Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-24

i H1R QUOR = OF CON
STiMULANTS IN
SICK ROON.-The vile art Of adultsrating al
coholic liqueos vas. practic,d in Greece and
Rome more thsn two centuries ago. and then rs
GOV, the me iicsl faculty dsnouuced it, and Ia. |
men.cd the difficulty OF procuring pure and
wholesome stimulsnis efor3 the sick. Hippo
crstes called attention to The tricks Of the Al.
hsnian .vintinsrs fur centuries before the
Christian era. Gallon, somewhat later. stsrnly
rsbuksd the vine merchants Of Rome for tam
pering with the iui.s Of the grape. There wss
No distillsdgliquors in those days, and many Of
tbs subtitle poissss at ssrsssat used By liquor
mixers we're anknown but considsrisg their
knowledge ana opportunities. Ishs sdulssrassrs
Of the ''c!assis ages showed considerable i'd.
roitness 10 their nefarious calling. Lead, lime.
gypsum, end sss water we're put int new vine
By the Roman dealers, land II Vas bsilsd and
left 10 cool in metal vessels, BY way Of improv-
ing its taste end giviugl it Transparency. 70
his day some Of the Msi,tsrrsness wines ore
subjected to similar process All the wines
Of Europe are more Or les adultssassd before
they leave the "Rrst hands," and - 10 the stuff
eemmssly rstailed In this country. under the
MONIES of Port. Sherry. AAdsisa, 10. slosjuics
dscocsion Of ioogwood. powder Of catschu,
alum, plaster Of psris. lead. lithargs. carbonate
Of soda. oi! u alnoads, cider and bad ran, may
b. nsntiossd - among their pleasant ingrsdi-
sats.
But IL Ia the ceneoetiol OF ''spirituoss Ii.
quers'' thst ,As sdultsrstsrs efthis ssnsrstios
srtiaulsr : excel. The tricks u tss Greek end
Rsmsn vistners wsss mere shildsiplsy 70 thsiss
ssrychuins. sulphuric seid. sugar fissd. Jalsp.p
opiates. and varissylsf pungsns alkaliss. are
lelssasiss thas ssssr into the cenpositisn q
ordinary bar-reoa liquors, and some Of them
eonnst almost wholly espsrnicious chemicals.
with small admixture Of unreesiGsd spirit.
No wosdsf. under sush siresmstansss, that tav.
err hrsady, ran, gle sad whisky, carry death
and nsdnesr ia their train. No wonder. also,
that physicians have lost confidence in the II.
quors Of commerce. and are or aid to use them.
etimulants. however ars - necessary In medi.
cal practice as 70 brifugsto Oh, sras sno
dynes, or alternatives, or any other Of the recog..
nized specifies in disease. The great question
:, can pure stimnlAnt be had. We ssy IL
can. We assert that HosrErsrRs' SroxAca
BrrTERr. the alchohoic basis of which 10 the es-
seuce of sound Monongahelo Rye, 10 as pure =
| timulaat as it - possibia for human skill To
manufacture. l: is, however, something more
and better than this, to-wt: A judiciously
modicated stimulant, in which the qualifying
Ingredients are the 6nest stomachic, apesient.
alternative and ambitious heros, roots and
gums. These vegetable constituents mod ,fy
and control the effect Of the spurious elements
and render the Bittss the safest miliest. and
most Elective invigorant at presest in use. II
may b rsmarken. perhaps, that this il an easy
thing TO say but how is ii to be proved, To
b We have only 70 reply that corroborativs
testimony fiom high scientific sources, and
from citizens Of good standing in every profes:
sion and calling. extending over . period 90
more than twenty I've years, 10 ct the service Of
whom it may concern. Volumes Of this testi-
meuy have been published. and there remains
ct least sn equal AMOUNT Is yet imprinted. 70
the melancholy consequences which ensue from
,hs sale Of uuwholessms compounds bearing the
names ofths varisus spurious liquors. the
powers that be are in some degree responsible.
Deriving. - Il does. = large revenue from the
Importation and msnuf seizure of alcoholic bev.
wages. it u aanifsstly the Asty 81 The General
0evsfnssnt to protect the people - far a pes.
sibls againss the intPsductisu q PeIsess mi
their daily drink. Still Eors impressive 10 The
Obligation to snisld the sick from the peril Of
berg killed Of iajurss By pernicisus sxcltants.
edministered - nsDicIxae. Inspection and TAI.
alton ought, IL this matter. - 10 hand il hs,d.
end il ~ eaoee Of AdulAeeeeed articss. insteed
ofbeing taqsd. should b Dssraorss. Eyerv
tinctsre aad extract containing, Or pufportinx
70 eensean saehohSL should b. s1aniasA ~
| sompstsnt scientific men, and not permitted 10
50 into tqe mardet until it, purity has been
aathoritaOvely certified. The oai.itarv inter
ssts Of the community should bs paramount 10
she Ahsnsiel interests Or the .0overnment the
public health being u isknitsly more impor.
tanee than the psDlis revenue. But NO such
protective supefvision 10 exercised either by the
esPtral pswsr = Washingsen q By the state
governments. The internal Revenue Assessora
and Cellsesefs simply demand their tax. knov
~ sothiag sbest Ne wholescmeasss or N.
| nsolssomsnsss Of the articles upon whish Il Il
iWhisd. The Custom Heuse tollectore inaie
nvten payment Of The duties required b. lav
On imported llque1s. bu how much or how lit
tls forsign psisoa there nay - il each cask sr
| Puncheoa. It 10 not their puoinoas 70 aeoerlain
Coegrsss seems 70 have entirely ovsrleoked m
connection Of public psetsssson u lseislatine Of
the liquor question. 0tsts Lsgislasufse have
bsen equally remiGs. Many Or them have tried
pr0hibssion. ssd eailed. Ne enc q them. g a.
= ~ are aware, has eadsavosed 70 n,tiasee
the evils Of which they have Ill complained NJ
t:sntotiee criBid systsa Of isspessaen, We
shsnld - 80 g. - assh . syseem Adopted =
an sxPeriment. Il would q leaas prevest m.
P-meePlsd dealers e6A1 palnlne 81 ,ivea the
workmg classee, = - ualinissd extent. ~
drsv aalAs ~hieh IN our jaile, poer. heussc. hos.
fatais, lanatso aeylIAa ead insam eresle srsves
with miserable ylctsas, We're such = rseals.
ton IN force, ~ should have NO need Is : nlain
the public pEeaa.