Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-13

OF soda, OF. 81 almonds, cider and bad rum, may
BE- msutisssd - snsug their pleasant insrsdi-
eats.
But Il in the eoneoction Of ''sPirituoas H.
quo re- thst Ne adult,ratoss ofthis generation
particular : excel. The tricks Of tas Greek and
Roman winters we're mere ehildslplsy 70 thsirs
strychsins. salphuric seid. sugar flsad, lalsp,
opiases. sad . vasisty. ef pusgsnt alksliss. are
delssaeiss thss enter isto the conpssitisu Of
ordinary bar-soom liquors, and some u them
consist almost wholly stpsrnieious chemicals.
with small sdmixture Of ussssti6sd spirit.
No wonder, usdss such Circumstances, thsa tas.
ern brandy. ram. gia and whisky. carry death
and nadnsn il THAR train. No wonder, also,
that physicians hsvs lost confidence 10 the w.
qucrs Of commerce, and are or aid 70 ues them.
6timulants. however are - Necessary In medi-
cal practice - r. briiugsto Oh. ssss sns
dynes, or Alternatives, or any other Of The recog,
ni1ed specifics in disease. The crest lqusstion
is, can pure stimulAnt be had +, We say IL
can. We assert that HosrR.rER's SroxAca
BlrrERr. the alchohoiic basis Of which 10 the e.
sence of sound Monongahelo Rye, is a pure .
stimulant rs il 10 possibla for human skill 10
manufacture. !: is, however, something more
and better than this, to-wit: A judiciously
modicatsd stimulant, in which the qualifying
ingredients are the irest s.omachic, apsrient.
Alternative and aatiblious herbs. roots and
gums. These vegetable constituents modify
and control the effect Of the spiriteus elements
and render the Bittsn the safest, mildest, and
most elective invigorant At present in use. II
may 10 rsmarken. perhaps, that this 10 an EASY
thing to say but how 10 il TO be provsdp To
his ". have only 70 reply that corrsborative
testimony faon high scientific sources, and
from citizens Of good standing in every profess
sion and calling. extending over . period .
more than twenty I've years, il At the service OF
whom it may concern. Volumes Of this testi.
mouy have been published, and there remains
at least an equal amount as yet imprinted. 70
the melancholy consequences which enrue from
,he sale of unwholesome compounds bearing the
names ofths various spurious liquors, the
powers that b are in some degree responsible
Deriving. - il does, . large revenue from the
in portation and manuf acturs Of slcholic bev.
srages. Il i manifestly the duty Of the General
Government 70 protect the people - fer a pos
sibls against the in Introduction OF Poisoss into
their daily drink. Still Eors imperative 10 the
Obligation 70 snield the sick non The peril Of
beng killed OF injurss BY psrnicious sxsitapts,
administered - MEDICINES. Inspection and tag.
alton ought, il this matter, 70 70 hsad in hand.
and in oil cases Of adulterated articles. iastaa1
ofbeisg taqed. should b SssrsoYss. Evory
nnctnre snd extract contrasting. Or purpostine
TO contain alehshoi, should s. examineA 81
competsnt scientific men, and not permitted 70
80 into tqe nardet until its purity hes been
suthoritsuvsly certified. The sainitasy inter.
ssts Of the community should DO parsnoust 70
the nnancial interests Of thss0ovefnment- the
public health being Of Infinitely more inpor-
lance than The public revenue. but No each
protective supsrvisioD 10 exercised either By the
central power q Warrington or BY the state
governments. The Internal Revenue Assessors
and Collectors simply demand their tau, knoW-
ms noshing sbout the wholescmenees Or IN
"nolssomsneso o. the articles upoa which Il 10
levied. The Custom House Collectors insist
upen payment Of the duties required By law
on imported liquors, bu how much or hew lit
tie foreign poison there may be il eoeh cask q
Puncheoos 1t 10 not their business 70 aeoortsin.
CengFsss seems 70 havs entirely overlooked Is
the liqser questioa- state Legislatures have
bees equally reniss. Many Or then have tried
prohibition, oad failed. No enc Of then. - ~
- We are aware, he's endsavored TO 1A1i.sts
the evils Of which they have I'll eempleioed. 81
.sH.,: ~ srisid system q inspsssea. ~
s-sO~'1 - 49, - - 0ue0 Uy0S00 0GoOeoo =
IN sxPenaeat. Il would q least prevent un.
P incipisd dealses from peimipe 81 -. ~.
working GLASSES, . On Unlimited extert az
6rev 1sins Whieh IA eur ie,le. poor.be.se: NJ.
pitfalls, lunst,e asylums. ana innumershle rr.~..
with missrsbls victems. Were euch 4 rssrIs.
tion in foros, " should have ~ need = KIN.
the nature and valae Of our preperstion theo:~H
the public press.
The report OF the Inspecting officers would be-
our sufficient voueher-a s,roneer sdvers;.s.
ment than any W could frame, 1siadI, -c.,a
We wslcomb the Official aeents n the ncvSsn
ment-State Or Federal 10 our fastosv go
challenge their closest scrutinv sAsi, XIV.
test. An inspectioa lav Of The Mind ,,S..ss.s
would. If ompstsntly adminiatsred' n. nrs ~
the most useful inscimt nts 49,, ri.s.s r.. .. =.
our statute books. IL would /. n.ss spon
alike Of both health Ana mor.,s
British 0ovsrament literally teodsred ~ o,; -.
70 the Chinsss q shs point 81 ~ h.rcS. EFT"
compelling that unfortup ate nation :. ,~as;..
election between hspslees VA mi " S...s..I
izing and deadly poison-tbs iJ.,s.~ Sss.
cried shame. We denounced H. escd.ss 1921 =
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