Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1869-01-08
A,ceAe,,e nissers.

While nc believe tha, the prcserip-
tion OF alcohol a. q medicine, is not
oaly Unnecessary, but fTaught with
great rsischici, there y another nnAt.
ter connctcd With the medicinal use
Of spirits that Is an snmitisatca curse.
We aludc TO the manufacture aud
sale Of The vari.Ws preparations Of
" "sod.corn whisky" palmcd o6 upon
tie credulcus public as" Bittcrs."
Thesc miserable corn,crfeits Of med.
icinal agents, claimiay TO possess won-
dcrtnl powers in healing almost every
complaint that human flesh is heir to,
meet us everywhere. The trees, rocks,
fences and out-houses, arc fairly plas-
tered over with the invitation 10
Take -'s Bii,ers," and the
shelves Of our drug stores fairly groaa
under The weight of these ,lrnnkard.
making compounds. We believe that
i, is no cxagScrsiion 10 cay that, ne'x,
10 the tlram-shops, these laboratories
VI death, are doing more than all 9th.
CT canscs combined. 10 create and fos-
Ter an appetite for strong drink. Com
ing in the guise Of "iricud in the
hour Of distress" they are armed
With double power " winning their
way in popular favor. They are sold
by respectable druggists Who would
,corn to cell whisky BY the glass, aud
shey are advertised and pufed into
notoriely by respectable papers, that
would scorn to advertise a common
:. .logg.-y" TIE s-sult Il, ihat tbs
men ~hu conencted the vile com
pounds. are rolling in wealth, While their
ruined victims are only outnnmbered
by those of tho legitimo.e drunkard-
making establishments Of the country.
!, il high time that the temperance
and religious press raised the cry Of
warning against these EVOLVES ia
sleeps clothing. Q"iasy M,)
Z.mixrunce .Ndaddrd.
ssPessnsssAess - Public InssrHc.
slO0.
Tic Govcrnor on Wednesday, ap-
pSintcd Mr.. A. S. kissell, Of Daven-
por-, Superintendent Of Public In
k,ructio-, in place of the lamented
Wells. u al the acts Of the hitherto
succeesfnl administration Of Gov.
Merrill, we doubt il any can be point
cd out, which has given such unusual
satisfaction as this appointment will
throughout the State. AZ an cdn-
Gator, and an org ganizcr Of educational
operations, Mr.. Kissell is without a
superior in the whole country. The
schools OF Davenport, now smong the
very best in the State. If not superior
tsany other, were entirely remodeled
"nder his management, and in accord
ance ~ith his views Of what the COM
mon school ossht to be; and their
excellence now is largely due to bis
indcfa,igablc labcrs there. Subec-
qaen,ly to leaving Davenport, he was
for some years in charge cf the
schools at Minneapolis, Minn., where
the same signal snecess attended his
Efforts as at Davenport. That Mr..
kisseal viii bring the same cnthusi-
asn,, ability, and practicalness be
has hitherto displayed TO the du-
tic~ Of his new office, and that lie will
continue the good work so happily
iuauguratcd by his predecessor, We
have every reason to believe.
There were numerous other candi.
dates for the Office, but Mr.. kissell
himself did not aspire; on the contra
ry, he had urged the claims of anoth-
cr able educator; but the Governor
rightly thought the State had claim
" his services. and asserted that
claim by appointing him.-1emper-
aacr .Non,lord.