Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-02

Fe"iVis "e sHsocates OF temperance. III 4AF0,
public sentiment 10 unanimous on this roint.
although there may be difference. Of opinion
a. TO The best mesho OF accomplishing tho de-.
aired end. Temperance resns moderation. and z
alphabetically applied TO abstinence from
the use OF Intoxicating fluids. has much broad. !
er signiica,ion than that The individual who I
abiures all distilled a:d fermsnted stimulsnts a.
deadly poiscn may. nevertheless. be ,n,emper.
ate in his language, in his pursuit Of wealth, In
his eating. il his political opinions. in the graf
iscasion Of any oas of his passions, his preju.
dices 9, his apresises. II 10 even possible TO
preach Temperance" Unexpectedly.
There are certain enthusiasts, for example,
who demand the entire aboishment OF alcoholic
stimu'auts. Against these ultra prohibiticnists
the great body Of the medical profession takes
decided ground. Nine. ,euths of the ply sieisus
and surgeons OF the civilized world prescribe a.
coho', and medicines OF which alcohc! I. . car.
dina ingredient, in their prsc,ice They say
that is enc of the most :mportsnt articles in
the materia medica, and that nothing can sup-
ply its place. Sometimes they administer IL
nes,, sometimes dilutst " I'll ws,er, sometimes
mcd,catei and while admitting. as any sane
and honest man admits that il is. morally and
physically. apoisrn when sskento excess, they
argue ,hs. under certain conditions. and in Ger
! tain cares. its use is no. only advisable, but es-
| scntial TO the preservation ~ life and TIE res
| torsticn OF health.
gists and Psychologists of tie age understand
the ma,,eresome what better thaa non. profes.
s'onsls. ws accept their doctrine and practice -
philosophic and correct the more .s,ec;a,Iv
~ the resultsof their treatmcn. confirm their
theories.
The rational friends OF temper anee side by
side with whom We stand. frankly concede
that alcohol is sometimes necessary u. N SAM
tary agent. Mr. Greeley grants this in q recert
article published in The Independent and
| only fanaiics, whose zeal is untempersd by
knowledge, venture to deny It.
| Here. however, . difficulty occurs. The Ii.
Quors Of commerce are SO generally sdulterated
that II il perilous to give them to sick persons.
All the brsndiss. runs. gins. whiskys, &c.. ere
more or less empoisoned. Each contains some
Ingredients which provokes a thirst tor ardent
| spirits-s and thus drunksrds are made uuder
these circumstances sensible Temperance
men should BE- the first TO appreciate the i'm
| postancc OF pure ptimulant for medical use.
This desidera.um is supplied TO the public aud
the faculty in the form ofHOSTETTEA'S Sroa
ACH BIITERS. which is not merely whole
some stimulant bu, sn invaluable vegetable ton
| ic, corrective and Alternative In manufnc.ur-
| ny. advertising and selling i.--:o- sanitary pur
poses only The propris,ors claim to be contrib
utiug . sound and substantial plank 10 the
temperance platform.
There is good de al OF cant talked ana writ.
ten by some Of the self-elected refornsra Of the
morals of mankind. /. is the misfortune Of
m any Of these persons. and Of their disciples. to
confound the use Of dinusible stimulauts a. no
aatidote VI th their misuse o. beverage. The
spiritby which they arc animated is spirit Of
which. in the olden time. led 10 the massacre OF
-. bartholomew, the crusade agans, the Abb
genses and many ether foul wrongs committed
in the name Of religion. Thomas Hood, the Wit
tiest Of philosophers, and .he most philosophic
al of wits. characterised that narrow minded and
aggressive pety which 10 continually pcckings ct
whatever does not strictly conform 70 IT'S uecu-
liar ritual mag pie,y, aud there are good
many birds OF the mag pie feather who would
fain obtain the exclusive. control of :ne whole
temperance dock.
Tho doctrine Of these individuals lacks con
sstcnov. The satnc arguments If they deservs
the name-which they urge against the employ
ment Of alcohol and alcoholic ,onics IN the treat
ment of disease. or for its prevention. apply
with still greater force to most OF the iavorite
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 bv thousands of medical
men Are these less d-istefious than the pure
alcoholic stimuiant used NJ . ms dunn for difas
ing the healing inauencs Of wholesome herbs
and roots through the SYSTEM The most I'M
compromising ultra prohibitionis' must sdmit
that they sre not.
But he has rejsindef 10 reserve. The pow
srful mendicants referse 70 are prescribed in
limited doses. Bounds are affixed to their use
by those who recommend them. And is III not
the same. We ask. with re gard TO medicatsd spir-
ituous stimulsnts. Every bottle Of HOSTEL
TIERS STOMACH BITTERS. for example, j.
accompanied by directions for its use. These
directions ere ~ clear and explicit - those in
physicians prescriptions. and even il they hap
pen to be violated Though insdvsrtsncc. no Sc
rous consequences ensue. A double or triple
dose Of Isudanum, or Of stryehnine, or Of min
eral salt, may kill. and very often does kill. but
. fve-fold, or even ton-foid, dose Of the BIT
TIERS would produce NO such terrible effect. =
Opium il IN infinitely stronger intozc than
any variety Of alcohol. and is extensively used
to produce into1ication % well 40 IN medical
treatment. why then 10 opium recognised -
useful curative BY the same parties that utterly
prescribe all alcoholic preparations is al
ways best 10 be consistent
Bigoted Prohibitionists would Dc vel to learn
few lessons from Sacred History. The patri
archs and prophets Of the old dispensation AMI