Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-26
fEnPBRANCB IN ALL THINGS.


though rcchnicaily applied 70 abstinence FROM
the use u into xiea,ing fluids. has amuch broad
sr Specification than thss. The .individual who
abiures oil distilled asd fermsntsd stinulanss ~
: deadly poison may. nevertheless, Be intemper-
aae. II his language. in hls pursuis u wlslth, 10
Ais saeias. - HE political spialens 10 NE graf.
isossion Of any one Of h,s passioss, HE p~sju.
aicss o. HE sppssitss. Il 10 even possible 70
presch Temperance issenpersteiy.
There are csrtsaa enthusiasts, for essmple,
who demandshs sssirs aSslishmsst Of alcoholic
stimulanss. Against these ultra prehibit
the great body ofths medical profession takes
DECIDED ground. Niee-tenths Of the physicisns
and surgeons Of the civilised world prescribe a.
cohel, and medicines Of which alcohol IL car
dinal Ingredient. in their practice. They say
that lis one of the most important articles In
the matesia medica, aud That nothing can supl
ply its place. Sometimes they administer II
Aeat, sometimes diluted with water. sometimes
and while admitting. a. any sane
and honest man admits, that II 10, morally and
physically, poison when takentc excess, they
argue that under certain conditions, and in Ger.
tain cases, its use Is not only advisable, but e.
sentsl to the preserv alton Of life. and the res.
toraticn Of health.
Believing that tho most profound pasholo-
gists and ply siologists Of the age understand
the mstter;somewhas better than non profes-
SIGNALS. Ne accept their doctrine aud practice ~
hiiosophic and correct the more especially
- the sesuits Of their treatment confirm their
theories.
The rational friends Of Temperance side BY
side with whom We stand. frankly iccncedc
that alcohol 10 sometimes necessary - . sani
tary sgeut Mr. Greeley grants this in . sccsp,
article published in "The Independent" and
only fanatics, whose zeal IL untsmpered BY
knowledge, vsatars 70 deny u.
Here, however. . difficulty occurs. The u
quors Of commerce are so generally adultsrsted
that il h psrileus 70 give them 70 sick psssoss.
All the brandies. runs, gins. whiskys, &c, ere
more or less eupoiaoned. Each contains some
ingredients which provokes . thirst for ardent
spirits-and thus drunkards are made. Under
these circumstances sensible Temperance
men, should be the Srst to appreciate the im-
portance Of pure stimulant for medical use.
This desideratum 10 supplied to tho public and
tho faculty in tho form OF HOsTETTER'S STOM
ACH BlTTERS. which ID not merely whole
some stimulaut bu. an Invaluable vegetable ton.
G. corrective and alternative. In manufnctur-
ing, advsrtisisg ssd selling it-for sanitary psr.
poses only the propristors claim to be contrib
uting . sound and substantial plank TO the
temperance platform.
There 10 good deal Of cant talked ana writ
ten By some Of the self-elected reformsrs IF the
morals of mankind. Is:is. the misfortune Of
many Of these persons, and Of their disciples. TO
confound the use Of dinusible stimulants As ~
sntidote with their misuse a. beverage. The
spirit BY which they arc animated 10 asspirit Of
blind bigotry and intolerance, akin 10 that
which, in the olden tine, led 10 the massacre o.
g. Bartholomew, The crusade against the Abb
genses and many ether foul wrongs committed
in the name ofreligion. Thomas Hood, the wit
tiest Of philosophers. and the most philosophic-
Il Of wits, characterized that narrow minded and
aggressive piety which 10 continually pecking st
whatever does not strictly conform to its pecu-
liar ritual ns mag piety, and there are good
many birds OF the mag pie feather who would
fain obtain the exclusivescontrol Of the whole
temperance flock.
The doctrine Of these iudi vidusis lacks con
sistencv. The same arguments IL they deserve
tue namc-which they urge against the employ
ment OF alcohol and alcoholic tones in the treat
ment Of disease. or for Its prevention, appl,
with still greater force TO most Of the favorits
specifics Of the faculty. Yet they have not !
word 70 say against opium. mercury, strychnine
iodine, quinins, and other deadly poisons which
are prescribed daily by thousands Of medical
men. Are these less delsssrious than the pure
alcoholic stimulsnt used - . ns dunn for difius
ing the healing influence Of wholesome herbs
and roots through the systemi The most un
compromising ultra prohibitonist must sdmi
that they are not.
But he has rejsindef in reserve. The pow
orful msndieants referred to ere prescribed II
limited doses. Bounds arc a6ixed 70 their 10
BY those who rscsnnsnA them. And y u: no
the same. We ak, with regard TO medicatsd spir
ituous stinulssts. Every bottle Of HOSTEL
TIERS STOMACH BITTERS, for example. !
accompanied BY directions for it, use. Thss
directions are . clear asd explicit . thses IN
physician's prsscriptioas, asd even II they hep
pen y b violaasd Though inaAvsrssnos. % .
sieus consequences essus. 4 donels - tripl
doss Of iandaaun. o. of stfyehsiss. Of of alis