Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-12-02
NO. 2S5.
MIsCELLANEoUs BEADING.

A PHYSICIANS EXPERIENCE ~ DRINk>
5, DR.. Dixon. ot the Scalpel. in one Of H. r"-
cent articles on lager beer and its compa'a
I tive intoxicabiiity, gives the following -.
count Of hls own experience in drinks
| I'VE began to drink early--a few days al.
ter brth-and we have been at II ever since
We did not begin exactly on grog or ira, or
coice-though we have been told by omr
| brethren. they think We could have stood 't
even thus early We are told We book t. the
latter. aud the use Of wine very kindly. It
was constitutional habit We derived from
our prngeniturs. We were always taught O.
view drnnkard as filthy creature, AMI
once confirmed in the habit Of little canr".
| puence; and better dead than alive, :" wr
>tllI think We brought the matter II IA
ger beer IA the only test Of which it wa sus
rrptibe, namely, its actual use: thus we pr.
ceedrd After the use Of Falkirk ale dnrn&
the winter season. when We desired II, ~
twenty cents bottle. holding III crdimnE
tulnbler tul. we became perfectly familiar
with its effects We found it after n hara
days professional labor. mental and phys.
cal, generous provocative to good plan
dinner OF roast beef or steak, and derldri
comfort to the inner man: iftakeu before dsu-
ncr. or at night, we always suffered head
ache or loss of sleep: so we discontinued ~
use ut those times, nor do we now use 1t dur.
ing spring or summer, reserving II only Tor
the coliast weather, when We can breathe II
away. and not feel it in our head In The
spring and fall months, we use Phladel phla
ale, but as soon as the summer approaches.
we invariably find that article either drug
gcd or liquorcd up to the fuddling point:
then we stop it, and take 10 claret, which
never affects the head-as we use it-poSsl-
bly, because We never take enough, as III our
humble opinion, all the brains u man
has, especially if he knows them to he mod
crate in quantity, he had better keep in good
working order. if he gets his living by sur.
gerry.
We take black tea in the morning, for IT
exciting and sustaining properties-not !"
the evening, because its exciting property
would keep US awake all night; green tea -
very delicious and very intoxicating, and
We never use it because we know it 10 be -.
Coffee we love dearly, and used it in our
youth to be a coffee sot We left it off because
it had nearly destroyed our digestion, and
gave US violent pslpitations OF the heart; our
nervous system could not stand it; neverthc.
less, Nc lO't " tACesSlfolJ StiH, uS Jul h'''
informs when We smell it, but We never use
it. Now for the erperimentnm cruciS. fal-
kirk ale. costing twenty cents tor small
pint, does not produce any swimming IN
the head, or confusion of idess-although
we know it contains spirit because it did not
it would not answer our purpose. Claref,
about half pint or much depressed, pint
costing three shillings-we find just about
as generous stimulant as Falkirk ale. We
are brought to strong donbt of the summer
Philadelphia ale as an honest article, by the
test Of price, it only costs seven cents, and
will make mans head swim, and his eye
lids droop as quick, and its effect will ln>t
MS long, us the vilest kind of lager beer; 50
We SET that down in summer, rs drugged or
hquored. Lager beer costs three cents to SIX,
differing in price according to the getting up
of the place where it is drunk. Now, c"u
pie Of glasses will produce more effect than
either Of the others; one is quite enough to
be felt sensibly over the eyes, and is apt 10
be followed BY headache"