Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-31
IN ALL THINGS.
ALL GOOD MEN, ALL CHRISTIANS. ALL

- to thc best methoi Of accomplishing The de-. |
sircd end. Temperance q leans moderation. and |
thou h)technicallv applied 10 abstinence frem
the use Of into xiea.ing duids. has much broad.
sr signiacssion than that The indiyidus, who
aburcs all distilled a.d fcrmsutsd stimulants a.
> deadly poison may. nevertheless. be inteuper-
ate. in his language. in hrs pursuit., Of wealth, in
Ais eating. in his political opinions. in the graf
scstien Of any one Of his passions, his pseju.
iicss OF HE app.tites. II 10 even possible 10
preach Temperance" iatemperately.
There are certain enthusiasts. for exsmp!e,
who demsnd the entire adjustment Of alcoholic
Against these -prohibitionists
he great body Of the medical profession takss
decided ground. Nine-teuths Of the ply sicans
and surgeons Of the civilized world pre- cribe al
coho'. and medicines Of which aicoho. isa car
dinsl ingredient. in their practice. They say
that it is one of the most important articles in
the ma.eria medica. aud that nothing can cup.
ply its place. Sometimes they administer IL
Acat, sometimes diluted With water, some times
medicsted /; and while admitting. a. any sane
and honest man admits. that il 10, morally aud
ply sics!ly, . poison when tskento excess, they
argue that under certain conditions, and in Ger.
ain cases, its use 10 not only advisable. but e.
sentisl to the preservation Of lifel and the rec.
tcrstion Of health.
Believing that the most profound patholo-
gists and psychologists Of the eye understand
the master1sonew what better than non .profes.
SIGNALS. We accept their doctrine and prsctice -
philosophc and correct the more especially
% the results Of their treatment confirm their
theories.
The rational friends Of temperance side BY
side with whom We stand, frsskly concede
that sleohol is sometimes necessary ss a sani
tary sgsnt. Mr. Greeley grants this 10 recent
article published in The Independent" and
only fanatics. whose zeal 10 unismpersd By
knowledge. venture TO deny il.
Here. however. . difficulty occurs. The L.
quers Of commerce are 90 generally sdultssated
that Il 10 perilsus 70 give them TO sick persons.
All the brandies, runs, gins, whiskys. Ac.. ere
more or less empoisoned. Each contains somc
ingredients which provokes . thirst for ardent
spirits--a and thus drunksrds are made. Under
these circumstances sensible Temperance
men" should be the first TO appreciate the i'm
portance OF pure stimulant for medical use.
This desidern,um 10 supplied to the public and
the faculty in the form ofHOSTETTER'S sTOM-
ACH BlTTERS. which is not merely a whole
some stimulant bu. an invaluable vegetable ton
C, corrective and Alternative. In nanufactur-
ne, advertising and selling it-ior sanitary pur
poses cnly-ths propristors claim to be contrib
uting q sound and substauti.i plank to tho
temperance platform.
There is good deal of cant talked ana writ
ten by some Of the self elected resormsrs Of the
morals Of mankind. IL Ii the misfortune Of
many Of these persons. and Of their disciples. to
confound the use Of dinusibls stimulants a. IN
sntidots with their misuse - beverage. The
spirit BY which they are animated is q spirit OF
blind bigotry and intolerance, akin 70 that
which, ia the olden time led TO the massacre Of
y. bartholomew. the crusade against the Abb
genses and many other foul wrongs committed
in the name OF religion. Thomas Hood. the wit
tiest Of philosophers. and the most philosophic-
81 Of Wits, characterized that narrow minded and
aggressive pety which is continually pecking At
whatever does not strictly conform to its pecu-
liar ritual as mag -piety, and there are a good
many birds Of the mag pie feather who would
fain obtain the exclusive control OF the whole
temperance noct.
The doctrine Of these indiy iduss lacks con
sistenev. Tho same arguments If they dessrva
the name-which they urge against tho employ
ment of alcohol and alcoholic tones in the trsst.
ment Of disease. or for tie prevention, spply
specifics of the faculty. Yet they have not .
sord to say against opium. mercury. strycbnips.
iodine. quinins. and other deadly pois ons which
are prescribed daily By thousands Of medical
men. Are these less delstsrious than the pure
alcoholic stimulsnt used = . medium for diffus-
ing the healing influence Of wholesome herbs
and roots through the systems The most un-
ultra prehibit,onist must sdnit
shst they are not.
But he has . rejsindss in reserve. The pow
sfful mendicasts referred 10 are prescribed In
limited doses. Bounds are snixsd TO their US
BY those Who recommend them. And 10 III not
the ssms. we ask, with regard to medicsted spir-
ituous stimulants. Every bottle Of HOSfBT-
TIERS STOMACH BfTTERS, for example, 10
accompanied BY directions for It's use. These
directions ere - clear and explicit a. those In .
physieisn's prescriptions. and even II they hap
pen 70 be violated through insdvsrtsnee, no -.
rious CONSCIOUSNESS sssue. 4 double Or triple
dose Of iaudanun, Or Of stsyehsine, Or Of min
sral salt, may kill, and very ofssn does Kill. but
: Gve-fold, Or even tsn-iold, dose u the BIT
fERS would produce no such terrible effect -
Opium is On ianpisely stronger intorieans than
any variety Of alcohol, and 10 extensively used
to produce intoxication = we'll % in medical
treatment. Why then 10 opium recognised -
useful curative BY the same parties thst utterly
proscribs eli alcoholic preparations II is al
way = best TO be consistent
Bigoted Prohibitionists would do we'll to learn
. few lessons from Sacred History. The patri-
srchs and prophets Of the old dispenss.ion and
the Apostles Of the new, were not one idea men
They did mot hold thst che abuse Of the thing
was a Argument against it, uss. The cultiva-
ton Of the wins n . material for the manufac-
tue nf - = - A. -