Smyrna times., 1855-09-26

that any alteration or dIstui bance III the "ntu
raj conditions under which it is performed can
only be attended by peril and mischief. AlcO-
hoi, by its high cOmbustibilty when drunk,
perverts lhe di.n OF reSprattrp, establishes a
new order of ch lnges, and &c ttrrS eXcltcm, nt
and dscord th,on r'i1gt the organism. AS al
cohol is more coinbustiblc than hurmaI food, II
seizes first upon the oxygen u the blood, gene
rates heat in unnatural intensity develops the
noxlous and poisonous products Of docompos.-
ton with unusual and Injurious rdpidlty, con-
tributes to dctaIn in the system those waste
equipments wh ch result from tissue decompo-
slton, and which should bc constantly hurried
away bv i r',e'nra,ory process, and. by rs ng
up the oxygen VIII ch should have ac,ed upon
the natural TODD ana tissues, puts stop to their
healthy changes,
AS uXVEen ls the III. tor of animal vitality,
its physiological ACTON cannot in any way be
! lntertered Wth without profound constitutional
disturbance. BY Introducing INTO lie organi IN
a substance whose cnmhustibilIy ranges much
higher than the ailments nature has provided.
and which is So subtle and d,ffusivt int II
| flashes almost INSTANTLY throughout the system.
refusing to be subjected 20 Ihe tlrdy process ui
digestion, the regular and measured move.
ments are subver'ed, the wheels of irf1 SPIN
with preternatural velocity, and, whrn tie d s.
turbing agent has speut It's force. the whole
system sinks into weakness and cxhIustion.-
Man may thus thoughtlessly trite with the
| laws OF his beng, and believe THAI he is the
J gamer by breaking hs constant ana equal cur
rent OF life mo succession of puroXysns ma
l ID Z
of nature are different; ant he can oily ac-
compllsh his lnur Gus iurDosc by prrtertmg
with wauton ngenn ", thos- henrlicent aye -
which were intended to rrngihen aua %
| bless, INTO malgn frees To disorder and de-
stroy. 1t is not food that produces such results,
but food wickedly changed by the cunning de-
| vices of art.
| These facts explain to US why il is that alco-
hol, although a source of force, does not behave
| IN the system like true dietary principle, but
as dlsurbrr OF the physiological harmonies; ;
a qulckener ana provocative OF all the tunct.Ons
"a swift al fry stInu IN. Tat alcohol
produces force In the sySt~n. Is nothing Tn"
question Is, what KIND OF o.ce--Ip what way
produced M. Milne Edwards, an emInen'
French phy >oogIst, injected phosphorous dis
! solved IN oil INTO the veins II an animal; IL
escaped through the lungs as phOsphOrIc acId
| gas--burnt osphorus; il was changed to
force in the animal system; but who wnuin
therefore be so llcnnsderate as to regard THAI
! furious fire-producer, phosphorus, as food, or
aught but deadly poison!
! The Westminster reviewer argues that aIco
! holc liquors arr toOd, brcTus" when drunk ;nnl
are capable OF repac..i.. tno,; sl.i Ql"tes ~"
cases TO show tnd' ~n = l..-.. ~ "a ~ II.
taken less fool Ns ~ :! : 'na
spirits replace food, thai ~ sI or atiay
! the appetite, go thIt IA :, trtJ usual qulntity
! OF nourlshment is taken, II by no means follows
that the spirits are themselves TODD Many
causes will produce this effect, TO which We
should hardly assign the character OF nutritiy-.
| FriE Eht may remove the appetite, and thus stand
in the place of food; 1t may even, like alcoholic
excitement, temporarily increase the strength
or bodily force, as IN many instances II is kn""n
to have done; yet We can hardly Consent il"
identity mental emotions with food. FOu air
will replace with food. 1t is well knOwn thGt
manufacturers have rrtOscd to vent'late on &C.
count OF the augmented expense of boarding
their hanC sand that the proprietors II eating
houses who had introduced ventilation have
atterward sealed up their ventlducts rather
thun advance the price of meals; and every
body knows that the appetite becomes sharper
IN the open air than in-door-. VItIated ali
J thus replaces alment; but Is II therefore to b
ranked among Goods, especially when the pur'
pose Is TO give 1t ali possible responsibility, anu
construct IN apology iur VICIOUS habits o breath
ing!
: We have thus yielded to the writer IN the
2 Westminster ReuieL0 his utmost demand, tina
al food be considered as oXydlZed in the system
for the production of force; and that alcOho
when drunk is disposed of in similar way
Rut we have shown that even this full conces
: sion furnishes 10 Just basis upon which to buIlI
[ the doctrine that alcohol Is iheret re food
A we appeal to the universally recognized ettct
of food and OF alcoholic liquors upon the humai
system, the same CONCLUSION ls reached. Ewes
i the writer whOtn We are cOntrovertIng ha
: burne his testimony to this point Of what ia
U lnent that nature has furnished can 1t be sal
. that il justly has bad reputation-'hat II hi
8 peculMrities which tend TO mischief and nlse
IT ry--that it is a very dangerous, tricksy spirit
e which leaps into flames OF fiery eXaltation, IN
3. only absolute preservative against WHICH 10 L
> let 1t entirely alone! This language ID cer
tainly descriptive OF anything but food. Ca
S it, indeed, be for a moment contended, in tn
7. light of universal experience and candid com
l. mon sense, that men habitually procure an
N drink alcoholic liquors as food Is it reall
nutrition that people are after when the
i indulge in VINE, beer.and brandy? Or is
l. not to obtain other results which food is tota
e ly incapable of supplying that these liquors ar
l. sought and priced! Having different desigI
different properties, an as the whole world ca
= attest, different effects upon the human organ
D. sul, from food, We protest against this sophl'
I'd tIcai and Msch!evous attempt to unproVe IN
of character oI alcohol in popular regard by asst
a eating 1t with fools, and thus adding piausb
reasons to the bad motives already existing Il
Cd its common employment as q beverage.--Ne
III York Tribune.
e. Or A man, famous for hunting up enigma
!. philosophizes thus: "What strange creature
girls are; offer one of them good wages
e. work for you, aud ten chances to one if the o
it's woman can spare any of her girls--but ju
We nrnnnse nlatrimonY. and sac if theY don't inn