Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-06
THE USE AND ABUSE
Stimuli IT'S

:. f~'"u. ih's - . statistical fact which
sne well Informed philanthrop,st eanno, deny.
however much he may regret IL, and Il prove.
one OF two things- either tina, the wee Is pa.t
Is past remedy or mitigation or ,hat III, st,,n.
gent means adopted TO prevent the sale and use
OF stmulants have been unw,sc and irrational.
Human n.ture is no, so hopelessly vicious as TO
be hey ond the irau nee Of reason nnd pe,sus.
son-howerer obstinate II may be in tia r,s,s..
snce to arbitrary and inco sistent laws. and the
inference. therefore. is. that the extremists who
have declared uncomrromsing war against Tho
use VI liquor under any circums, anccs, have
orershof tas mari. and actually increased tho
evil they intended to ceush out. The United
states law authorizes the import alton. msnufac
ture and sale % spirits, and while this is the
case. no local law ever prevent the use OF the
srtc'e The statues which impose taxes and
da'ies on liquor, ore suppose tia, 1t will be
used, and recognize the right OF the people 20
use II. That right is denied by the prohibitions
is,s, and they make by laws 10 proven, the ci,i
aens from exercising u personal privilege guar
snteed to hn-hy implication ut lcas, hy the
law Of the land.
This Is the whole case in ut.shelt, and 1t IL
for these reasons that the Name law end every
other enactment offs class have proved dismal
failure
Every good man admits that intcxicaii"n IL
terrible vice the fruitful parent ofevery species
Of crime. But II does not therefore follov that
alcoholic stiinolants should be abolished Wipe
them ont and what becomes Of one OF the most
important departments Of medical art Only
ignorant fanatics. or men whose better Judgment
Is warped by prejudice. will attempt TO dtnv
that lives are saved dails by the timely admin
istrat,on OF spiiituous stimulus as a terminating
aud restorative agent. II Is the basis Of all the
tincturcs of the phArmacop~ias. and it has pre-
served the lives Of thousands on the battle held
in military and other hospitals, and in private
practice. Without II medical science would BE-
like the play Of Hamle, with the part Of the hero
omitted. Most esptc ially is this true OF a ra,s
medical stims!ast. Unquestionabl, the eXtrem
ist Of the NsiL bow stripe. would like TO sup
press all medicatcd preparations containing al.
cohol. They would probably begin with HOS
letters STOMACH DiTTERS. rrputed TO DO
the most potent restorative aud siterativc Of the
day They would deprive the ague and fever
districts of the South and Wcat OF this power
full specific They would meet the traveller in
the Valley 81 the Mississippi. or the miner in
the places or canons of California. or the vey
ager about 70 sail Tor the insaiubri ous coast o.
Mexico or the West Indies aud demand me
Surrender Of this great nntido,c to malaria and
protective against the effects of unvholesome
water, II lie happened 10 lie provided with il
Nay, they would probably go further than TINT,
aud destroy the great factory at fitsbure, where
it is prepared, All every bette OF II upon
which they could lay their hands throughout
the length and tYesdth of the land. In vain
would i. be proved 10 them that the article was
manufactured from the pnre-t Of all known diHu
siye stimuli and the most valuable of me dicinal
herbs and roots Away with it, away with
n they would cry; 1T contains alcohol, and
there fore il must be DESTROYED.
But this Is the language OF insane bigotry -
Enlightened Sciencc--aye, ana enlghtcded Re
hg,on and Morality, too condemn It utterly -
bishop ! AssB,s nv, toe Reverend Dr. WoRcRsrxR.
and ether great diviaes have recently given
their testimony ag,inst such wholesale hehtility
TO stimulSnts, anu have declared that the vice
of drunkenness has been greatly increased by
the undIscriminating opsloughts OF the y, oii,bi-
tiolis's The great AGAss!x. and sach men as
Professors Hosssosp and JAtKscs, together
with Drs BiGELow, CLAExE, HoLMSs, Wntss and
many other eminent prae s,tioners. whose stand
ing as lysicions should secure respect for their
opinions On apoint like this, have stated that nj
coholic prepni utions sbs olutciy erttntiai IN
the treatment OF many diseases. and rs r.stofa
uves. They only insist that the prspai Stions "a
pure. They are in favor OF stringent laws
against aduiteration; their motto - ''r.ytidts
not d"strOt".
