Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-30
THE USE AND ABUSE
TMU L A NTS

NV - more prtvsicnti tue mi.
.S1 ''"'ss to-day Than II has ever been 4: anv
FORMER period. This sa statistical far. which
we well informed philan,hrcpist eanno, d.nV
however much he may regret Il, ard Il nruye.
one Of two things either tia. tho y,ee i
II past remedy Or mitigation Or ,hat th...-s,
gent means adopted to pees emit sale ae4 ,,s.
OF stiinalants have been nnwise and irrs,,or-l
human nature Is nos 50 hopeiessly v,,totts a. ~
nc bef ond the intus OF reason ,a1 ,.,,
sion-however oh tinate it mas ~ in i. 80.
ance to arbitrary aud inconsistent lnN4 ena,h.
inference. therefore, IL, that The extremists Who
have declared incorporating war aRa,n., ,ho
use OF liquor under any grenadines. have
ccershot tao marx. and actually me, easea The
eyil they intended TO crush DOT The United
ssases law authorizes the importation, maanfs,
tare and sale Of spirits and white this j. tHe
cas-. no local law can ever prevent the use OF the
article. Tho statues which impose taSes and
du les on liquor, rte. suppose tha, i, will be-
useu' arr recognize tAc night Of the people 10
use iha' right deaied w the prohibition
'S''. and III make by A. Il proven, ,he chi
hens from exercising personal privilege guar.
anieed 10 hln-by implication SO least bs tho
Las OF the land.
This is the whole ease IN a '.0t She'll. anl. ~
for these reasons shai tie aalueilN nnl ttsrv
other enactment q rs Gas have proved i ilss.a
failure
Every good man admits that ir,o,ieat n IS
terrible vice the fruitful par, mt ofeverY species
of crime But il decs not therefore follow that
alcoholic stimulants should b. abolished Vine
them oat and what becomes ~ one 81 the most
important departments OF medic.L art Only
Ignorant fanatics. or men whose better Judgment
Is warped by prejudice. will attempt to d n,
that lives ave saved dali, by The timely admin
ist,ai OF spurious stimulus a. areAuimating
aud restorative agent II l. the ba,, Of atl The
tlnctures OF the Pharmacop9'ias. aud 1t has pre-
served the lives of thousands op tle battle held.
n iliary and other hospitals, aul in eittu,e
practice. Without II medical science wna i bc
like the play Of Hamlet wit The pafial lAt N,ro
omitted. Most esp, cially is tAis true q Il I.te
m'i'edl stin,uiaat. unques,ionabh thesNlr,m-
Isl Of the Ntrt bow stripe, would like 10 sup
press all moderated preparations coutainus al-
cohol. They would probably begin Nlth nos.
LETTERS STOMACH BiTfGNS rtputei u ~
the most potent restorative and nlicratifetI ,he
day. The, would deprive the lguc and i.,cr
districs OF the South and Wcst oi this power
ful specific. They would mprt ITO Traveller IN
The Valley VI the Nissfslpt. W thp min,r ia
The places or canons Of California. or the yoy.
aver about t. sail for tie tasaiubrions coast OF
Mexico or the West ind,es. and demand the
surrender of this great unt,dote to malaria aud
.fc. ~ s4ff.5
water, II he happened 70 be provided with il
Nay they would probably 70 further than thni.
and destroy the great factory at PIttsburg. whore
il is prepared. ani every bottle oil II upon
which they could lay their hands thfeuehoa
the length and breadth ct the lnud In tnin
would i. be proved 10 them that the article was
manufactured from the rurest 81 AL known dIiln.
sive stimuli and the most valuable OF medicinal
her BIS and roots. AWAY with II away with
it 80 they would cry ''it contains alcohol, and
there fore it must bc DESTROYED
HUT this II the language OF insane higotrg -
Enlightened Science nyr, ana enlph,eded Re-
Logon and Morality too condenu Il utterly --
bishop fasiprnS. se keyetoua Or. Wencea1F0.
aud other great diyi es have recently gwen
their testimony sgtinst such wholesale hostility
To siiniulauts, ana have dee Jared that the vice
OF drunkenness has been greatly Increased hy
the undiscrininatInH onslouahts oi the pfohihi-
ito. is'A Tho gicat AaAssg, and sieh men ne
Professors HotsFohD md JArksCN, together
with Drs BstLuw. JLAHgr. Hoiats. WuitE and
m.ny other eminent practitioners, whose stand
ing as physcions should ~ cure respect Tor ,heir
opinions on APPOINT like this, have stated that nj
coholir preparations are alb olutciy erftniisl IN
the treatment VI many diseases and IS So ra-
uves. They only Insist that the prepaf ttions ~
pure. They are In favor OF stringent laws
against adutcratjon their motto IS ''rsgaigfe
not dretrog
And this is the true policy. dictated alike ly
phio~o, hv, experience and common sense =
What on the other hand is the tendency oi no
policy of prohibition II does not prevent. Il
never has prevented. II never can prevent the
sale OF aroh .lic fluids but IL leads to thtr d,r.
