Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-03
THE USE AND ABUSE


u VeS""ee, anu IN oenancc OF prohibitory sta..
usss. inssmperancc is more prevalent in the mi.
sed states to-day than il has ever been a, rnv
former period This IL . statistical fact which
The well informed philapthrop,s, ca, not den,.
however much he may regret il, and p,ove.
one Of two things either tina, the vice is pas,
10 past remedy or mitigation % that the .triu.
gent means sdoptedto event the sale and use
OF stimulants have been un wise and irra. ion,l.
Human nature is not 50 hopelessy vicious As 10
b. beyond the inau.ncc OF reason AID ,s,.,..
sion-however OBJ. innate IL may he in ,,s resist
ence to arbitrary and inconsistent laws. and IN.
isfereuce. therefore. 10, that the xt,,mi,ts who
have declared uncomrrom' sing war asains, the
use Of liquor under any c,rcums, apces. have
"rsr'Aof hs marx. aud se.u.liy increased the
evil they intended to cru. h ont. The United
S'ates Law authorizes the importation. manu- nc
ture aud sale Of spirits, and willie this ia the
cas-. no local law can ever prevent the use of the
article. Tho statues which iupnse taxes and
iu'ies on liquor. tie-suppose that IL ell he
used, and recognize the ri III, Of the people TO
use IT, Thst rights denied by the prohibitions
,sts, and they make BY laws 10 prcscu, the ci,i-
seus from exercising n personal privilege guar.
anteed TO hin by implicat!.n at least by the
az Of c land.
This is the whole case in a not she'll and itis
tor u esc reasons that the Name law aud every
,ther enactment oft class have proved a dismal
failure
Every good man admits tina, irtoxicati n ,sa
terrible vice the fiuitful parent cfevery species
OF crime. But IT does no, therefore e How that
| alcoholic s,imuiapts should be atol shed. Wipe
| them out aud what becomes ot one Of the most
! important departments Of medical Hr,y Only
| 'gnorsnt fanatics. or men whose better augment
70 warped BY prejadicc. will stteup pit to d ny
that lives s'c saved dali by III, t.ncly admin
,str alton OF spin ,uous stimulus ~ n terminating
! aid restorative agent. II Is the bass OF all the
tinctures of the pharmteor criss. and !, hA, pre-
served the lives Of Thousand ON Il battle held
N military and other hospitals, and in private
| vYsctice. without II medical science wou be
like the play OF Hamlet with the "art OF the hero
omitted. Most esp. ciaIly 10 this true Of f",s
msdsesi sttssidsf Unqucst,onaLl the exu,m
it of the NsiL bow stripe, would like to sup
preas all medicatcd preparations containing al
cohol. They would probably begin with HOS
| LETTERS STOMACH DlrrEkS. reputed 10 be
the most potent restorative and alternative Il the
| day They would deprive the ague and fever
| districts Of the South and wcst Of this power
full specific They would meet the traveller in
the Valley Of tue Miss,ssip,i. or the miner in
the places or can"ns Of California, or the v"y.
sger about 10 sail for TIE insslubrious coast Of
MEXICO or the West Indies. aud demand the
surrender Of this great sntidote TO IL alaria aud
protective against the effects Of UNIV holcsomc
| ~ater. II he happened to DO prov ,dec with IL -
Nay, they would probably go further than that.
aud destroy the great factory Al Phtsba'g. where
il 10 prepared, AMI every bottle OF II upon
which they could lay their hands througho
III. length and brepdth OF the land In vain
~ould /. be prov ed TO them tina, the article was
manufactured from the pures, OF nj known diu.
s,ve stimuli and the most valuable OF m, d.cinal
herbs and roots. away with il away with
IL" they would cry; Iii contains alcohol, and
therefore IL mu.t tie DESTROYED.
But this 10 the language OF insane bgotrv.- -
Enlightened Sciencc-aye, ana ni,.hteded Re
ligion aud Morality. too conden" Il utterly -
5ishop / AsIBusN. tle Reverend DR.. WoRcss,kR.
aud other great 6ivi 4es have recently Riyen
their TESTIMONY az, int such whoies ale hcstiiity
| 10 siia ulants. and have e,iated that the vice
of drunkenness has been greatly increased BY
the undiscriniusting oDsloughts Of the p'oh,bi-
uo.is's. The great AaAss.z. aud sLch mer I'd
| Professors HoAWosD and JAtESS. toReibsi
! aith Drs. BiGsLow, CLAhKs, uuLxss, Wsi's and
many other eminent ~ ~ Iti.ners; whote stand
ing a. ply sic,ons should cure respect for theii
opinions % u point IKE this. have stated that al
| coholic prepui atious are tb, olu'ely s,,'ntni II
! the treatment OF many dis eases aud as stUi u
yves. They only insist that the preparations b
> pure. They are in favor Of stringent law
sgXiust sduiterat;on; their motto 10 ''rsgttat
not d-strss''.