| And this is the true policy, dictated alike by
phlosoi by. experience and common sense. =
What, on the other hand. is the tendency OF the
policy Of prohibition u does not prevent, II
never has prevented, il never can prevent the
sale OF acoh ,lic fluids but II leads 10 their dets
rioration, and thus increases thou.anL ioId
the evils that II proposes g. annihi ate.
when liquors are sold secretly, ena nj The RISK of
personsi liberty. Of course the dealers will seek
TO compensate themselves Tor the hazards they
incnr BY inor dinate profits, and to Obtain those
profits, they will adulteratc What they sell. II
is notorious that the liquor sold ~ states where
| prohibtory laws exist is for the most part
| poison II is as sac for the venGer 10
give his customers hery and destructive com
pound as good article the penalty being IN
each case the s.me. Strict and faithfully exc
cuied inspection laws would prevent tins
| horrible adulteration. Prohibiorv laws pio
mote II. II is well known that most Of the ii.
quor recently forfeited in New orb. BrookIyn
| and elsewhere. for evasion OF the Government
tax, has been Of the vilest description. The
manufacturers. In view Of the POT sibili'y Of kei
sure. have got up the connterband articles II The
least possible expense, In order that their 10 ~
| IN case Of DISCOVERY. might be comparatively
snail. The safety OF the public hsslt demands
| that such perpicious stuff be destroy. I'd, and un
| der proper syst, m Of tests 1t would be con
| demned and emplied into the doeks. But no, II
IL ID sold bv the Government AT the average rate
Of about o. per gallon. TO pay the tax. In this
war alcoholic poison Is distributed brosdcast
among the people. The whole system OF Iegis
lation bearing upon the Quor trade in this coun
try IL, slth0ugh not 80 intended, in the interss,
OF intempersnce. a moderate excise and wise
sanitary laws, in relation to the testing OF si
d stilled and fesmented beverages, are the bes
safeguards sgsinst the great evil which all think
ing men deplore but Tor which few have the
wisdom and boidness TO propose sny remedies
| consistent with reason and founded on proper
| appreciation Of the wants end weaknesses Of hu
man nature. What pity IL - tina. psofessed
reformists will attempt tn drive. when their trus
| policy would be 10 lesd, advwe end restrain -
All patriotic ditizsns would be glad IL they could
| to sweep out Of the trsde and commercs OF th'
country. the vile brain msddening potions thai
are nov cold 10 every public grosgery and every
secret den Of intempef. nee. with ss little risk 4
the dealer - che purest products OF the vat and
the STILL
The question h, How shsll Il be done And
the reply Of every right thinking man is ~
y
taon Of h avy pesslties. pecunissv and pesesn.l
| In I'll cases where aduilerstion 10 detected. j
4 not shame that the common poseonef and
the dealer IN . pure preparation should only b
held 20 the came account ability BY the suthori-
tisef And vet this 10 the case Under the present
lquas laws.
There are many forms Of difusive stimuli used
BY the medical profession, and tbs great object
Of the Trustworthy physicians 10 70 obtain them
uum ed with any deles~rious Article. HOkTkT.
TIERS STOMACH BI1TERS, N readily o. serv-
ed, has the reputation Of being the puSest prep
aration Of ITS class at present mannfs ctnreG, and
was. therefore. cited a . esse in point. u Il
just, s il fair, 10 il for the erestest good Of the
greatest number that the Law should place sbi.
valuable medicine on par with sighting rum
What sort OF legislstion II thaA which makes no
distinction between IL health. giving tonic and
Alternative and life consuming bsnet Truly,
both Congress ~ d our State Lsgislasuses have
much TO learn upon this important subject, and
the sooner they begin 20 profit BY the papsble
lessons Of tee hour. the better il will be for The
moral and physical health Of tie people. Under
the present contradictory pcopgruous and short
sighted general and Htstc laws affecting fhe IL
quoP question, intempersnce, with 81 10 horri,
bic Consciousness. in 40 sure % iocsessc and
multiply al the sun is to generate nsssn: from
| scamp, or fame TO grow hercee y 'ee9inf y
with tufpentioe. The subject u TOO nscsd 70 DO
| discussed In Z single article, ana vii pc tsasn
| up sxair in these columns. with view 70 shsow
more lj,ht uron il. "TempefsDce ~ oil iblnRs'
Is ! poble motto, and u - SEQ iact that the
seslots IN good cause sre sometimes very In
temperate.