Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-29


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STIMULATES IN
SICK RooM.-The vile Or, Of sdsltsrating A.
eotclic itqusos vas rractics5 in Greece ass
Rome more th-u two centuries asc, and then ns
now, n . medical faculty denounced IL. aud Ia.
me,ted the difficulty OF procuring pure and
wholesome stimulants for the sick. Hippo
crates called attention TO The tricks of the Al
Christian era. 0aicn, some what later. s.srni-
rsSuksd the wine merchants sf Rome for tam
PER- q with the Juice Of the g-aps. There wss
~ distillsdSiisusss 10 those days. aad May 81
The subtiis poissns q crescent sssd ~ liquor
mixers we're snknown but considering their
kaowlsdys and opportunities, 0,hs adultsraters
Of The classic ages showed considerable ad-
roitness il their nesarious calling. Lead, lime.
gypsum, sud go water wsrs rut int new wise
by the Roman dealers, and II vas bsilsd and
lsf. to cool il metal vessels. By way Of inprov-
ing II. taste end giving il Transparency. IL
his dsv some Of the Mediterranean wines are
subjec.edto . similar process. Ali the wires
Of Europe are msrs Or less adulteratsd before
thew leave the "A.st Asads;" and - 10 the STUFF
commonly rstailod in this country. under THE
MONIES efPert. cherry. Madeira. Ae., sloejuies
Dissection Of ieogwosd. powder Of eatsshu.
alum, plaster Of paris. lead. iitharss, sarbssats
Of soda. si! Of alneHds, elder ssd bad rum, may
- psstisssd - anssg their pleasant ingrsdi.
ssts.
Bat Il Il The ssseoeties .sf ''spirituoss H.
quers' thss Ne adu,s,rstsrs sfthis generation
ar,iaular ' .xcsl. The tricks Of re Greek and
Keenan, winners we're mere ehild's'plsy to theirs
ssryehniss. sulpAurie acid. ssgar flsad. Jsisp.p
opiatss. and varisty0sf puagsst alksiiss. ere
d.lssseiss that ester iste he conpostisn 81
srdissry bar-rsen liasors. and ssns Of them
CONSIST almost wholly Operations ehemissls
with small sdaixturs Of ussecsi6sd spirit,
Ne wonder. under such sirssnstancss, that tav.
era brandy, rum. Ga and whisky, carry death
and 4 sdnesr in their train. Ne wonder, also,
that phi sicians hsvs lost confidence In the H.
eucrs Of commerce, and are ar aid 10 use them
biimuants, however are - necessary 10 med;-
cal practice as 70 briiugste CHI, o. ~ ans
dynea. or alternatives. or any other Of the recog.
n ized specifics in disease. The great question
., can pure stinnlant be hadp We ssy 10
can We assert that Hosrsrs,Rs' SroNAcs
RIrIxRr. the slchoho;ic basis Of which is the e
SERGE of sound Nonongshelo Rye, is a. pure .
| timulant as it's possibla for human skill 10
| panufacturo. !: is, however, something more
and better than this, to-wN A judiciouslv
modicatsd stimu'ant, in which the qualifying
I Ingredients ere IRE 1sest stomachic, speYient,
slt 4
gums. These vegetable constituents modify
and control the effect Of tne spiritsus elements
| and render the Bttsn the safest mil5.s., and
| most elective invigorant at present in use. II
may BE- rsmsrken. perhaps, that this Is an easy
thing TO say but how is it to Be proveds To
his We have only to reply that corroborativs
testimony flon high scisntisc sources, aud
from citizens Of good standing in every PROBES:
sion and calling. extending over . period 90
more than twsnty I've years, is Of the service Of
whom il may concern. Volumes Of this testi.
neuy have been published, and there remains
1t least an equal AMOUNT As yet imprinted. 70
the melancholy consequences which ensue from
she sale Of unwholesems compounds bearing the
names ofths various spurious liquors, the
powers that be are in some degree responsible
Deriving. ~ il does, large revenue from The
in portatien and manufacture Of alchoiic bsv.
srsgss. IL 10 nanifsstly The duty Of the 0ensra d
Government TO protect the people a. far - pss-
sibls ssainss the introduction Of Poisoss INT.
their daily drink. Still more imperative 10 the
obligatihn - saisld the sick from the peril Of
beng killed 81 injurss BY Dsrsicieas sxsitants,
administered - nsDlciAss. Inspection and tax
ation eugnt, Il this matter, - 70 nand il haud.
and In I'll easss Of adultsrated articles. instead
ofbsiag taqsd. should ~ DssrnoYsp. Every
Mae.sre aad extract containing. Of purPorsisg
- contain alehohol. should Ls Examined 81
competent seisnti6c mes, and not permitted 10
50 int tqe nardst until il purify has heen
suthoritauvsly esrNhed. The sanitary iutsr.
ssts Of The community should - parAsnouDt 70
the hnansial inssrsses Of thss0evsrament the
pew SSesso Ovs11 ~ S0ouISOiy mOKO IWDOT.
lance than the pnDlis revenue bet no such
prossetivs supsfvlsion 10 exercised either By The
central pswer at Warrington Or By the State
gsvsrn0ents. The internal Revenue Assessors
aud Collectors simply demand their tax, kaow.
rs nothing about the wholsscmsnsss Or a.
nsoissomensss Of The articles upon which Il 10
ivhisd. The Custom House Oollsetors insis
uvsen payment Of the duties required By law
On imported Liquors. bu how much or hcw lit
tie foreign pslsoa there nay b in sssh essk Or
punchsoa. IL 10 not their business 70 asoertaia
Congress seems - hsvs entirely evsrlsoksd it
connection Of public profession il lseislasing Of
| the liquor question. State Legisleiures have
bssa equally renise. Many Of thsn havs tried
prohibition, and failed. Ne eno Of then. q FAR
/ q ~ ars swass, has endsavorod 90 nitiras
the evils Of which tAsy hsvs eli cenplained. oy
ins.isating origid system Of Inspection. W.
should bs glsa 70 zee such . systsn adopted %
~ s1pennent. II would at least prsvent ~
incipled dealers from pslning 81 upss tAs
wo'kiag classes. = . unlimi,sd sxtsst, the
h!ev sa'ns which tll our jails, posr.heusss, hos
pitfalls, lunatic asyl ums, and innumerabls graves
with miserable victens. Wore such : rxsula-