Return to text 9 King, Commander and Statesman 297-299, n. 116, and 324, n. 130. Curiously, Hammond makes no reference to Engel's detailed work on the subject. 17.117 and Just. The sources speak of a recurring pattern of fever and drinking. The ingestion of an alcoholic beverage by a victim of fever is harmful.
Alcohol is a dehydrant, and interferes with the body's temperature-control mechanisms.