Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-27
n USE N ABUSE


IN SPITE cF THE AWFUL LOGIC or IN
i pericnrr, and in defiance Of rtch,b,tory stat
ntes in'empcrsncc is more prevalent in the Uni.
Ted States 10 day than IL has ever been at any
former period. This IL . statistiral fact which
the we'll informed phiianthropis, cannot deny.
however much he NAV regret II. ard Il proves
one Of two things : either that the vice is past
is pas. remedy or mitigation % that the strin.
gent means adopted to pew cnt the sale and usc
Of s,imulants have been unwise aud irrational.
Human nature Is not 50 hopclessly vicious a. 10
be bcy ond The iniiu snce Of reason aud pcrsua-
sion = however obstinate IL may be in its resist
sncc 10 arbitrary and inconsistent laws. and the
Inference, therefore. is, that the extremists who
have declared unc~cmprcmising war against the
use Of liquor under any circumstances. have
otsrsAot tie marx. and actually increased VI"
evil they intended 10 crush out. The United
States law authorizes the importation, manutsc-
ture and sale Of spirits. and while this is tho
case, no local law can ever prevent the use 9th
article. The statues which impose taxes and
duties on liquor. pre suppose that il ~ili DO
used, and recognize the right OF the people TO
use il. That right Is denied by the prohibitions
lists, and they make by laws TO prevent the cit,-
zens from exercising n personal privilege guar
an,eed to him-by implication NJ least by the
Law Of the land.
This is the whole case in a nut shell. and u IL
| for these reasons that the Maine law and every
| other enactment fits class have proved a dismal
failure.
| Every good man admits that intcxicaticn se
| terrible vice the fruitful paren, ofevcry species
Of crime. hut II does not therefore follow thas
alcoholic stimulants should be abolished. Wipe
them out and what becomes Of one OF the most
important departments Of medical artH Only
ignorant fanatics. or men whose better judgment
Is warped by prejudice. will attempt to deny
that lives are saved daily by the timely admin
,~strstion OF spiri,uous stimulus A. a terminating
aud restorative agent. II is the basis Of oil the
tincturcs Of the pharmacop~ias. and 1t has pre-
served the lives of thousands ON the battle field.
in military and other hospitals, and in private
practice. Without It medical science would be
like the play OF Hamle, with the par, of the hero
omitted. Most csps cially is this true Of a pure
m,i,eai a,muiant. unquestionabiy theext'tm
ist Of the NsiL bow stripe. would like to sup
press ali mcdicatcd preparations containing ai-
cohol. They would probably begin with HOS
LETTERS STOMACH BiTTERS, rcpu,ed to be
the most votcnt restorative and Alternative Of the
day. They would deprive the ngue and fever
districts Of tho South and WeAt of this power
ful specific. They would meet the traveller ~
the Valley Of the Mi.sissip,i. or the miner IN
the places or canons Of California, or the vcy-
aver about TO sail for the insalubrious coast Of
Mexico or the West indies, and demand the
surrender Of this great antidote TO malaria. aud
nro,,,tive nrninst the effects OF UNIV holcsome
water, II he happened to he provided with II
Nav, they would probably 90 further than that,
aud destroy the great factory at Pi'tsbnrg, where
/ il prepared, sni every bottle OF II upon
which they could lay their hands throughout
Ia. length and brendth OF the land. In VAN
would i. be prove ed 10 them that the article was
manufac,u red from the purest Of oil known dihn.
live s,,muii and the mos, valuable OF medicinal
herbs and roots. Away with II! away with
mr. they would cry III contains alcohol. and
therefore il must be destroyed
But this is the language Of insane biaotrv.
Enlightened Science-nye, and enliRhteded re
liyion and Morality, too condemn u utterly
Bishop tAsipuxS, the Reverend Dr. Woacnsikn
and other great diviaes have recently gwen
their testimony agvinst such Wholesale hcstiiii.
20 stimulants, and have declared that the We.
OF drunkenness has been greatly inereased ~
the undiscriminaiiug onsloughts oil the pfohib'-
tioris's. The great AGAssiz. ana saeh men az
Professors HoasvoaD and JAtksoH, toHe'h'i
with Drs. BicELow, CLAhKx, HoLAus, W hifk hhd
many other eminent practitioners, whose s'ni"
ing us physicivns should sccare respect Tor thea
opinions on a point like this, have stated that n'
coholic preparations are absolutely essential u
the treatment OF many diseases. and us fest''A
c tivcs. They only insist that the preparations e
0 pure. They are in favor OF sttingeh. inWs
- thar fnpttO Is 'TsIbLuff
not drstroy'.
