Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-06

be mentioned as among their pleasant ingredi.
en.s.
But i. in the connection OF ''spirituous Ii
quors" tbs. me nduterators ofthis generation
particular ' .xcel. The tricks fire Greek and
Roman winners were mere child's play to theirs
Stry chuinc, suphuric acid, gar flcad, Jalap,
opiates, and variety Of pungent alkales, ere
delecaeies that enter into the compositisn ot
/ ordinary bar-room liquors, and soms OF them
CONSIST almost wholly Of psrnieious chemicals.
with a small admixture Of unreetifed spirit.
/ No wonder, under such circumstances, that tav-
| srn brandy, rum, gin and whisky, carry death
and nndnesr IN their train. No wonder, also,
that physicians have lost confidence In the Ii.
quors Of co mmercc, and are afr aid 10 use them.
| Stimulants. however are as necessary in medi-
| cal pra ctce rs febriiureto r Oh, anc-
dynes, or alternatives, or any other OF the recog
nized specifies in disease The great question.
| is. can a pure stimnlant be had' We say il
| can. We assert that HosrEfrER's SroNAcH
BirsGRr. the alchohoiic basis of which is the es-
SERGE Of sound Monongahelo Rye, is rs pure
stiruulan, as it is possibla for hnman skill to
manufacture l: is, however, something more
and better than this, to-wit A judiciously
| ingredients ore the finest stomachic, sperient,
| Alternative and ambitious herbs. roots and
gums. These vegetable constituents modify
| and control the effect Of tine spurious elements
and render the BtteIs the safest, mildest, and
most effective invigorent at present in use. It
may be remarken. perhaps, that this 10 an easy
thing to say but how ia it 10 be proveds To
| his we have only to reply that corroborative
| testimony fiom high scientific sources, and
from citizens of good standing in every profes-
| sion ami calling. extending over q period
more than twenty five years, is at the service Of
| whom il may concern. Volumes oe tais tes.i-
mouy have been published, and there remains
ct least an equal amount as yet imprinted. For
| the melancholy consequences which ensue from
,he sale OF uawholesome compounds bearing the
names ofthe various spurious liquors. tho
| powers tina, be are in some degree responsible.
Deriving, as it does, . large revenue from the
| importation and manuf acture Of alcoholic bev-
eragcs. it 10 naanifsstly the duty Of the General
Government to protect the people a. far - pos
| slble against the introduction OF P0IsoHs into
| their daily drink. Still more imperative 10 the
obligatihn 70 snisld the sick from the peril Of
beng killed or injures BY psrnicieus excitants,
administered ~ MEDICINES Inspection and tax.
| alton ought, IL this matter. TO go hand in hand,
and in all cases of adulterated articles, instead
| ofbeing taqed. should be DBsrRoYsD. Every
tinciure and extract containing, or purporting
| to contain alchoh0i. should be examined BY
| competent scientific men, and not permitted to
go into tue mardet until its purity has been
authoritauvely certified. The sanitary inter-
| ssts OF the community should be paramount to
the financial interests of thssGovernment-t the
public health being of Infinitely more impor-
lance than the public revenue. But no such
protective supervision 10 exercised either BY the
central power at Washington or by the State
governments. The Internal Revenue Assessors
and Collectors simply demand their tax, know
ms nothing about the wholescmeness IN
wholesomeness OF the articles upon which 1t 10
levied. Tho Custom House Collectors insist
upon payment OF the duties required by law
on imported liquoas, bu how much or how lit
tbs foreign poison there may be in each cask Or
puncheon. II 10 not their business to ascertain.
Congress seems 70 have entirely overlooked its
function Of public protection in lsgslsting on
the liquor question. State LeRislsturss have
been equally remiss. Many Of them have tried
a. we are aware, has underworld to mitigate
the evils Of which they have oil complained. by
instituting Q rigid system Of inspection. w
should be glao to see such . system adopted q
an experiment. 1t would at least prevent un-
p-incipled dealers from pslming of upon the
working classes, to an unlimited extent, the
frey Huins which ill our jails, poor. houses hos.
piials, lunatic asy lums, and innumerable graves
with miserable victems. We're such : regula-
ton in force, W. should have no need 70 explsi
the nature and value Of our propagation through
the public press.
he report OF the Inspecting officers would be
our sufficient voucher-a stronger advertise
ment than any We could Trainer Gladly would
We welcomb the official agents Of the Govern
ment-State or Federal 10 our factory. aud
challenge their closest scrutiny, their sharpest
test. An inspection Law of the kind indicated
would. IT compesently administered. be one tof
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our statute books. II would be conservative
alike Of both health and morals. When the
British Government literally rendered opium
to the Chinese = ths point Of the bapooss--
oompelling thaf unfortunate nation 70 moks its
election between hopeless war and . demoral.
izlng and dssdly poison-ths Unitsd States
| cried shame! We denounced the conduct of
1reat Britain - uachfisti end inhumsn. 30
it Was but 10 our Government guiltlsss If il
tsctily permits ne people, ever whom ii should
N THE DAas The deadly properties Of opium
| are kxowH II can not 30 taken unvittinaly.
under the superstition tnat it ID semethire cisa.
I've taste and smell ossesy y. and eli Who bsy i
this IL NOT the eass with ad1itsreasd isauore.
The tasts. the color. the aroma Of undssicreael
brandy. gin, rum, Or whisky, 10 often Is cioeelv
simulated by the sxDert fiqsee mixers, tha.
aven, ooDn oisseurs are deceived 70 nv noAhias
Of the ignorant and unsxpsrlsaood. Nethins
short Of seienti6s analysis sau eetablish III
difference between the 1gsnuine and boeua
article, and the knowledge o. the feet emboiden
the mixers to food the markets with their
strocious compounds. The sum and substance
Of the whole matter Il, the standard liqusrs by
commerce. epurs and undefled, are not procur-
sble in this country. end Ne very mach doubt
if they can be obtained, in the cgdinasy coarse
Of trade, on the other side Of the Atlantic Even
if they could. they are not proper fer inval;ds,
Unmixed alcohol 10 not medicine The spir
isuous principle, howsver purs, must Is tened
and modified, and it, sxactisg power subdues
BY skillful medication befofs II y 1t % IS 81.
hibitea . preventive, . remedy, or rsstere-
tive. This has been effected in hostettsS's Hi.
tiers. The preparation 10 . perfect, SEE. and
sfieacious tonic, alterstiqs. corrosive and anti
bilious medicine. Nothing more and nothing
less
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