen, Of class have proved a dismal
| failure
Every good man admits that irtnNica' n -"
terrible vice the fruitful pnr, ~ tev,ts speetcs
orcrime. Eat II does not ttcre5,re low that
alcoholic stimullnts should be- atu eh,dt We
them out and wha, becomes ct one a rlc mont
impol thnt Departments OF ncdAen ct cnlt
ignorant fanatics. men whose bett,f iaatu
- warped by rt,iadicr. vail ttfoa ~ t1 ny
that lives are saved daii ~ ~ t.u.eN Udln1n.
81 alton OF spnitnous st uiulus ~ aleon'nlat Ng
aud restoi alive uccLt. I'll the tn- = 81 all V
tlnc,ures Of the pharmacoi m'as. tnd u luz TX
served the lives of tioi- auds 80 I. BATH, fc.H
in military and other hosptat-. MI ~ lti'ata
practice wubou: II M. al sei,n,t Woa d be
ike tie pa, a tlnnll I wal ,tp III tltr hero
omitted. Most especially Is tl..s tret u dtote
raeissai sfimEast. ttpuett0tttl ttzctAl,m
ist Of the Nm bow s.ule. would iise - sup
uress all medicatcd rrcI ai.uons Gatain p. II
.ohoI. They would probably ht ~ Nau lo~
LETTERS STOMACH B.f1fhs. r,ltt,d to le
the most oteit restoretNe aud nitertfltcd va
day. They w,uld d,pt,e the e4ve rna i.Ne3
districts oi tie south una Net .! Gals power
lul specific. They would meet thc naseet in
the Valley of the Mississippi ur Tie nstutr ft
the plac.s or eanrus OF Caitiornih. er tue NrA
eger about t. sail Cor tie iusalubtious roatt u
Mexico or the West indses, aud demand d.
surrender Of this great uitidotc to alailn ~ q
protective against tie Effects OF UNIV hol, so,ic
water. II he happened 10 DC provided wan u
Nay, they would probably go further 'han 4 r.
aud dc stray the great factory AZ fitsbute wi 20
IT il prepared, ani every bottle OF 1t u N
which they could lay their hands th,oUgaUnt
III. length aud breadth OF the land IN vain
would i: he prov ed 10 them that the article WA
manufacturer from the purcst OF ul known iGn5
s,ve .t,muli aud the most valuable oil ms dc nml
Ge BIS and roots. Away with IL away w,ih
- Tie, would cry; II contains alcohol. ana
here fore II mu nc destro,c ed
Bot this is the language Of insane bigott
Enligh cned soieucc-nAr, end oui 4h'cded t.'#
i,siun aud Morality. TOO eouG.m,n oti,5ls
n.shop tAsinu.n kcvtien1 IN N,Ief Jan
and ,th,r great alVi - have i,ettFA FNNt4
their ,siim, ny gpetn-i such Mh",cfaI' hett -
20 STA. uial u.s. ana have dc iAtcd that ~ s-te
OF drunkenness iin1 been grtHtn teet,ns.N
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