The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-05-25

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Their utility depends, not alone on the qnan- {
tity of alcohol they possess. but also on Ger
tain other In Ingredients found in conjunction
with IL. MY reason for this somewhat minute
anslysis, is because there are some persons
Who, through real or assumed ignorance pass
themselves Off as models of temperance while
taking all other kinds Of ssimulant il they
refrain from brandy or whiskey.
After dwelling at some length on the ad l;a,ns
to those who used them under different cir
oumstances, the lecturer continned:-
We will now pass on to another consiae "a
veRy large section Of the community who
take alcoholic stimulants because they believe
it does their constitutions good who look on
think it a powerful sustainer where there is
much physical and mental labor; believe
there is no more effectusl means OF counter
acting the extremes of Temperature and attTl-
butte to it manv other beneficial qualities. We
have already considered it as medicine. and
seen, when judieiousfy admin istered, what
powerful agent for good it is in certain bodily
diseases. It will now be our duty to consider
its influence on tho body in a healthy state
both when taken in moderation and excess
Thu" acme" of human happiness is well ex-
pressed in the trits philosophic ssying-"mens
aana in corpore sano that Is, A healthy
mind in healthy body" How often would
ingly bartered for this, to great extent, the
poor mans birthright and greatest of all
earthly blessipgs! This precious gut It is the
obieat-pay, the duty-of all rational beings,
rich and poor, to maintain; but very often,
through ignorance or indifference, IL reckleseiy
thrown away. Does the taking OF alcoholic
healthy statei We shall see. The life OF
tho body consists in its continuous death
This seems parodoxioal, but it is no less true
There is constant waste taking place in every
Tissue of our bodies; each thought and eacl
act, in proportion to its intensity, is followed
by corresponding amount OF. OF :eoay, ana =
repair the loss. That material is our dali!
food. The more suitable it is, the healthie
will be the structure it builds up. If any
thing unsuitable be taken, it is not alone use
less In itself, but in proportion TO its deleteri
ous nature does it interfere with the Gf ma,
that is constantly going on 10 our body, ant
by which the articles we take as food are con
verted into separate tissues to supply tn
exertions. Let me try and eIemplify this b
. very homely siSile. An ordinary fire, befoI
tits kindled, you cay of IL, 1t Is not alive,
place, no more material 10 required but ono
the match Ia applied 1t leaps into life; ne
condition OF things exists as regards lit
alive Now, what constitutes this lifef
burning, . wasting away of all the materia
during which process it performs its heat; gi
ing function. Then, IL NO more fuel be adde
little ashes results, and it is dead. In fac
ito life consisted in its constant wearing ava
g and was only kept up by the addition of mo
.msterials which, IN proportion to ITS goo
nOn-comb1stible substance was put in wit
the coal is would lessen the effects OF the d
in proportion to the quantity used, and II
to It, OF otherwise {nterferrod with the cond
lions OF combustion, might extiuguish it alt
Eether. may say the undivided opinion,
physiolopists, after careful study and expel
naents, il that It does not in any sense OF Il
word servo a. food, but passes out of the sy
tenn as IL enteEed IL, unchanged. There
snoOd the dfsagreeable 'odor Of wh:skey
SiRo in the breaths OF persons who indul
freely In these stmulantG It Is only one
the alcohol contained in such drinks Wh'
taken into the stomach, alcohol unlike AL 9th
qieles q f0GS 70 81 once ABSORBED nnSi .S
and PeOdSelag its effect on she nervous syate
q Gfimalasion or iutoxioation, In pTopOrtit
e sa 1D ~ y SS Sv no. % Be U Sut
SNlNeet foe me 20 pOiht out hero what ba1So
~ ~ very eommon and erroneous tmpreset
S1ronF drsnksin ordinary nse. Let glass
Whisfsy ana . pint OF ale or porter he plae
before 8 perpon npdergoinG much fatigue a
exposure of cold and AJAX HnsanS % t tbe oil
e Whlskey IL taken In preference 70 tns 1lo
porter, under the falae impression that Oecau
IL stimulates moro Rapidly, anu w'tn 800 %
tensity, the more strength. aud endurance
impnrts to, the system. Never waS-[easoni
more faIlacious; it stands mother the tess
theory nor experience Let us see what q
the constituents of both these beverages
rough analysis shows the glass Of whiskey
consist of half alcohol and half water, WI
some ilavoring aud Goloring material added
tho blender. The pint OF alc or porter co
tains about tho same quantity Of alcohol tn
is in the glass of whiskey; and, III combtn
ton with this, there exists besides 524 graz
N,N.p ,aAf
cid nud ID grams of the phosphates
aud magnesium, all Of which pl