Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-15

competent scientific men, and not permitted 10
90 int tqs mardst until it, purify has bssn
.uthoritasavely csrtifed. The sanitary inter.
ssts Of the com munity should - paramount q
the financial interests Of the 0ovsrnment-ths
public health being Of infinitely more impor-
lance than the puOlie revenue. but no such
protective supsrvision 10 exercised either BY the
central pewer q Washington Of BY the State
governments. The lutefsal Revenue Assessor
and Collectsrs simply dsmsnd their tan. know
ne .sshing absut the wholseemsaess Or m
nsclese0easse Of TIE articles spss which II 10
iwhied. The Custom House Collectors insio
uvten payment 81 the duties required b. Law
U imported hqssss, bu hew much Or hcw liz
~ foreign poison there may b il sash eask Or
cpl chson. Il . not their business % aeesrtaia
= ngrese ees0e % Aave entirely everleeked Il
3 onction q psblis protection i legielaaing .
ouhe hqusr question. State Legisleturos hov
,bes = equally feaiss. Many Of them have trie
: Aihisioa. end failed. NJ enc q sAeo. . RI
ene evils d WHICH they have oil eomplainsd, By
lesGteting rigid system Of inspessaen. We
sheuld b slsA - - such syses9 siepted ~
an s1penneat. Il vsuld at lsast prevesS On.
p-ineipasa deslsss ftoa pafnins n spsa tie
workln9 sless:e, = - ..iinissd orient the
drsv aoins whieh Al our jails, perl oueee hos.
pitfalls. lnsatie ssylums, aad issunsrsbis eraves
with miserable victens. Were such feeula-
ticn in force, - should have no seed . ex1leiu
the nature md value Of Our proposition through
tn0Upuollc prose-.
lhe report q tho ipspscting officers wosld b,
our sufhcisnt vouchsr--a stronger advertise
ment than any " could Trainer 0laAly would
We wolc0mb the oGcial agents Of che Oeyern.
msnt-otate or Federal to our fastoey. "a
challenge their closest serutiny, their ekerpe6
test: An inspectioe Law Of the kiad is1seatsd
would, IL oonpstsnsly administered, b. one ~
the most useful insetme nts ever pisssd vpSn
our statute books. II would - conservative
alike Of both health and moraIs. when the
British Government literally tsndsred opium
TO the Chinsse q the point Of The bapenet-
compelling that unfortunate naaien - moks III
election between hopeless war and . dsmeral.
iEng and deadly poison-.tAe Unissd Stssss
cried shamel We denounced the csnduet 81
1reat Britian % uachristisn and inhunss. 30
y Vas but = our 0oversnsat gslltless If Il
sscssly permits We people, ever whom il should
exercise . 1.fsnsal jcfieetsefes. 70 b peIsoRss
are Knevs. l. saa net s. tskss Ssvississiv
under the suppositien that il 10 something az
Ite teete - smell betray Il. and I'll Who Il ~
understand prssisaly whss they parehass. b
thts y ms the 49, with adsltseasea LIQUORS.
The tasse. the esler, the aeena Of un1sricraesj
sinslsssd ~ Tie szpsrt lever sixsrs. m,
aver. eosnoassesrs ars deceived 70 oav ncthins
Of sAsi4nsraoe asA uaexpesleneed. Nothins
ehost . ssienei1s analysis - establlsh n
dias.enee eetvces ~ slessstes as1 boeua
ahUcses esu - AuoWte08e Of the foct embOl0On
the mixers TO Aood the markets With their
atrceisus compounds. The sum and ssbetsnes
Of the whsls MISTER 10, the staadaed liouer1 81
eemmsrcs. ipurs and undsAlsd, are ses procrr.
oble IN this eo1atry. and ~ very osek doubs
il they can b obtained, in the srdiaary coarse
Of trade. On the ether eide Of the Atiantie. Sveu
u they could. they are not proper for iuvslids.
Un0i1ed alcohol 10 not . medieins. ne enir
ituous prineiDle, however, pure, must b toned
and modified. and ~ sxasting power subduee
by skilifnl medication before i u nt 70 3 o.
tive. fhis has been eGseSel IN hesesSAo1'e M
ters. The pfepAsa4in 10 psrlsst. eafe. -
e0eacieuD tents, alssratjqe, corrosive "a aati-
Bilious msdieine. Nothing more III nothine