Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-27
LuQUons OF COW

i ME LIQuORs OF COW
cE-PoIsoSoUs STIMULATES IN
coholic iiquoos vas. practicsd. in Greece and
Rome more then two centuries ago, and then a.
now, the msdicsl fscui, y denounced it.. and IL.
mested she .diseulty Of procuring. pure and
crates called attention to the tricks Of the At
henisu viu,insrs four centuries before the
Christian ers. Gaicn. soms What later. stsrnly
rsbussd the vine merchants u Rome for tam
psring with the Juice Of the grape. There was
No distillsdIliquors in those days. and many Of
ths subtitle poisess d crescent used BY liquor
mixers we're unknown but eonsiderisg their
knowledge and opportunities, The adultsrators
Of the ''ciassie ages showed considerable I'D.
roitness in their nsfsrious calling. Lead, lime,
gypsum. end See wstsr wsrs put into new wine
by the Roman dealers, and II was bsilsd and
left to cool in metal vesssls. BY way Of imDrov-
Ing Its taste snd givingj 1t Transparency. II
bis day some Of the Msiiterrsnean wines ore
subjected to similar process. All the wines
Of Europe are more Or lsss adulsssassd before
they lesvs the "nrst hands; :" and - 10 the stus
commonly rstsilod in this country. under che
MONIES Of Port. Sherry. Madeira, Ae F. sloejuics
dsoOctien Of Ioogwood. powder Of catsehu.
alum. plaster u paris. lead. hthargs. ssrbesats
Of soda. 81! q almonds. cider and bad rum, may
b msntiousd = ansug their pleasant ingrsdi-
ssts.
But il in the soaeoetion OF "spiritsess Ii.
quors' thss Ne adultmasers Of THE generation
artiaular ' .xcel. The tricks Of re Greek and
Roman winners were mere child 's!piay TO theirs
Strychsins. sulpAuric acid. sugar flsad. Jalsp,p
opstss, snd vAristyosf pusgsnt alkaliss. ere
delssssiss that enter inte the csnpositisn Of
ordinary bar-room liqsors, and some Of them
consist almost wholly efpsrnieioss chemicals
with small admi1turs Of unsecti6sd spirit,
No wonder, under such sifeum stansss. thas tav.
srn brandy, rem. gle and whisky, carry death
snd nsdnesr in their train. No wonder, also,
that ply sicians have lost confidence IN the Il.
Stimulants. however srs . necessary In medi.
cal practice ~ fs briiugeto r ch ,sraA sne
dyncs or alter atives. or any other Of the recog.
nized specifics in disease The great question
5. can pure stimulant be had, We say il
BIrsEnr. the alchohoiic basis Of which is the es-
seuce of sound Menongahelo Rye, 10 as pure .
timulant as it - possibla for human skill to
! m manufacture. l: is, however, something more
| and better than this, to-wh: A judiciouslv
modicated stimulant, in which the qualify
| ingredients are the finest stomachic, sperient,
| alternative and ambitious herbs, roots and
gums. These vegetable constituents mod ify
and control the effect Of tine spurious elements
and render the Bitten the safest mildes.. and
| most elective iuvigorant at present ia use. II
may be rsmarken. perhaps, that this 10 an easy
thing to say but how Is il TO b proveds To
his We have only to reply that corroborativs
testimony fsom high scientific sources, and
from citizens Of good standing in every profcs:
sion and calling. extending over . period 90
more than twenty I've years, is At tho service Of
whom il may concern. Volumes Of this tsssi.
mouy have been Published, and there remains
| at least AZ equal AMOUNT 40 yet imprinted. 70
the melancholy consequences which ensue from
| ,hs sale Of unwholesens compounds bsasng the
names ofths various spurious liquors. ths
powers that be are In some degree responsible.
Deriving. - it does, . large revenue from the
in pOrtasion and manufseturs Of alcoholic bsv-
srsgss. it il msuifsstly the dssy Of The General
Govsrnusnt 70 protect the people ~ far - pss-
sibls againss Vie in trcduct,on Of Poisoss INT.
their daily drink. Still Eors imperative 10 the
obligatihn 70 shisld the sick from the peril d
beng killed or iajures BY psrnic,sas sxc,.ants,
administered - nsDscIxae lnspectien and tax.
| atioa ought. il THE matter. 70 70 hand il had
and 10 oil cases Of adsltsrased articles instead
| Of being taQsd. should b DssrsoYsp. Eysry
| uncture and sxtroct eontaioinR, or purportina
| 70 contain alchohol. should g sxau,insd 81
| compstsnt scientific men, and not permitted TO
60 INTO sys mardst until its purity hes been
u
este Of the community should " psratneuu, %
she nuaaeial interests Of shss(3ovsrnment the
public health being Of infinitely more inpor.
lance than the puzzle rsvenus. bat no such
protective supervision 10 exercised either by the
| central power ct Washington or by the STATE
| governments. The internal Rsvsnue Asseaeora
and Collectors simply demand their tax, know.
| rs nothing about the wh0lescmsnsss or IN
nsolssomensss Of the articles upon which Il 10
| iwhisd. The Custom HsHse Collectors insis
uvten payment Of the duties required By Law
On imported liquors. blu how much or how lit
tls fsreign pessea there may b IN eaeh cask Or
| punchson. Il 10 not their business 70 ASCERTAIN
Congress sssms 70 hass entirely overlooked IL
connetlon Of public protection il lsgislasins Of
the liquor question. State Legislatuses have
BEEN equally rsnies. Many Of then lfavs tried
prob Ibstion. and failed. No one u them. 90 fer
IS We are aware. has sndsavorsd 20 matisa,s
the evils Of winch they have oil complained. 81
Insulating erie ID systsm Of inspees,sn. W.
should b glad % ses sueA . systsn adopted =
an s1Persueut. II weald q least preves{ a.
p inciplsd dealers from palnins 81. upen The
working classes, 70 q unlimited extent ~
nrev 6ulns which III or jails, l,osr.houees. kos-
Pit:is, lanAtc ~ lums, Asd iassmarabh sraves
With miserable victens. We're such : fesuia
lion IN force, W should have no heed 70 = air
ne nstars and value Of our prsparatieu thsourh
the public press.