And this 10 the true policy. dictated alike b,
philose, by. experience and 'mmon sense. =
| What, on the other hand. 10 the tendency " VI,
. policy Of prohibition II does not rt.v.nt,
lever has prevented, II never can p event III
| sale o, cob lie fui0s but il lesdsi 10 their da.
. rtoration, and thus increases y thou, and. iol,
| the evils that II proposes 10 annihi ate
= when liquors are sold secretly. an 1.-THE risk +,
pers ousi liberty. of course the d.al. r. will tes
| 10 con p~nsat. themselves tor 'hc h. zaids The
| incur by inordinate brohtr, ard TO oltAID tLos
protits, they will adultern,e What The, sell.
10 notorious thstt liquor SO IN stntes whe'
prVhibitOry isws exit II tor TIE most par
p0sson. u is ss sac fer the veneer
/, ave his customers hcfy aud dsstru6t. Y. tom
pound as u good article the penalty beinp i
eRcn case ties me. Strict and fslihfuily exc
cuted inspe. tiOr laws would prevent q
q horrible aduterstion. P'ohILitois laws Jft
mote IT. II IS ~~li known thst mos - The j
QuOT TtCeutV IOI!eVtu IN view p1o'
sod elsewhere. tor svasion Of the Coveshn. ca
tax, has ven Of IN. vilest description. III
manufacturers. in view of the POI siD'ii'y OF &C.
zure. have got ny the counter bend sriicies ~ 'h
'esst possib . ~xp MS. ~ o. der that their i"s.
IN csse oi d,stUuety. - ight be cam psraitv. ]
small. The safety Of 'h- ubhc sltl, d, mac
that such perpiciUu. stuff be destroy 4 d, aud I
} der proper syst m ~ tests " would be con
} demned sLd Smptied into The do"As. But NO.
il il soid by the Governn ent, nj the average ri
| ~ bon y U.ll m IN the = III
var slcoh lie poison is o. 'ribussd brOsdcai
among the people. The ~hGie syst~m OF ies Il
,etion b. astg up, the Quor y sde Ia this G. VI
r Try l., slth. ugh not 30 intended, in the sn,r'e
| IT intempessn,e Moderate xciss ~ y u
s.nitsry i6~s, N relation 10 the testing ~ Z
| d stalled ana fes me- med beve' ages. are the be-
soseguafds sgai0at the great evil which al thinl
,ns men depluse. but TOR which few have N
: c .nsi.t-s ~ with reason and founded on prep,
apprcs istion o. the wants snd weak osss ~ " b.
nsn nature. What . pity II u the psofvsse
rsfosmisss will attempt I" drive. shso their u Z
policy would 10 10 lesd. sdsws sD6 s~s'ss,n.-
AL patriotic ditis~ns would BE- Ris6. ~ they cou
70 sweep out Of the tssde and con mere. Of u
country. the vile bssin- msodening posiOhs tn
ere nov sold 70 every public kroA xsry sH6 evti
= secret den Of intsmpsf. nee. with - little sisk
> the dealer = the purest products Of the vat "a
= the eti11.
8 The question u, How shall Il be done A
, the reply Of every righ'- thinking man is- By
Z sisid - amiueA,ou ot the articles and the iG6t
si0n 0f b, avy penaltisa. pecuniaav snd perez ~
n I'll cases where adotts ration 10 6etectsd.
!. 4 not shane that the etnmoo poisus~r q
= the dealer II pure preparations ahCuld only
) held 90 the same sccountabi ity BY the suthos
sises Asd yet this 10 the cess .sssr the preset
liqnas lave.
There are many forms Of diGasive stimuli uss
! BY the medical vrefvasion. ssd the great obje
- Of the Trustworthy physiciase 10 % Sbtsiw the
II usmised vith sDv dsleu sious ssticls HOe IT,
TEK'H STOMACH BI1TE1iS. - seadily ser
ed, ias the reputation Of being the purssi PRE-
0s arston Of its ,lIsA ~ present manu- ctuie0. N
was. therefore cited - ea&s N pcint. u
- jast 10 Il fair i. il for the grestest good u u
"A greatest number that the lee al.ould place 'h
ed valuable medicine 90 : per with sighting sum
IT. What sost OF lrgislsiio6 l. thai which makes
re- distinesiou between {. heslth. giving TONIC ~
y ulterasive and life consuming hsnes Tru'
\. both Congress ous State Lsgislstuses has
- much To lesrn upon this important subj.cs. o.
= the sooner they begin 20 pso6t by Ne palpsn
ir lessons 81 tee hour. the b. tier u will be ~
n. moral and pr sical health oStle people Inc'
the present contradictory 'ncon gru0Ss ana sno
r. aighted general and Stste laws .nectsrg ,ne
= ouor question. intemrersnce, with 81 iss norr
bic consequences. 10 % sure 20 increase o
multiply n the sun 10 70 generate n'tasne 1ro
| Z ~aunp or fame 10 grew nercee 2! 'eeoinR
v;sh a., rent,oe The subject 10 TOO bsosd 70
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