Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-30
TEMPERANCE IN ALL THINGS.

as to The best metho of acco npliships Tho do.
sired end. Temperance II cans moderation. aud
thoughI,echnicallv applied TO abstinence from,
the use of into xicaiing fluids, has much broad.
er siyniacssion than that The individual who
abiures all distilled a.d fcrmen,ed s,imulsn,s AZ
deadly poison may. nevertheless. be in,emrer-
ate, in his language. in his pursui. OF wealth. in
his eating in his political opinions in the graf.
i6ca,ion Of any one Of his passions. his preiu-
dices or his apostles. II is even possible to
preach Temperance" intemperste'y.
There are certsin enthusiasts. for exsmple,
who demandthe entire adjustment Of alcoholic
stimulsnts. Against these ultra prohibisionists
the greet body Of the medical profession takes
decided ground. Nine.tenths Of the ply sieians
and surgeons Of the civilized world prescribe al.
cohol and medicines Of which alcohol is car
dinal ingredient, in their practice. They say
tina, it is one Of the most important articles in
the materia mcdca. and that nothing can supl
ply it's place. Sometimes they administer il
aeat sometimes diluted with water, sometimes
medcatei and while admitting. "a any sane
and honest man adults that il IT, morally and
physically, poison when taken.o excess, they
argue tina, under certain conditions, and in cer-
tain cases, its use is not only advisable but es
toration of heslth
Believing that the most profound patholo.
gsss and psychologists of the age understand
the massers somewhat better than non-proies
sionals, We accept their doctrine and practice As
hiloscphic and correct the more especial ,
a. the results OF their treatment confirm their
theories.
The rational friends Of temperance side by
side with whom VIC stand. frankly concede
that alcohol is sometimes necessary a. SAM
tary agent. Mr. Greeley grants this In rece-,
article published in The Independent. and
only fanatics, whose zeal il untempered by
knowledge, venture TO deny Il.
Here. however, u difficulty occurs The Il
quors Of commerce are so generally adultcrated
that i. is perilcus to give them TO sick persons.
All the brandies. runs. gins, whiskys. 10. are
more or less empoisoned. Each contains some
ingredients which provokcs thirst for ardent
spirit.-and thus drunkards are made. Under
these circumstances sensible Temperance
men should be the first to appreciate the i'm
por,ance of pure stimulant for medical use.
This desidera,um is supplied to the public and
the faculty in the form ofHOSTETTER'S STOM
| ACH BlTTERS, which is not merely u whole
| some stimulant bu. an invaluable vegetable ton
| c, corrective and Alternative. In manufacture
ing, advertising and selling it-for sanitary pur
| poses only the propristors claim TO be contrib
utiny a sound and substantial plank to III,
temperance platform.
There is . good de 81 OF cant talked and writ
ten by some Of the self elected reformsrs II Thu
morals of mankind. ls:is the misfortune o
many Of these persons. aud Of their disciples. IL
| confound the use Of difusble stimulants as ar
antidote with their misuse a. u beverage. Thu
spirit BY which they are animated is a:spirt o
blind bgotry and intolerance. akin 10 tina
which. in the olden time. led TO the massacre o
/ st. bartholomew. the crusade against the Alb
genses and many other foul wrongs committed
| in the name Of religion. Thomas Hood. the Wit
tiest Of philosophers. and the most pbilosophic
al Of wits. characterized that narrow minded and
| aggressive pety wlic is continually peckiug a.
whatever does not strictly conform TO It's pecu-
liar ritual mag piety, and there are good
many birds of the mag pie feather who would
| fan obtain the eYcusive.control of the Who'll,
| temperance lock.
The doctrine OF these indiy iduuls LACKS con
sistcncv. TIE same arguments they deserve
the name-which they urge against the employ
ment OF alcohol and alcoholic tones IN the tire at
ment of disease. or for its prevention, sppl,
with still greater force to mo 1 Of the iavori,'
specifics Of the faculty. Yet they have not
word 10 say against opium. mercury, strychnine
| iodine. quinine. end other deadly poisons which
are prescribed daily by thousands Of mcdica
men Arc these less deleierious than the pure
alcoholic s,imulant used ms dunn for diftus
| ing the healing influence of wholesome herbs
aud roots through the system The most un
compromising ultra prohibitionist mus. ldm'
that they are not
| But he has a rejoinder in reserve. The pow
orful mendicants referred to are prescribed IL
BY those who recommend them. And is it no
the same, We ask, with regard TO medicated spir
ituous stimulsnts. Every bottle Of HOSTEL
TIERS STOMACH BlTTERS, for example, i
accompanied by directions for its use. Thes
directions are ~ clear and explicit ~ those in
physicians prescriptions. and even II they hap
pen TO be violated though inadvsrtsnce, NO 70
rious consequences eDsue. A double or tripi
dose OF lsndannm, or Of strychninc, or Of min
ersl salt may kill, and very often does kill. bu
: ive-fold, or even ton fold, dose Of the BIT
TERS would produce no such terrible effect. =
Opium Is an infinitely stronger intoxicant thai
any variety Of alcohol, and is extensively use'
to produce intoxication a. we'll - IN medica
treatment Why then 10 opium recognized As
useful cur ative by the same parties that utter'.
prescribe oil alcoholic preparations? 1t is 81
| WAYS best to be consistent.