The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-02-06
HOsTETTER's BITTERs.
rFrom tho Cincinnati Commercial, July 2s, 1868.
Temperance in All Things.
ALL GOOD MEN, ALL CHRISTIANS,

although there may be differences OF opinion rs
to the best method of accomplishing the desired
/ end. Temperance means moderation, and though
technically applied to abstinence from tho use OF
Intoxicating fluids. has much broader Figniiica-
tion than that. The individual who abjures all
distilled and fermcnied stimulants M deadly poi
SON. may. nevertheless. be incorporate in his Lam
guagc. in his pursuit of wealth, In his eating, in
his political opinions. his prejudiees or his appe-
tito II is even possible to preach "teihporanee"
intcmperatey.
There are certain enthusiasts. for example, who
demand tho entire ubolishmont Of alcoholic stimu-
lants. Against these ulira,prohibitionists the
great body Of the medical profession takes decided
ground. Nine -tonths Of the physicians and sur
scona Of the civilized world prescribe alcohol. and
medicines of which alcohol Is cardinal ingred-
cnt, in their practice. They say that II Is one Of
the most important articles IN the materia modieG.
and that nothing supply it, place. Sometimes
they administer il neat. sometimes diluted with
water sometimes medicated aud while admitting,
rs any sane aud honest man admits, that il IL,
morally and physically, poison, when taken to
excess. they argue that under certain conditions,
and in certain eases. its is not only adVisabls
but essential to the preservation Of life and the
restoration Of health.
| Believing that the most profound pathologists
aud Psychologists of the ago understand the mat
ter better than non professionals We accept their
doctrine and practice philosophio aud correct
the more especially a. the results Of their treat
ment confirm their theories.
! The rational friends Of temperance. aide By side
with whom We stand. frankly coneete 'het alcohol
/ is sometimes necessary as soaitary agent. Mr..
Greeley grants this in a recent article published
+ in "TAe Independent" and only faaaties. whose
zeal is untempsrcd by knowledge, venture 10 deny
liz.
| Here. however, difficulty occurs. The liquors
Of commerce are generally adutsrAted that il
/ Is perous 10 give them To sirk persons. All the
braudies. runs. gins. whiskies, &c, are moro or
less en poisoned. Each contains sorae ingredients
which provoke thirs: for srtieh, spirits and
thus dfuukards are taads. Under these eircuu-
stances. sensible Temperance men" shouIi lie the
arst 20 appreciate the importance of pure stau-
liant for medical
This desideru,nm Is sapplied 10 the public and
the faculty In the form Of HOsTETTEk's
STOMACH BTTTERS. which is not merely a
wholesome .timulAns bu, Invaluable vegetable
tore, corrective aad Alternative In manuiaetaF-
ing, advcrtising and selling it-for sanitary pur-
poses ony-thc propristors claim 10 be eon,Tibu.
ting a sound aud substantial plank to the temper
ancs platform.
There Is a good deal Of cant talked and written
by some OF the self-cisc;el reformers II the mer
ais Of mankind. 1t Is The misfortune Of mAny Of
,hsfs persons and Of their disciples. 20 eonfound
the use Of diausibls ataulan,s ~ &c aniiIDls
with their misuse as leverage. The spirit by
which they animated IL spirit Of biind bigot-
~ and intolerance akin - that which, in the old
en- time led TO the massacre Of st bartholomew,
the crusade against the Albissuses. and many 9th
CT foul wrongs commits IN the Eame Of religion.
Thomas Hood, the wI,tiest Of philosophers. aad
the most philosophical Of Hi;s characterized tha,
Narrow minded aud Aggressive pe,y which Is Goa
Inuaiy peeting a, whatever does not strictly con
form to its peculiar ritual. magpisty and theFu
are good many birds Of the maspie feather ~ho
would faia obtain The exclusive control Of the
whole temperance hoek.
The doctrine Of these individuals lacks consis-
iency. The same argumenis--if they deserve the
Dane-which they urge against the employment
Of alcohol and alcoholic tonic. ia the treatment Of
disease, or for IL prevention. apply with stlll
greater force 70 most Of the faYori,e specifies Of
the faculty. Ye, they have not a word TO say
against opium, mercury, f,rychnius, iodine. aai-
nine, and ether deadly poisons which are preserib
ed daily by thousands of medical men. Are these
less deeterious than the pure alcoholic stirnulaur
used a medium for difusing the healing inau-
ence Of wholesome herbs and roots through the
system? The most stuneompromising ultra prohibi-
tionis; must admit that they are not.
But he has 4 rcjoindcr in reserve. Tho powerful
medieann referred to are prescribed in limited
doses. Bounds are affixed TO their use by those
who recommend them. And Is it not the same, we
ask with regard 30 medicated spirtuous stimu-
lants, Every bottle Of H0sTETTER's sT0M.
ACH BITTERS, for example, is accompanied by
directions for its These directions are as clear
and explicit those in physician prescription,
and even If they happen to be violated through
nadvertarce, no serious consequences cnsue. A
double or triple dose Of laudanum, or Of strych-
nine, or Of mineral salt, may kill, and very often
does kill, but fve-fold, ten-fold, dose Of
tho BITTERS would produce no such terrible ef-
feet. Opium is infinitely stronger intoxicant
than any variety of alcohol, and is extensively
used to produce intoxicatiOn as well as in medical
treatment. Why then is opium recognized as
useful curative by the same parties that utterly
prescribe all alcoholic preparations? 1t is always
best to be consistent.
Bigoted prOhibitionists would do well to learn a
few lessons from Sacred History. The patriarchs
and prophets Of the old dispensaton 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 material for the manufacture Of wine is
sanctioned by the Scriptures. 1t is commanded
to be given to "him that is ready to pcrsh,", and
also to 'fhose that be of heavy hearts," Bad
wine and wine taken in excess Is made the type
Of Heavens wrath, as the "wine of ofastonishment"
of "rapine," of "fury," of "afliction." &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 unfermented 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 a diffusive
stimulant is good thing when judiciously applied
and this, and nothing than this, is the argu-
ment Of the truly temperate.
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