Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-06
HOSTETTER'S BITTEAS.

dOSIETTEkS B1IIEAS.
ADULTERATIox AND IT'S CoNskQUEN-
CES.-Adal;era.,on is a. cid as Commerce it
self Nearly all the vsluahie commodities, in
Guiding the precious metals With which the rest
arc purchased. have been at come time or other
deteriorsted by nnscrupulous men. Agss be
fore the art Of ais,lling into xica.i,s beverages
was known. the fermented juice of the grarc
vas sophisticated bv professional adaisera,ors.
The Roman Wine merchants tres, ed IN. matte,
In business Ii. e-way. The Father IL Me ic,ue
0Alsn himself, asthe,natised their practices
They used lead to arrest The scs,ous isrusuta-
ton. and boiled new vine in metal vessels. sub
sequen.ly adding sea water aid other vie in.
gradients TO inersass the bulk and clarity The
article. 10 this day some Of the Nedsssrransan
wines are subjected 20 processes similar TO
those in vogue ~ith The Latin viatssrs 5000
years ago. There were laws thss, % there are
sow. against adultsrs,ios. and then - nov, they
were evaded or disrsgarded. Al later date
tremendous struggle took place 10 Germany
between the ply sicians who applied tests to do
tect the presence Of poisonous metals in ,heTeu-
| tonic wines. and tie wiue growers who invent
| ed processes 10 defy them, and il vas no, until
comparatively modern period that science got
| the better Of deception.
The information on this important subject
which has recently been gwen 70 the world By
| eminent chemists is not, therefore. new a re-
gards the main facts. though N,s details may
have heretofore been unknown 10 the gsssral
public. Society WAS already aware that hun
dreds Of thousands Of ito members we're erassl
and destroyed BY poisonous liquors, though il
vas not 20 we'll posted q t. the asssre Of The
deadly agents bv which they were robbed Of
health aad reason and sent 70 uutimsly gravss.
Now that the community has been favored
with the full particulars, M must deter mine
for themselves whether they will drink the poi
soasus liquors Of commerce Or not. Those
whose physical and mental cosditioss 10 ssch %
TO require stimulating and toric trsstment- and
every medical man kknows that On imnssss
multitude Of the feeble and ailing Of both ssxes
are included IN this catsgory-have gain and
again been assured BY competent authority that
they will Ind 10 the celebrated vegitsbls Invig-
GRANT, known eveey where ~ Hoststter's Stom-
ach B,tters. pure medical preparation adapted
to the restoration Of their health and strength.
1t is not, indeed, . beverage. nor intended 10
satisfy the furore for siimu ants which the hery
con pounds Of the bar room create. Its simply
tonic, Alternative and anti bilious medicine the
| ingredients Of which are unadulterlted product
Of sound rye, and most approved specifics Of the
botanical matsria medioa. 10 view Of the his
DRY Of acuieratios from the earliest ages TO the
present day. and especially in view Of the recent
chemical revelations. published bv authority Of
the Board Of Health. can any man or woman Who
needs . medicinal stimu'ant, hesitate for mo-
ment between such . preparation and the con-
taminated and the unme dicated liqucrs IN COM
mon use ~ beverages One test superior 10 ali
others. and which can not err. hiss been applied
to this preparation. viz. tAs fsst Of eypvieaa.-
Por twenty ..yesss II has been doing good
| strengthening. restoring, Sustaining. For more
than two thsnsand years adulter ated STIMULATE
| have beod wor king evil--enfssb bling. maddeoins
| and slaying. The record is authentic asd con.
elusive on both sides, and 1t 10 for the udicious
and prudent to decide between the bane and
the remedy. II would sean. however. that
every rational being ought to prefer mild and
Harmless preventive and curative. 10 email but
efficient doses, to long and frequent gulps Of
active poison
At the carousals Of the ancient. egyptians the
miniature ssnblance Of . skeleton, inelssed ir
coffin, was carried round the convevial board BY
slave, and in turn resented 70 each guest.
Sucha remindsr Of the consequences Of indul.
sing in dangerous potatisus might b. revived
with advantage in this age Of civilization.
Perhaps If The same significant symbol Of
death in the cup" we're plaeed beside every
dram Of polluted liquor. many glasses Of wet
destruction" thst ere new poured down human
throats would be LEFT untasted.
II Is TO Be hoped that the world will sss day
realise the fact that exen pure dihusivs stinu.
liant can snly be useful for medicinal purposes,
and that in order 10 utaliss then they must arst
be combined with ionic amp alternative vegsts-
bic substances Upon she nature aud proper
lions sfthsss substances depends The sdaescy
Of I'll alcoholic medicines. Ne rev spiris, how.
evei carefully rectiasd and however free frsn
deliberations. can BE- freely and frequently takss
- common drink without evil consequence.
Thiak. then. what must nsesssarily b The resell
Of inbising habituslls esd 10 large qualities,
liquors con tanning 'fusel oil and other deadly
elements
II would. perhaps, b unjust 70 ssy that he
liquor mixers and those who retail these CON-
pounds. Intend 70 harm their esstonsrs. The
sns thing has been done from time immsmer,al
Aduiteratipn is considered brarch Of trade.
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