Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-24
THE USE AND ABUSE


TN SPITE OF THE AWFUL Luaic OF TX.
i p~eritncr, aud in defiance Of psoh,h,,or, stat.
ates, insempcrsnce is more prevalent in the mi.
ted states To. day than Il has ever been a, any
former period. This Is a statistical tao, which
the we'll informed philsn,hrop,st cannot DENY.
however much he may regret it. ard i, pro,es
one Of two things either that the wee ia past
is past remedy or mitigation o. that III. .triu.
gent means adopted to p,event the sale and use
OF stimulants have been unwise aud irrational.
Human n-ture IL not 80 honelcssly Vicious A. to
be hey ond the In tu sncc OF reason ard retsua
sion however obstinate i, may be in It's resist.
sncc to arbitrary and inconsistent laws. aud The
inference. therefore. is, that the extremists who
have declared Incorporating war against the
use Of liquor under any circumstance. have
orershot ns mari. and actually increased the
evil they intended 10 crush out. The United
states law authorizes the importation. nsnufac-
tnre and sale of spirits, aud while this is the
cas-. no local law can ever prevent the use 9th
article. Tho statues which impose taxes aud
duties on liquor. prc-suppose that il will be
used. and recognize the right of the people 90
use il. Tha, right Is denied bs the prohibitions
lists. and they make by laws to prevent tho citi.
lcns from exercising n personal privilege guar.
anteed 10 him-by implication at least by the
Law OF the land.
This is the whole case IN a nui she'll. aud i, IL
for these reasons that the Maine Inv AMI every
other enae,mcn; oiits class haze proved q dismal
failure.
Ever, good man admits tdat intoSleati II - .
terrible vice the fruitful parent oteyery species
of crime. hut II does not therefore follow that
alcoholic stimulants should be abolished. Wipe
them ont aud wha, becomes Of one OF the most
important departments IL medical attY Only
iguoran. fanatics, or men whose better Judgment
is warped by prejudice. will attempt 10 deny
thut lives are saved daily by the timely admin.
~istration OF spirituous stimulus as a reauimatin.
aud restorative agent. II is the basis OF all the
tinctures OF the phsrmacop"ias. and II has pre-
served the lives Of thousands ON tie battle held.
in VI iliiary and other hospitals. aud III private
practice. without II medical science would be
like the play OF hamlet with the par, OF the hero
omitted. Mos, especially is this true OF dFnrs
MtaIedt stfMh'iht '"f"'n.' /" $500
ist Of the Nfn Dow STRIPE, "ahla ~ :" N"P
press all mcdicatcd preparations containing al
rohol. They would probably begin with nos
LETTERS STOMACH BlTTEkS. repu,ed to he
the most potent restorative aud attentive OF w"
day. They would deprive the asne aud lever
districts OF the south aud We.t al this power
6l specific. They would meet the Traveller IN
-. Valley or the N,ssts.,u,i. OF the miner III
c.,,ar.t, =, ,b. -
IL P'"''''' ,
aver apou' 10 san '' W
Mexico or the IVES, lndiss, and demand the
,.r.,a., ~ ,Lis yr,a, aut,tio,c to n.laria. aud
.e..,. ), u,u hnl,s,m.
P'o'eouN' 1h"" -.
water, II ne happehe" U" oe Fto''"o" :" -
500, :, pn,.h,,, wh.,o
ana destroy 'he R'e"' wv
it is prepared, AMI every potue Oh !" upon
which they could lay their hands throughout
a. ,..,h .,a ,,.,ath ot The land. In VAIN
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would !. be proved !" '""' ~
manufactured from the purest oil al known ditiu
s,va stimuli and the most valuable OF medicinal
..h w w,h.
hetps ""u 'oo''. ~"
it, they would cry II contains aicoLo', am
| ,h.r, fare i, must be DESTROYED.
~ i,s.n. hi,o,,,
but this ~ " '""s''so " '' N
Enlightened Sciencc-ayc. anu ehskh'.oeu ~
ligiun and Morality, too eona.m" y ete'e
lishop tAsiBrnN. tae Resetend Dr. Nonehnihs.
aud other great divi4ts have t'ethi3t biN'n
their testimony ag,insi sueh whetesa'. Aeh'ihs
to stimulnnts. anu have de.ihi.a That tns we
OF drunkenness hrs been gteatiy inettas'd hE
the undiscrim,nating opsloughts 81 the pt"hit'
,ioris's. The great AaAssiz, aud saeh uens4-
Professors HoassoRp ana .ssAs,s, 49,,
with Drs. BiesLow. CLAsks, holsss. WINS NV
| many other eutuent VI nCiitt'hs't "t''1 49,
ing ss physicions sho"iu ~ 80
opinions on a point IKE 'h's' - y" -
coholc prepa'a.iohs nv
the trestineh' 0 /, nun ~, !.
yves. .ney on.y ~ go ~ - iraent LAM
pure. lhey are IN ~ .'ms."s .
against aoe.'er"'io"' ~" "o'o
not dssros 49, -u,. ~
And tins Is me true poI'v, oc.a'.a ~. y
Gniio'or ny, eilerp'ce " = 'a,aa,s, -, H..
"nal' on NV - "s"I !, a.. M, .,.y,n, !.
pohct "tQf.ntv"'on : ~ a.
never Nus site". HheN.' - ~,
sale OF a'co.S : haide' uu' : " ,"sn ,.i,
riordtton., ano mus "'ieas -; 49,.
the eviis that ~ PIoposes .na +,
when liquors are 500" 4. daa,s,sew, Il, se,t
personal iiberty; OF course - .ard. ~,
10 compensate themselves LOT y ha.a,aS -.
incur by inordinatc prohts. ana 70 op'a'" ,h"t
profits. they wiz adni'efn'e VIM. w. 80 :
Is notorious that the liquor sou " n'"'es ""','
prohioitory laws eAis' y ~ ~ xnma n
I 49,.
give his customers a merry ana ussu"eth.
pound ASA good article 'ne pepa,lV CHI Ii,"t :,
each case the sFme. su'e. anu ,r.rani, 49,,
cuied inspection. laws ~"ota pretens ~
horrible aduiteratioh. T'unlo.oa' %, ~
mote 1t. H. IL well known that mos ., W. :.
quor recently ior'ei.ed IN ssw a. G,rarnr.
and elsewhere. Tor evasion OF the
tax, has been OF the viless DESCRIPTION ,n'
manufacturers IN view OF The pos sipi's -
zure, have got up the conn'erband ar'leles 81 W
least possible expense. IN order that them i'ss
IN case Of DISCOVERY. might be con parai'''l
snail. The safety Of The public health ds mn.a
that such pern'cious SUN DC '.snu5.. a'
der . proper systs IN OF tests u would % con
demned and emptied into the docks. bntno
it is sold BY the Government. nj the aveiage ~
Of about e2 per gallon, 20 Pay the tar. ma
war alcoholic poison is der,ributed broadeh
among the people. The whole system OF 'ep'
lstion bearing upon the quor trade ~ TINS co"
try IL, although not 90 intended, IN The int.te'
Of intempersnee. A moderate excise and ~
sanitary laws, in relation to the testing Of :
d stilled and fermented beverages. are the be,
a~f.vuapAa oHatnat the UPea t evil Wtlcb all tllH