Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-23
TEMPERANCE IN ALL THINGS


ALL GOOD MEN. ALi, csup,sr,Ans a.,
patriots are advocates Of temperance. l.de.a
public sentiment IL unan,mo,. ~. ..,. s....
shhcneh there may be difference. Ar cs,.aa.
as to the beat methci Of accomplishing The d.
s'r"d end Temperance cans moderation. ana
'honshfsechnicailv applied 10 abstinence from
the use Of Intoxicating naids. IN. a much broad.
Or s'gn'hc-tion than that. The individual, ~,
-''"''s al distilled ard fsrmsntsd snuuuianss as
deadly poison may. nevertheless. 4. ,,,..r
w. :" w 's"s"sse, In his pursuit OF wealth. In
:" SAVING IN his political opinions. in n. rr...
is'asi0a Of snv one Of hi. p...ion. NJ, .,,,..
diees or his appssites II ia even ,...;,,. .
preach ''ssmpsrancs'' ia,.npera,e,,.
There are certain enthusiasts, for .,.u,.
Who desaadshs entire sScli.hm.n. ., .,e,ho,,.
ssimulants. Againss these ultra. hisi,is,,.,.
the great body efths medical profession take.
decided ground. Nine-ten,hs 81 The physician.
and surgeons Of the civilized world prescribe al.
coho'. and medicines Of which alcohol iss car.
din@i ingredient. in their practice. They say
that tits one of the most important articles in
the materin medlca, and that nothing can supl
rly its place. Sometimes they administer It
aeat. sometimes diluted with water, sometimes
mcdieatcd and while admitting. as any sane
and honest man admits. that 1t 10, morally and
| physically. poison when taken to excess, they
argue that under certain conditions, and in GER.
tain cases. its use il not only advisable, but es
sen'iai TO the preservation Of life and the res
toraticn Of health.
Believing that The most profound pa,hcio.
gisss and psychologists of the age understand
the rnaticri somewhat better than non. profes.
SIGNALS. We sccepttheir doctrine aud practice a.
hilosophic and correct tina more especially
~ the results OF their treatment confirm their
theories.
Tho rational friends Of temperance eide by
side with whom We sssnd. frankly concede
that alcohol 10 sometimes necessary a. q SAM,
tary sgent Mr. Greeley grants this In secee,
article published In The Indipsndent.' aud
only fanatics. whose seal 10 unssmpersd BY
knswls,'ss. vs.surs " deny Is.
Here. however. aiMssisy occurs. Tho II
quors Of commerce srs % generally sdultsrated
that II Ia perilsus 70 give them 10 sick persons.
All the brandies, runs, gina. whiskys. 40 ere
more or less empoisoned Esch contains soms
ingredients which psovokss thirst for asdent
sprits--and thus drunkards are made. Under
these circumstances sensible temperance
men should be the frat to appreciate the i'm
| portsnce Of pure stiu,ulsn. for medical use.
This dssidera,um 10 supplied to the public and
the faculty in the form ofHOsTETTER's SrOM
ACII BITTERS, which is not merely whole
some stimulant bu. On invaluable vegetable ton.
9, corrective and Alternative. In manufactur-
isg, advertising and selling it-for sanitary pur
poses only the propristcrs claim 10 be contrib
uting = sound and substantial plank to tho
temperance platform.
There Is good deal Of cant talked ana writ
ten by some Of the self.eiected reicrmsrs IF the
morals Of mankind. II: Is the misfortune Of
many Of these persons, aud Of their disciples. TO
sntidote with their misuse o beverage. The
spiritby which they ere animated IL a'spirit OF
blind bigctry and intolerance, akin 10 that
which. in the oiden time, led TO the massacre OF
-. 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 phlosophic.
al Of wits, characterised tina, narrow IN nded and
aggressive pc,y which is continually pecking a
whatever does not strictly conform 10 its pecu.
liar ritual as mag piety. and there are good
many birds Of The mng pie feather who would
fain obtain the e1clusive'control Of the whole
temperance dock.
The doctrine Of these individuals lacks con
| sistencv. The same arguments il they deserve
the neme--wbich they urge against the employ
ment OF alcohol and alcoholic toncs in the treat
msnt of disease. or for its prevention, spply
with still greater force to most OF the favorite
specifics Of the faculty. Yet they have mot .
word I, say against opium. mercury, stry chnine.
iodine. quinins, and other deadly poisons which
are prescribed daily by thousands Of medical
men Are these less delsterious than tho pure
alcoholic stimulsnt used ~ . On. dunn for diffua-
ing the healing influence OF wholesome herbs
and roots through the system The most I'M
compromising ultra prohibitonist must admit
| that they are not.
But he has a rejsinder In reserve. The pow
orful mendicants referred 10 are prescribed in
| limited doses. Bounds are affixed 10 their use
BY those who recommend them. Ard u III not
the same, We ask, with regard to msdisassd spir
ituous stimulants. Every bottle Of H0Sfnf.
TERS STOMACH BITrERS. for example, 10
accompanied by directions for it, use. These
directions are a. clear and explicit - those Ia .
physicians prescriptions. and svsn II they hep
pen to be violassd through iaadvsf1anee, no Sc
rious consequences sasue. \ dOsbls o. triple
dose Of laudasuh. u u stsyshaiss. - " mis-
ersl salt. msy Kill, ssl very slss 49, hill. bsS
| : 6ve.Sold, o. svsa tss-sbld. Aoss y ~ BIT
TEn0 vsuld prodses - ssci, tsrsiAle e0bst.
Opium 10 % isAsiesly sesosgss ists1isost5haa
say variety Of sieohol, asd v s1tsasivsly sseA
% produce intoiicaaion = we'll = - medical
treatment. Why thes u opism recognized q .
useful curative BY the same parties thst utterly
prescribe al alcoholic preparstionss Il d a.
way s best to be consistent.
Bigoted Prohibitionists would Dc we'll TO learn