Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-07

There are certain enthusiastic, for example. |
who demsndthe entire adjustment Of alcoholic |
ssin,ulants. Agsins. these ultra-psohibisicniss
the great body Of the medical profession takes
decided ground. Nine-tenths Of the ply sicians
and surgeons of the civilized world prescribe al
cohol, AMI medicines Of which alcohol is u car
dinal IN yredcnt in their practice. They say
that it is one Of the most important articles in
the matetia .nedica, and that nothing can sup.
+! ply its p'scs. Sometimes they administer il
aea', somstimes diluted with water, sometimes
medica.ed i: and while admitting, a. snv sane
and honest man admits. tina, it is, morally and
physically, poison when taken.o excess. they
srgae tina, under certain conditions, and In Ger.
tain eases, It's use is not only advisable, but es
sential to the preservati of life. and the res.
torstion Of health.
Believing that the most profound patti olo-
gs,s and psychologists Of the age understand
the matterasomcwhat better than non -profes
SIGNALS. We accept their doctrine ard practice -
ph,osophic and correct the more especially
As the results OF their treatment confirm their
theories.
The rational friends Of temperance side BY
side with whom We stand. frankly concede
that alcohol is sometimes necessary a. = sani
tary sgent. Mr. Greeley grants this in a sece-
article published in Tho Independent" and
only fanasic., whose zeal is untsmpersd by
knowledge. venture to deny il.
Here. however, a difficulty occurs. The H.
quors Of commerce are 50 generally adulterated
that il is perisus to give them TO sick persons.
All the brandios. rums. gis., whiskys. &C, ere
more or less empoisoned. Each contains some
ingredients which provokes thirst for ardent
spirits-and .hus drunknrd. aro made. Under
these circumstances sensible Temperance
men" should be the first to appreciate the i'm
portance Ct pure s,mulant for medical use.
This desiderotun is supplied TO the public and
the faculty in the to rm orHOSTETTERS STOM
! ACH DlTTERS. which is not merely a whole
some stimulant bu. TN invaluable vegetable ton
4 c. corrective and nltcrs.ive. In manufaetnr
ng, advertising and selling it-for sanitary pur-
/ poses only the propristors claim to be contrib
uling a sound and substantial plank to the
temperance platform.
There is good deal Of cant talked ana writ
ten BY some Of the se!felected reformsrs 81 the
morals Of mankind. IL IL the misfortune Of
many OF these persoua. aud of their disciples TO
confound the use of difnsible a,in,ulants NJ su
antidote with their misuse IS IA beverage. Tn
spirit by which they are animated is spirit "a
blind bigotry and intolerance, akin 20 that
which. in the olden lime, led to the massacre Of
st Bartholomew, the crusade against the Al III
genses and many other foul wrongs committed
in The name ofrclgion. Thomas Hood, the wit
TEST of philosophers, and the mos, phiosophic
al of wits, characterized that narrow M nded and
aggressive piety which is continually pecking at
whatever does not strictly conform 20 its pscu.
liar ritual Us mag piety. and there are "A good
many birds of the mag pie feather who would
fain obtain the exclusively ontrol Of the whole
temperance foct.
The doctrine OF these indi viduals lacks con-
sis'cncy The ssfne arguments-if they deeerv&
the name-whch they urge against the employ.
ment Of alcohol and alcoholic tones in the treat.
ment of disease, or for its prevention, apply
with still greater force to most OF the favorite
specifics Of the faculty. Yet they have not a
~ord to say against opi um. mercury, strychnine
iodine, quinine, and 9TH r deadly pois ons which
are prescribed daily by thousands Of medical
alcoholic stimulapt used a. . mt dium for diffus
ing the healing inilnen CO Of wholesome herbs
and roots through the system, The most un-
compromising ultra pr ,hibitlonist must sdnit
that they are not.
But he has rejeinder in reserve. The pow
erful mendicants referred TO are prescribed In
limited doses. Bounds are afixed TO their use
BY those who recommend them. And i III not
the same. We ask. WITH regard to medicatsd Spit
ituous ssimulants. Every bottle Of HOSTEL
TIERS STOMACH BlTTERS. for example. 10
accompanied by directions for its use. These
directions are A. clear aud explicit ~ those In
physician prescriptions. snd even il they hap
pen 10 be violated through inadvsrtsnce, no Sc
rious consequences essss. A double or triple
dose of lsudanum, Or q stry cAaine, or Of min
eral salt, may kill, and very Oxen does kill. but
fve-fold, or even tos- fold. dose Of the BIT
TERS would produce no such terrible effect. -
Opium il an isAOitsly stronger intoxicsnt thas
any variety of alcohol, and IL extensively used
to produce intoxication - we'll - IN medical
treatment Why then is opium recognized As
useful Gu fstive by the same parties that utterly
prescribe all alcoholic preparations IL 10 al
ways best to be consistent
Bigoted Prohibitionists would Dc well TO learn
few lessons from Sacred History. The patri-
archs and prophets Of the old dispensstion and
the Apostles OF the new, were mot eas-idea msa.
They did not hold that the abuse Of she thing
was an argument against it, use. The cuitivs-
ton Of the vine as msterisl for the nAnufac-
ture Of vine il sanctioned BY the Seiftsrss.-
1t is comnaaded 70 be given to him that =
ready 10 perish" and also 20 9TH: ~ thse b OF
heavy hsasts." Bed wiss. ssd wine taken in
| excess. il msde the tips q Hsavsn's wrath. %
the wise Of Asteniahmest,v Of s'tsyins.' Of
"fury," of'sn1iction," &C.. but good vine 10
not only not prescribed, but 10 fefcibly recon-
nended il many pages or the Bible. 6ons
commentators insist thst the articles thss rec
egnized By Divine Authority cossaiaed - 81.
eohoi-that 10 was uniermeassd juice or the
grape but - IL 10 called ''strcsg drink" IL
Proverbs asl ELSEWHERE, md ID expressly stAt-
cd 10 be ''gladdening,v this csastructisn il ev-
identity sentrary - the text.
The tsue fsissds Of tso 2ersues ssssst TO ~
such sophistrv = this. They admit sksA dif-