New-York tribune., 1842-02-05
EMpEpANcELEcrIRE-RI PROF.. s1LIIMAN.


TEMPERANCE LEcTURE-BT PROF. sILLIMAS.
The Exchange Saloon was crowded TO excess 10
hear the Temperance Lecture of Professor SIL IL
Man before the Washington Society. he learned
Professor gave chemical ANALYSIS OF alcohol. and
performed some bcautifu! and interesting expert
u,enis with some OF is elements lie showed that
alcoho! wa, an Indispensable agent III Sc!cncc and
the arts but no more adapted 20 The wants or con-
diton Of ,h, human stomach than most OF the
powerful acids used ina chemical laboratory he
Professor ncld hi, hand vial OF hIshy conccll-
tr-.ied alcoho-soInc that ne had made himself.
and he said that il were 10 drink about hali
Of 1t. about two giliS.) ~ probably would not be
able 10 get out Of the room alIvc---A Tvlne-g! g!aS9
full OF IT, he said would probably soon destroy
The life Of either OF the young lads before nm ne.
Profess sor RELAXED s,vera! interesting and humorous
anecdotes full Of instruction upon ihi- important
topic He took also ,l.. position that alcohol in
any form did not promote dige,tion; bCt=that II
disturbed The process and prevented the healthy
action OF the stomach. He -aid provoked apFe-
titc and caused more food To be swallowed than
wa, NECESSARY for nourishing the system. hcihcn
gaze. a hrci account OF NJ the wonderful e-
pcrimcnts oi DR.. beaumont with Alexis - Mar
Tin. u young Canadian, who was wounded=bv the
discharge OF a rn,lskcr in 1922. The charge tore
away portion Of his left side, laccra,lng the rns-
and pcrtorating the stomach. he wound healed.
but the ortce never became closed. ne pcrto-
ration into the stomach! Two aad a ha!t=lnches
in circumference. Through this orificr piece Of
meat ,ied 20 :; string could be let down into the
stomach and pulled ouizagain at any timc: and III
this manner the precise length ot time required tor
the digestion of any kind OF food could be ascer-
iaincd The gastric juice, wh!chi the great agent
Of digcstior, would pour into the stomach when
snv food or other substance was placed there. Inns
Juice the Proi,.s>or stated was easily taken from
the man stomach, and he had i bottle Of 1t ro,v
ut the College. The liquid was at the present
time apparently a. pure a II was ten Years ago
II had the peculiar property OF se!i-prcserva;ion OF
Of resisting purctaction. Ii would. II warmed 10
blood heat, dissolve meat ina winc-elas>. He said
he had never come to any satisfactory conclusions
as to i,S character from hi> attempts at=analyzlng
it; and he had sent a portion Of ii IN one Of the
most learned aud >hilIul chemists "t Europe. but
he was able to throw=but very little light upon
the subject, This know, said Prot. S-tllat ii
has no affinity with alcohol! and tlat they are IN
their nature and attributes totally diverse, orPo>-
sc>s couniel;lcting qualities
!. vcrv h,,lc drink of nnv liqud is better for
healthy digestion than a larger quantity. a the
gastric jucc NAV be so weakened by .iiution a I"
lose, fo,thc time being, much Of its power -butno
liquid that is taken INTO the storlachis 20 pcrmclou>
to the natural and healthy operation .! the gastric
Juice alcohol.
In regard 10 wines, he s;id that ii almost
impossible Obtain them in this country M pure
state. They were chiefly made from alcohol or
wliskcy. and druggcd and coiored, and 30 mixed
with VINE or the lees Of wine, to be passed of
under Il false name for the genuine fruit of the vlne
Prof Slman gave the brandy doctors :; i,lr tlit !;
he was glad 10 believe. however that the medical
lacul,y generally We're growing more and more OPP
posed to prescribing alcohol in any form for ncdi-
cine except in extreme Iic cautioned his
hearers to beware of the various ,incturc< OF
Spirtuo,lS solutions of medicinal substances They
induced excitement, and invalids, through the de-
critiul influence Of the alcohol, often thought they
felt better. and continued to use the poison until
they were cn,iccd To their destruction
The Professor concluded this most interesting
Lecture with some friendly cautions in regard 10
the use OF opium and tobacco. II an individual,
addicted 10 the llabi, of using either of these mar
co,ics. would break away from their llammcl, he
could lhcn know something Of the real cnjoymenis
of Il true temperance man. y. II. Palla,uin.