Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-29
THE USE AND ABUSE
STIMULI NJ IT'S.

IN SPITE OF THE AWFUL Lbfit Vf IN
i perienc-. and in defiance Of rrohbnory stat
utes, in.empcrance is more prev ale nj in the Uni.
ted States day than it has been at any
former period. This Is statistical TACT which
the we'll informed phllsnthrcp,st cannot deny,
however much he may regret IL. ard it proves
one Of two things either tina; the vice is past
is pas. remedy or mitigation Q. that the s.rin-
gen, means adoptedto prevent the sale end use
of stimulants have been unwsc and irrational.
Human n-iurc is not 50 hopeless'y vciou. asto
be bey ond the ipilu.nce of reason and rersua-
however obstinate IL may be IN ITS resist
auce 20 erbtrary and inconsistent laws. and tho
Inference therefore. IL, that the extremists who
have declared Incorporating war against the
use Of liquor under any circumstances. have
orr-sho. tAe mari. and ac.uslly increased tho
evil they intended c-ush out The United
States law authorizes the importation. manufac
ture and sale Of spirits, and while this is tho
cas~, no local law can ever prcvcn, the use 9th
article. The statues which impose taxes and
duties on liquor pre.suppose thst Il will be
used, and recognize the tt&ht 81 Vie peoplcto
usci Il. That right IA dcnied ~ the prohibitions
ists. and they make by laws 10 prevent the citi-
ycns srom exercising personal privilege guar
antecd 10 him-by Implication at least by the
| law of the land.
! This il the whole case in mt shell. and II il
| for these reasons that the Maine law and every
other enactment ti,s class have proved dismal
! failure.
Eyery good man admits that irteNea,i N i,a
terrible vice the fruitful parent ofev,ry species
| ,f crime but it does not therefore tllU~ that
nlcoholic stimulants should BE- abots she'd v .
them ont aud wha, becomes II one Of ,hc wori
! ,mnor,ant DEPARTMENTS of medical artY Only
ignorant fanatics. or men whose better Judgment
is warped by prejudice. will attempt to d'ny
,ha, lives arc saved daily by this timely admin
,tra,ion OF spirituous stimulus M q terminating
and restorative agent II is the basis 81 all tho
tinc.ures Of the phnrmncop"ias. and y has pre-.
served the lives Of thousands on the battle htid,
in military and other hospitals. and IN private
nractce Without II medical science would DO
like the play OF Hamlet With the rart the hero
omitted Most esp, cally is tins true ai q t's
medical siimuidnt. Unqacstonabl, theeA'fem
il, of the Nat Dow stripe, would Ike to cup
pr,ss all moderated preparations containing nj
cohol. They would probably begin win iioS-
LETTERS STOMACH BiTTERS, rspu'ed 10 be
the most o,cnt restorative and Alternative o. the
anv They would deprive the apuc aud FEVER
di.,,irts az the South and West OF this power
| full specific They would meet the traveller IN
The Valley Of the Mississippi. or the miner IN
~. n,,e.s or cenrns OF California. or the vcs
accr about to sail for the insaubrious const OF
Msxico ar the West Indies and demand the
surrender OF this great antidote to malaria and
protective against the effects OF un~holeso,ne
? wa,., IL he happened to be prov ided with IT
( Nav they would probably go further than that.
and destroy the great factory at fmtsbnrg where
IL i. prepared, aud every bottle OF upon
which they could lay their hands Throughout
I IN. length and breedih Of the land. IN vain
would !. be prov ed 10 them that the article was
manufactured from the purcst OF Nil known anu
!. s,ve st,muli aud the most valuable OF me dicnai
herbs and roots Away with II. away with
: ~" they would cry Iii contains alcohol, and
therefore it must be DESTROYED
But this is the language OF insane bigotrv.-
!. | Enlightened Sciencc-aye, ana enikhtedeh ~
ligion and Morality, too condemn !, n''efN -
d | bishop / AsIpuss, toe Reverend Dr "oHcst'ss.
and other great diviaes have recently RN'n
. | their testimony agsinst such wholesale hcrtltV
| 10 rtinulauts ana have declared that the VICE
4 OF drunkenness has been greatly Increased by
the una, terminating onsiongh,- OF the ptohiht-
|
| protessorr Noasroap and JAoxsok. together
with prs BIaELow. CLAnKs, HoLnss, ""tk ana
, | many other omiuent prneutionefs "n"se s.a"
ing "A phy sicions should secure respect int III. =
ou1nions ON a pont like this, have stated mat ~
" | r.,hnl, nrrpufntlons are bsulutely tstniii -
v | the treatment OF many discArrF ah" ~ M
IN | uves they only insist tint tue ~ 'pa'u'.ops
pure They are in favor oil shhRen' ~,
| against adutcration, thtlI Hotto 70 'N!"s'
| not destroy. ,,
And this is the true policy, dictated alike 10y
: | nhtloso. nv experience mud common sense
| What on the other hand, IL the tendency o' -.
