Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-12
TEMPERANCE IN ALL THINGS.


AL. cooD MEN. ALL CHRISTIANS, ALL
asi dots are sivot a,es of temperance In led.
Pashe sentiment 10 unanimous on this ~ mt,
although there may he differences Of opinio
As 10 The best msthot Of aeco nplishing The de-
sired end. Temperance cans moderation. and
applied TO abstiueuc, from
the use Of into xicaiing fluids, has much broad
er Specification than ,hsi. Tn. indiy idual who
sbiures al! distilled ard fermsntsd stimuiants "a
4 deadly poison may. nevertheless, be in,emper-
ate, in his language. in hrs pursuit Of wealth, in
his eating. in his political opinions 10 the graf
of any one of his passions. his prejr-
dicss o. his app 4iises. II 10 even possible to
preach Temperance intemperateiy.
There are certain enthusiasts, for example,
vino demandtAe entire adjustment Of alcoholic
stimu'an,s. Agsins. these ultra prohibitionists
the great body Of the medical profession takes
decided ground. Nine-tenths of the ply sicisns
and surgeons Of the civilized world prescribe al.
cohol. and medicines Of which alcohol is car.
d'nal Ingredient, m their practice. They say
'h" IT'S one OF the most important articles in
the inateria medica. aud that nothing can sup
Ply MS pace Sometimes they administer il
aeat, sometimes diluted with water. sometimes
| medicatcd and while admitting. A any sane
aud homes. man admits, that il il. morally ana
physically, spoison when takento excess. they
argue that under certain conditions, and in Ger
| tain cases. its use is not only advisable, but Is.
sen,ial TO the preservation of lite and the los.
| toration Of hctlth
| Believing that the most profound patti olo.
gis,s and psychologists of the age understand
the mat,ert somewha. better than non prof,s
SIGNALS. wc accept their doctrine ard practice A.
| hilosophic and correct the mere especially
as the result. of their treatment confirm their
theories.
! The rational friends OF temperance side by
side with whom We stand, frankly tccnceds
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tary agent. MIR Greeley grants this In . recep'
ar.;clc published in The Independent, and
only faua.ics, whose real is untempercd BY
| knowle lgc, venture to deny it.
Here. however, a difficulty occurs. The u
quors Of commerce are 20 generally sdulterased
that it is perilous TO give them to sick persons
All the brandies, runs. gins. whiskys. &c sr'
more or less empoisoncd. Each contains soms
Ingredients which provokes thirst for ardent
spirits-and ,hus drrnkards are made. Under
these circumstances sensible Temperance
portnnce Of pure s,iu,ulant for medical use.
This desidcratum is supplied to the public and
The faculty in the form ofHOSTETTERS STOM
ACH BiTTERS. which il not merely n whole
some stimuant bu, an inv aluable vegetable ton
&c, corrective and Alternative. In manufactur-
ng, adyer,ising and selling il ! for sanitary pur
poses only the propristors claim to be cont, b-
uting . sound and substantial plank 10 the
temperance platform.
There is good deal Of cant talked ana writ
ten by some Of the self elected reiormers ofthe
moral. of mankind. ls:ts the misfortune of
many OF these persons and Of their disciples. to
confound the use Of diausible s,imulants a. an
antidote with their misuse ss u beverage. Tho
spirit BY which they are animated is spirit Of
blind bigotry and intolerance, akin 10 that
which. in the olden time. led to the masss.re Of
ST bartholomew. the crusade against the Abb
genscs and many other foul wrongs committed
in the name Of religion. Thomas Hood, the Wit
test Of philosophers. and the most phiIosophic-
al OF wits. characterized that narrow m; ndcd aud
aggressive piety which is continually pccking at
49, fxr,~
liar ritual as mag piety. and there are n good
many birds OF the mag pie feather who would
fain obtain the e1clusive.consrol Of the whole
temperance loch.
Tie doctrine Of these indi idunls lacks con
The same srguments-if they dessrv.
the name-which they urge against the employ
ment Of alcohol and alcoholic tones in the treat
ment Of disease. or for its prevention, apply
with still greater force to most Of the favorite
specifies Of the faculty. Yet they have not .
word 10 say against opium. mercury, strychDine.
iodine, quinine and other deadly poisons which
are prescribed daily by thousands Of medical
men. Arc these less dcloterious than the pure
alcoholic s,mulant used ~ . mt dunn for di.fus
ing the healing influence of wholesome herbs
and roots through the systems The most un-
compromising ultra. prohibit,onist must sdnit
that they are not.
But he has . rejsinder in reserve. The pow
orful mendicnnts referred to are prescribed in
limited doses. BOUNDS are aflx ed TO their use
by those who recommend them. And il III not
the same, We ask, with regard 70 medicatsd spir.
ituous stimulants. Every bottle Of HOSTEL.
TIERS STOMACH BlTTERS, for example, il
accompanied by directions for its use. These
directions are ~ clear and explicit a. those IN .
physicians prescriptions. and even II they hsp-
pen to be violated Though insdvsrtsncs, no o.
rious consequences ensue. a double or triple
dose Of laudanum, OF Of stryehnine, or 81 min
eral salt, may kill, and ve,y often does kill. but
i've fold, or even ten-fold. dose Of the BIT
TERS would produce no such terrible effect. -
Opium 10 an infinitely stronger intoxicant thas
any variety Of alcohol, and i extsnsively used
to produce intoxication = we'll - n medical
treatment. Why then 10 opium recognised -
useful curative BY the Same parties that utterly
prescribe al alcoholic preparations. II n a.
WAYS best TO be consistent.
Bigoted Prohibitionists would do we'll to learn