The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-01-23
HosTETTER's BITTERs.
From the Cincinnati Commercial, July 2s, 1885,
Temperance In All Things.


although there may be differences Of opinion NJ
1 to the best method Of accomplishing the desiret
. end. Temperance means moderation, and though
technically applied to abstinence from the aso o
intoxicating fluids, has much broader signiGoa
tion than that Tho individual who abjuros al
distilled and fermented stimulants as deadly poi
son, may, nevertheless be Incorporate In his Ian
guago, in his pursuit Of wealth. In his eating, In
his political opinions. his prcJudices or his appe
tite. 1t Is even possible to preach Temperance
8 intemperately.
There are certain enthusiasts, for example, who
demand the entire abolishmcnt Of alcoholic stimu
lants. Against these ultra -prohibltIonIats th,
great body of the medical profession takes decided
ground. Nine.teuths of tho physicians and sur
geons of the civilized world prescribe alcohol and
medicines of which alcohol Il cardinal ingrcdI
ent in their practice. They say that II Is one Of
the most important articles In the materia mediea
and that nothing supply It's place. Sometimes
they administer Il neat, sometimes diluted with
water, sometimes medieated aud while admitting
as any sane and honest man admits, that It Is
excess, they argue that under certain conditions
and In certain eases, its is only advisable
but essential to the preservation Of life and the
restoration Of health.
Believing that the most profound pathologists
and Psychologists Of the age understand tho mat
ter better than pEofessionals We accept their
doctrine aud practice as phllosophie and correct
the more especially as the rusutS Of their tFcat-
ment confirm their theories.
The rational friends Of temperance, side by side
with whom We stand. frankly coneede that alcohol
Is sometimss necessary Rs q suallary agent. Mr..
Greeley grants this in recent article published
In "TAs Independent" and only fanatics, whose
zeal is untemPered BY knowledge, venture to deny
liz.
Here, however, . difficulty occurs. The liquors
Of commerce are 20 generally adulteraled that Il
l. pesilous to give them to sick persons. All the
lbrandies. runs. gins, whiskies, &C.. arc more or
less empOisoned. Each contains some ingredients
which provoke thirst for ardent spirits-and
thus drunkards made. Under these eiFcum-
stances, sensible Temperance men" should be the
arst to appreciate the Importance Of pure stimu.
liant for medical use.
1 This desideratum is supplied to the public and
the faculty in the form Of HosTETTER's
STOMACH BITTERs, which l. not merely .
wholesome rtimuIant but an invaluable vegetable
topie, corrective aad alternative In manufactur.
lag. advertising and selling it--for sanitary pur-
poses oniy-the propristors claim % be eOatribu-
ting a sound and substantial plank 30 the temper
anee platform.
There Is q good deal Of cant talked and written
i hSsa sF a.
ais Of mankind. II l. the misfortune Of many Of
there persons, and Of their disciples. 20 eoufound
the use OF diausible stimulauts ~ an antidote
With their misuse = beverage. The spirit by
which they animated i spirit Of blind bigot-
~ and intolerance, akin 10 that which, 10 The old
en- time, led TO the massacre of ST. Bartholomew,
the crusade against the AIbigenses. and many 9TH
er foul wrongs committed In the name Of religion.
Thomas Hood. the witticst Of philosophers. snd
the most philosophical Of wits, characterized thai
narrow minded aad aggressive piety which is con-
tnualy pecting at whatever does not strictly con-
form TO its peculiar ritual, as magpieiy and there
arg good many birds Of the magple feather who
would fain obtain the exclusive control OF the
whole temperance aock.
| The doctrine Of these individuals lacks consIs.
teney. The same argnments-if they deserve the
name-whieh they urge against the employment
Of alcohol and alcoholic ,onics IN the treatment Of
disease, or for its prevention. apply with still
greater force - most Of the favorite specifies Of
the faculty. Yet they have not q word TO say
against opium. mercury, stryehuine, iodine, qui.
nine, and other deadly poisons which are prescrib
ed daily by Thousands Of medical men. Are these
less deleteriOus than the pure alcoholic stmulant
used as a medium for difusipg the healing iDtln.
enee Of wholesome herbs and roots through the
systeml The most Incorporating ultfa-prohIbi-
ZIONIST must admit that they are not
But he has a reoinder In reserve. The powerful
medicants referred to are prescribed In limited
doses. Bounds are afixed 70 their use BY those
who recommend them. And Is il not the same, ne
ask, with regard to medicated spirituous. stinu-
Iants7 ? Every bottle Of HosTETTER's sToM.
ACH BITTERs. for example Is accompanied By
directions for its These dret tions are as clear
and explicit as those in physicians prescription,
and even il they happen TO be violated through
inadyertarce, no serious consequences ensue. 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 or even ten-fold, dose Of
the BITTERs would produce no such terrible ef-
feet. Opium is an in6nitely stronger intoxicsnt
than any variety Of alcohol and is extensively
used 10 produce intoxication as well as in medical
treatment. Why then is opium recognized as
useful curative by the same parties that utterly
proscribe all alcoholic preparations? It Is always
best to be consistent.
Bigoted prohibtionists would do well to learn a
few lessons from Sacred History. The patriarchs
and prophets Of the old dispensation 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 "those that be Of heavy hearts, Bad
wine and wine taken in excess, is made the type
of Heavens wrath as the 'swine of fastonishment,n
of "rapine," of "fury," of "afiiction." &C., but
good wine Is not only not prescribed, but Is ferc-
bly, recommended in many pages of the BibIe.--
Some commentators insist that the articles thus
recognized by Divine Authority contained no alco-
hol that it was unfermented juice of the grape 8
but as it is called "strong drink" in Proverbs and
elsewhere, and is expressly stated to be gladden.
ng9 this construction is evidently contrary TO the
text
The true friends Of temperance resort to no such
sophistry as this. They admit that diffusve
stimulant is good thing when judicously applied,
and this, and nothing more than this, il the arga
ment of the truly temperate.
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