| policy OF prohibition II does not prevent y
| never has prevented, IT never eHn prevent Tue
sale OF alcoholic fu,ds. but 1t leads 10 their de''
!. | rtorafion, aud thus increases th"uHah'-to'"
the evils that II proposes 10 anh'h' a''
when liquors sold secretly, on ~ 'he risA g
i uersonai liberty OF course The dealers VIII seek
| to compensate themselves Tor The hsAaros tue.
incur by inordinaic profits and 70 o''aio thoS,
nroh,s they will adultcratc What tncy sell ~
~ notorious that q liquor sod ~ states wi'f'
urohibttory laws exist IL for the moot Ftr'
yots,D II Is as fer tie Veneer It
1--WE his customers a hery and destructive com
J pound as good article tue pehnlty u,hf =
7 each case the seine. Strict and faithfully ~
J cutcd inspection laws would prevent 'th
IS horrible adulteration. Prohibnotv laws iio
al mote It. IL iswell known that mos' ~ ". -
auor receutly otieitcd in New York, Brook1
and elsewhere Tor evasion oil the Goeerhh"n
a tax has been Of the viest description lh'
- manufacturers, IN view OF the 20. sib'iiy OF ssi
xnre. have got up the connierband articles ~ ~
least possibie expense. IN nrder that 'n.n 'Vss
IN ease OF DISCOVERY. might be comp"ra'N' ;!
f. small The safety o. the public health dcnlhn"
" that such pernicious stuh be destroy "a, sia IN
ie- der proper system OF tests u wooia Y" tAh
Of demned and emptied into the COCKS h"h ~,
IT ia sold by the Government. at the averag' ~
of about q per gallon to pay the ;nz In 'Ai
OF war alcoholic poison IS diiribu'sd brohueas
al among the people. The whole system OF ~
- lation bearing upon the quor trade IN this 81"
Il ..s.nh tad IN
of in,empersnce A moderate excise and Wa
sanitnry laws IN relation to the testing oi .
d stilled and fermsnted beverages, are me brs
safeguards against the great evii when ~ '.'ni
4 inn men deplore, but Tor which lew nave IN
i wisdom and boidness to propose sny femed'c
consistent with reason and founded on prep
apprcciation Of the wants and wenknessesoi hu
man nature. What pity u rs ina. process
reformists will attempt to drive. when theif uu
pol,cy would be TO lead advise and restrain =
All patriotic di,izens would be glad II they enui
'es to sweep out Of the trsde and commerce OF 70
Au- country, the vile BRAN msddening po'ons '"a
are now sold IN every public grosgery ana eve
- secret den Of intcmpert nee, with as niue fsh
~" the dealer the purest products OF the vat I'D
~ the still. =.
on, The question IL, How shall Il be done an
the reply Of every righ, thinking man is-bs
rigid amination OF the articles, and the lhili'
iue ton OF h. svy penalties. pecunsrv and persons
-. In oil cases where aduiterstion 10 detected.
- il not q shame that the common pononef nm
the Oeoier W . pure pStpes.sv"
sh- held 20 the same accountability BY the tnthof
in ties, And yet this 10 the case .nder the prese'
10 There are many forms Of dinusive stimuli "a
uilt by the medical profession, and the great OBJ
for of the Trustworthy physicians is 70 obtain ih'
upmixed with any deleterious article HOsTE'
TEKS STOMACH Bl1TERS. NJ readily o. ser
and ed las ,hs reputation of being the purest pre-
d. sration OF Its class at present manufactured, az
81. was therefore. cited As case in point. Is
Just is il fair is il for the grcstest good OF u
30 greatest number that the law should place fi
valuable medicine on par with lighting rum
IA What sort OF Legislation is that which makes
distinction between u health giving tome a.
alterative and . life consuming banes Tfn'
both Congress ard our State Lsgslaiures ha'
much 10 learn upon this important subject. az
the sooner they begin 10 profit by tte pn,pa.n,
lessons Of tee hour. the better II VIII be ,or "
moral and ysicsl health o. tie people u 1nn
the present contradictory incongruo sho ~
sighted general and State laws anec,nR .ns
quor question, intemperance, WIN ~ ~ no -
bic consequences, is As sure 70 IncIesse -. 81
multiply al the sun is to generals ~ sand;mc
svsmn. or flame 10 grow hercer ot 'eeainf
iii tm,rentine The subject - 100 nrcau 20 =
80 - .;cUie article. aud Will DC tsks