The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-01-16
HOSTETTER's BITTERs.
[From the Cincinnati COMMERCIAL July 2s, 1903.
Temperance In All Things.
AL COOP MEN, ALL CHRISTIANS,

although there mny be differences Of opinion a,
to the best method OF accomplishing tho desired
end. Temperance means moderation, and though
technically applied to abstinence from the uso o
Intoxicating fluids, has u much broader signiGca.
ton than that The individual who abjurcs all
distilled and fCrmcntcd stimulants as n deadly pol,
son, may, nevertheless, be iutemperatc in his lam
guagC, in his pursuit of wealth. in his eating. In
his political opinions, his preudiees or his appe-
tIse. Il is even possible to preach Temperance
intemperatcly.
There are certain enthusiasts. for example, who
demand the entire nbolishment Of alcoholic stitnu.
lants. Against these ultra-prohibitonists the
great body of tho medical profession takes decided
ground. ne-tenths Of the physicians and sur
geonl Of the civilized world prescribe alcohol. and
medicines Of which alcohol Is u cardinal ingredi-
ent, In their practice. They say that 1t Is ono Of
the most important articles in the maferia mediea,
and that nothing can supply i,s place. Sometimes
they administer IL neat, sometimes diluted with
water, sometimes medealed and while admitting.
as any sane aud honest man admits, that IL Is,
morally aud physically, poison, when taken TO
excess. They argue that under certain conditions,
and In certain eases. its Is not only advisable,
but essential to the preservation Of lifo and the
restoration Of health.
Believing that the most profound pathologists
and Psychologists Of the age understand the mat
ter better than non professionals VIC dcccpt their
doctrine aud practice philosophIc and correct
the more especially as the results Of their treat.
ment confirm their theories.
The rational friends Of temperance aide by side
with whom We stand. frankly coneede that alcohol
is sometimes necessary as a snaitary agent. Mr..
Greeley grants this in recent article published
in - The Independent" and only fanatics. whose
real Is untempered by knowledge, venture to deny
| Il.
Here however, difiealty occurs. The liquors
of commerce are so generally adul,erated that Il
Is Perious 10 give them to slek persons. All the
brandies, runs gins. WHISTLES. ac.. are more or
less cmposoned. Each contains some ingredients
which provoke thirst for ardent spirits-and
thus dTunkaris are made. Under these eircun.
stances, sensible Temperance men" should be the
arst TO appreciate tho Importance of pure stimu.
liant for medical use.
This dssiIoEa,um Is supplied to tho public and
the faculty in the form u HogTETTER,s
STOMACH BITTERS, which Is not merely a
wholesome stimuiant but an invaluable vegetable
topic, corrective aad Alternative In tnanufae.ur.
ing, advertising and selling it--for sanitary pur.
poses only-the proprie,ors claim to be eontribu-
tinga sound and substantial plank TO the temper
ance platform.
There IL a good deal Of cant talked and written
by some Of the sslf.eleesed rcformers of the NOR.
ais Of mankind. II Is the misfortune Of many Of
thefe persons. and Of their disciples. to eonfound
the use Of dausiblc stlmalants As an antidots
with their misuse beverage. The spirit by
which they are animated is spirit Of blind bigot-
~ and intolerance akin to that Which, In the old
Gu time, led to the massacre Of 81. bartholomew.
the crusade against the AlbigcnKes, and many 9th.
or foul wrongs committed in the name Il religion
Thomas Hood. the pittiess Of philosophers. and
the most philosophical Of wits. characterized that
narrow minded aud aggressive picty which Is con.
tinuaily pec.ing NJ whatever does not strictly con-
form TO its peculiar ritual. as magpiety and there
are good many birds Of the magpio feather who
would fam obtain the exclusive cousrol Of the
whole temperance Agek.
The doetriue Of these individuals lacks consis-
seney. The same argumenis--if they deserve the
name-which they urge against the employment
Of alcohol and alcoholic tonics n the treatment Of
disease, or for lis prevention. apply with stll
greater force 10 most Of the favorite specifies OF
the faculty. Yet they have not a word 10 say
against opium, mercury, Stryehninc, iodine, qui.
nine. and other deadly Poisons which are prescrib
cd daily by thousands Of medical men. Arc these
less deleterious than the pure alcoholic stimulant
used as a medium for dausing the healing inau
enee Of wholesome herbs and roots through the
sysiem' The most Incorporating altra-prohibi
ZIONIST must admit that they are not.
But be has n rejoinder In reserve. The powerful
mcdieants referred TO are prescribed in limited
doses. Bounds are affixed to their uso by thoso
who recommend them. And is 1t not the Same. We
ask, with regard to medicated spirituous stimu
lahts? Every bottle Of H0sTETTER,S sTOM.
AcH BITTERs, for example, is accompanied by
directions for its These directions are as CLEAR
and explicit as those IN physicians prescription.
and even if they happen to be violated through
inadvertarc ce, no serious consequences cnsue. Al
double or triple dose Of laudanum, or OF strych
nine, or Of mineral salt, may KILL and very often
does kill, but fYe-fold, even ten-fod, dose Of
the BITTERs would produce no such terrible ef
feet. Opium is an infinitely stronger intoxicant
than any variety Of alcohol, and is extensively
treatment. Why thtn is opium recognized "a
useful curative by the same parties that utterly
prescribe all alcoholic preparations? 1t is always
best TO be consistent.
Bigoted prohibitionists would do we'll 10 learn a
few lessons from Sacred History. The patriarchs
and prophets of the old dispcnsation and the
apostles Of the new, were not one idea men. They
did not hold that the abuse of the thing was an
argument against its use. The cultivation of the
vine as material for the manufacture of wine is
sanctioned by the Scriptures. It is commanded
to be given to "him that is ready to perish" and
also to CHOSE that be of heavy hearts," Bad
wine and wine taken in excess, is made the type
of Heavens wrath, as the "wine ofasonishment" of
of "rapine," Of "fury," of fafliction." &C., but
good wine is not only not prescribed, but is forci
bly, recommended in many pages Of the Bible
Some commentators insist that the articles thus
recognized by Divine Authority contained no alco-
hol-that it was unfermentcd Juice of the grape
but as it is called "strong drink in Proverbs and
elsewhere, and Is expressly stated to be gladden.
ing" this construction is evidently contrary to the
text
The true friends OF temperance resort to no such
sophistry as this. They admit that difusive
stimulant is good thing when judiciously applied
and this, and nothing more than this, is the argu-
ment of che truly temperate.
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