And this is the true policy, dictated aike .!
philoso,h y, experience and common sense.
What, on the other hand. Is the tendency oi'he
policy of prohibition : II does not prevent, =
never has prevented, II never can prevent th'
sale Of alcoholic fluids, but Il leads to thtir at
rioratton, and thus increases q thousAni'" ''
the evils that it proposes to annihii n'c.
when liuuors are sold secretly, ana nj 1.-THE RISK !
personal liberty. OF course the dealers WIZ seen
10 commensurate themselves for the hazards the,
incur by inordinate profits, and 10 outhin mo,
profits, they will adulterate what they sell; u
is notorious that the liquor sold IN states "h'i'
prohibitory laws exist is for the most p"f'
po,son. II is as sac for the vendef u
give his customers a fiery aud destructive CON
|, pound asa good article the penalty Deing ~
| each case the same. Strict and fsi'hiuiy exc
{ cuted ,nspectio; laws would prevent thi'
horrible sdulteration. Prohibitory laws pro
> mote It. II is well known that most OF tbe =
auor recently forfeited in New York, Brookil .
and elsewhere. Tor evasion oil the uo'erhh.ti
tar, has been Of the vilest description. ~
manufacturers In view Of the possibility OF ~.
zure. have got up the counterband articles ri IL
least possible expense. IN order that 'heif i'fr
In case Of DISCOVERY. might be comparative =
small. The safety OF the public health demso'
Of that such pernicious stuif DO destroyed, and "a,
der q proper system OF tests It would be cot
demned and emptied into the docks. hut no.
VI it is sold BY the Government. at the averag. ~
Of about o. per gallon, to pay the ,ahi IN u
~ ..aAs - hT0A(aA
=, among the people. The whole system OF icpls
VI lation bearing upon the l.quor trade in this {. s 3
q try IL, although not so intended, IN the inie''
OF intempersncc. A moderate excise anu W.
~sanitary laws. IN relation To the testing ~ n
a stilIed and fesmented beverages, are the -
safeguards against the great evil ~hich ahtilLi
ing men deplore. but Tor which few have ~
wisdom and boldness 10 propose sny renee
: consistent with reason and founded on . pr'tfi
appreciation Of the wants and weaknestescf ~
man nature. What . pity il IS thai prcfess.f
reformists will attempt to drive. when their fiu'
policy would be TO lead. advne snd fessfa'h-
All patriotic citizens would be glad II they c'nh'
= 10 sweep out Of the trade and con merc~ OF ih'
country. the vile brain -maddening potions IN
:" sre nov sold in every public groggery sno ev'i'
secret den Of intemperence, with ~ 'tt'e ritk : (
ID the dealer - the purest products o. the val "n'
Y The question il, How shall Il be donef Ane
" the reply Of every right thinking nsn is-pt
r,eid Examination Of the articles, and the inhic
- tIOn oil hN Gvy pen0lue6, pccuuistv I"
y in al cases where aduiterstion - detected. u
y il not 1 shame that the common po'ecner ant
- the dealer in . pure preparation should Only =
I held 20 the same accountability by me sutncii
ties, And yet this is the case Under the presen'
IN liquar laws.
10 rher. are many forms Of diffusive stimuli utes
Il, by the medical profession, and the great objec
OF The Trustworthy physicians 10 TO obtain thtn
or unmixed with any deletcrious article. HOSTET
TER'S STOMACH BlTTERS, N readily ohserv
"A ed. has the reputation of being the purest PREF
!, arstion Of its class At present manufactured, am
: was, therefore. cited rs . case in point. IL ]
le lust, il Il fair, 10 il for the greatest good Of III,
. greatest number that the law should place thi
valuable medicine on = par with lighting rum
What sort OF legislation ID that which makes NJ
70 distinction between u health giving tonic AM
alternative and . life consuming banef Truly
both Congress ard cur State Legislatures has'
much TO learn upon this important subject. ana
the sooner they begin 10 profit by the palpabl'
lessons Of tee hour. the better IL will be for tn
moral and physical health o. tie people. Under
the present contradictory incougruous and shor'
sighted general and State laws affecting the y
quor question, iptempersnce, with all it's horri
BILE consequences. is % sure TO increase AMI
multiply II the sun 10 IN generate Missm. IRON
swamp. or flame 20 grow fercer by feeding i