tiordfion. and thus increases thousand told
the evils that ii proposes To annlh ate
when liquors are sold secretly. an, at the risk of
pers onn liberty of course lie dealers will seek
20 compensate themselves tor the b. gards they
incur by inordina'a profits. and 10 Obtain those
profits they VIII nhultefnte what the, sell. IL
is notorious TINT tie liquor SOLD m stntes where
prohibitory laws exisf il for the most par,
poison. II Is for the yenGcr to
give his customers Il Hefy and destructive com
pound asa gond artiet. the penalty being IN
each case the se ire. Strict md faithfully exc
cuted inspection laws would prevent tins
horrible adutera,ion. prahibiofv laws pro.
mote u. II is well known that mos ct tn II.
quor reee atty forfeited in New ork, Brook Is n
hnd elsewhere Tor evasinn Of the Government
tax. has been of the vilesf description. The
manufacturers In view Of the 20 sibility of sci
zure, have got up the countcrband articles ~ tie
least possible expense. IN order that tteir loss,
! IN case Of DISCOVERY. light be comparative Is
\ small. The safety OF the pubic health demnats
| that such pernicious staff b. destroy d. aud un
| der proper syst, tests il would be con
! demned and emptied into tho docks But no j.
! 1t Is sold nv the Government, AZ the average rate
| OF about q. per gallon, to pay the tax. In this
war alcoholic poison is distributed broadcast
among the people The whole system Of lcgls-
lation bearing upon the quor trade in this conn-
| try is, slthough not 50 intended, IN the interest
OF in,emperance. moderate excise AID wise
sanitary laws, N relation 10 the testing Of al
| d ssiled and fermenfed bevei ages. are he best
safeguards against the great evil which all think
| ing men deplorc. but Tor which few bave the
wisdom and holiness TO propose any temei ies
| consistent with reason and founded on proper
| appreciation OF the wants ana weaknesses Of hui
man nature. What pity il ~ tina professed
reformists will attempt TO drive VI hen their true
policy would be To lead advise aud RESTRAIN
Al patriotic ditizens wonld be- glad i. they could
TO sweep out OF the trade and commerce Of the
country, the vile BRAIN maddcning potions that
now sold IN every public groR gerry and every
secret den OF intemper. nee. with as little risk to
the dealer as the purest products OF the vat and
the stil.
The question IL, How shall IL be done And
the reply or every right thinking msn is y a
rigid x am nation OF the articles and the ntc
ton Of h, avy penalties. pccunsry and personal
in all cases where adoit.rafion is detected. Is
Il not shame that the common poisoper and
the dealer in pure preparation should only be
held 20 the same accountability by the suthori-
tiess And vet this is the case .nder the present
liqnnr laws.
Their. are many forms Of diinsive stimuli. use ed
by the medical profession, and the great object
Of the Trustworthy physicians 10 TO obtain them
upm 4 ed with any deieierious article. HOSTLT
TER'S STOMACH BITTERS, as readily o serv-
cd, has the reputation Of being the purest prep
aration Of its class at present manufactured. an a
was. therefore. cited as a case In point L. IL
Just, il IL fair s il for the greatest good Of the
greatest number that the law should place ,hi =
valuable medicine on par with lighting rum
What SOFT Of Legislation Is that which makes no
distinction between Ia health giving tonic and
Alternative and u life consuming baner Truly.
both Congress u, Il our State Lrri.l atuvcs have
much 10 learn uoon this important subj. ct, and
the sooner they begin 10 profit by the palpable
lessons OF tee hour. the b tier IL will be for the
m oral and physical health Of tie people Under
the present contradictory ineou gruous and short
sighted general and State laws aiie citing he IL
bic consequences, is as sure to increase and
multiply Ut The sun is To generate niasma from
as-amp. or flame 10 grew hercee BY feeding it
with tuFpentiue. The subject II TOO bread 20 be
discussed in . single article, and will be taken
up again in these columns. with a view to throw
more lisht upon it. Temperance in all things"