The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-05
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One Of TIE --latest cObfribatlaid toths
literature Of the alcohol question is an
essay by DR., Sutherland, a London expert
in nervous disorders, who, regarding
wine "a 70 good tRisnd, but q bad enemy
and recognizing, moreover, the impractic-
ability OF total abstinence in a social syn.
tenn which includes dinner parties, even
ing entertainments with supper, ETC., lays
down for the guidance Of HthOse who sus-
pect they are taking habitually a larger
alloyanes Of alcohol than is compatible
with health" the following rules: 7
gAlcoholic stimulants should never be
taken In the morning before lunch, II
one be obliged to do 90 hRbitually tits
certain that alcohol Ia gradually getting .
hold on the individual which be will not
easily throw Of. II, in exceptional cases
a person be called upon to undergo unu-
sual fatigue In the morning, and feels the
necessity for stimulant . glass Of beer
may be taken. No one In good health
shoula ever tPkP EIi4Hs OFPpiri'' in tho
III any one fears that he has taken too
much alcohol, the easiest way to limit the
quantity Is TO drink the same allowance Of
lthelsane vine every day fThie, for yafi.
loua rel sons, should be brown cherry, and
ahouldbe taken as follbW: Either two
GLASSES aiter lunch, and two after dinner,
or one and q half after lunch, the same AZ
ter diuner, and one with biscuit In the
afternoon. During lunch and dinner,
water must be drank, and wine taken only
at the end Of the meal,
"No healthy man should ever take
more than four glasses Of wine daily as
his usual allowance, and should reduce
this to three II poSsible. Those who are
accustomed to wine should not take less
than this every day,
"Those who wish TO become teetotleFs
should leave off alcohol very gradually
and, the period during which this
reformation is brought about should
extend over not less than two years -
"No healthy man ahould ever touch
spirits, whether raw or diluted except
under especially exceptional circun!
stances, as, for lnstance, after great ext
poSure To wet or cold. Liquors at dinner
are also to be avoided.
Roughly speaking, one tnmblerfnl Of
beer contains about the same amount OF
alcohol as one wineglassiul or wine OF
half glassful Of branls,
sgIadiebwho afein good health should
take one glass ofSherfy or clareta Of lunch;
one and half ordinarily at dinner; one
glass Of champagne and one Of claret at
dinner parties, and two glasses Of cham4
payne with SeltGer water at balls.
'Ladies In delicate health, who are go
Ing to ride in the park, II they have
breakiasted early and do not lunch until
late, may take glassIot dry sherry and q
biscuit before starting for their ride.
"Men, at dinner, may take glass Of
sherry with their soup, II they have not
had one In the afternoon, no hook; q glass
and half Of champagne, and one Of sherry
or Claret after dinner. II they will keep
to this they may dine out as often as they
like, and Il will not hurt them. 80
gEAtPubHcdinnefs the same rule should
be Observed, bdta5 there are occasiona on
which II Is almost impossible to avoid
much, Il Ia then recommended
that they should either have tumbler
full Of water by their aide, and drink q
Of II after every zip Of wine, or
that they should drink champagne and
1eltzer.water; half and half all through
1'4ij' %4Itball,, Ge.IPafest drink as refresh.
meht d isclaretcip. Badelaretiist thS lsaAt
offensive bad wine. A biscuit should be
taken with II. II Is astonishing what re-
powers there are In d biscuit
"At supper, under all circumstances
should be diluted with seltzer
water. II the champagne should be ques-
tlonable, claret cup should be taken, or
beer, il Il can be got. Il
FBtanay and soda water should be
avoided as rank poison. Diluting the
brandy does not destroy the pernicioua
effects, and the soda water, BY its bull,
lcts most injurouSly by separating the
forms and Awallbl Of the stomach, thus
preventing the gastric Juice from having
Tree access to II and assisting In the pro-
cess Of digestion.
III there rules have been neglected, and
a severe bilious headache be the result,
nothing short Of an emertic, which may
consist Of q tablespoonful Of mustard In
a tumbler OF hot water, will be efFectual
"If person suspects that be has thken'
bad wine, and fears the result, II Ia good,
plan to take about thirty grains Of care
Donate Of soda on the same night, before'
going TO bed.
"The best kind OF supper to have all
home Is biscuit and glass Of wate."
IN connection With The caution given
lboye agaihA soda Ester, II may be men.
ti0ued that the Beverage known by that
name In England Ia usually really made
II soda, whereas what Il ertoneouslyI
.alled "soda water' here IL simply water
highly charged with carbonic acid gaS, and
ofmS an innocent drink. With this ex.
.eption Dr.. sutherlaud's tnles are quite
IA applicable 10 this latitude al 10 Eng.
and.
SOUTHERN said In a speech at the
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