The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-11-16
AWWusKYCURE.


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It was suggested come years
ago by Liebig that the use Of cod
liver oil would have q tendency to
promote . distAsts for alcoholic
stimulants. According 10 the
same suthorfty many people had
found they could take vine with
animal food, but not with farIna-
ceOus or amylsceoUs nutEilnent-
Aiwell known man of science, MIR.
Charles Napier, has undertaken 10
test these assertions, and the re-
suits OF his experiments are set
forth in q paper read before the
physiological section Of the Brit
ish association and which has at
tracted much attention in Eng
land.
The experience Of Mr.. Napier's
own family had furnished . seea-
ing proof Of the accuracy of Lie
big's statement. They had for
two years adopted . vegetarian
diet, and although brought mp in
the moderate use Of elcoholic lIQ-
uors now felt no inclination for
them. More decisive evidence,
however. was supplied by the ap-
plication of the theory to twenty
seven cases, the more striking Of
which may be briefly cited. The
first instance il that OF . military
officer, 81 years old, Of an erist0-
cratic Scottish family, who had
contracted habits OF excessive
whisky drinking while On service
with his regiment in India. We
are told that his custom WAS to
eat scarcely any bread, fat or veg
etables, his breakfast consisting
mostly OF salt Gsh, and HE dinner
almost wholly OF roast meat Dur
ing the day he consumed from .
pint to q quart Of whisky, and was
not sober more than half his time.
By Napier's advice he was In
duced to return to the breakfast
OF oat meal porridge on. which he
had been brought up, and toadopt
. dinner Of which peas and beans
formed important Ingredients.
He does not seem to have liked
the change aL first aud made the
significant complaint that he
could not @enjoy his whisky" ss
much as formerly. About this
time there was . panic among
flesh eaters in England OWING to
the cattle plague, and consequent
IL, the whole family was put on =
vegetarian diet. For some weeks
the husband grumbled very much.
but his taste for whisky gradually
disappeared, and in two months
from the time he became an entire
vegetarian he reiinquishad alco-
holic stimulants. and, according
to Mr.. Napier, has not since re-
tnrned to either flesh or alcohol.
Another case which merits
special notice was that of . gen.
tleman OF sixty who had been ad-
dicted to incorporate habits for
thirty Eve years, his outbreaks
averaging one . week. His con-
stitution was 30 shattered that he
lad great difficulty in insuriag
his life. After an attack of deliri-
um tremens, which nearly ended
fatally, he was persuaded to enter
upon q farinaceous diet, which,
We are assured, cured him COM
pletely in seven months. He
seems to have been very thin at
the beginning Of the experiment,
but at the close of the period
named had gained tWenty-eight
pounds, being then OF about the
normal weight for . person Of his
height. We shall mention but
one other OF the twenty-seyen
cases reported by Mr.. Napier.
It is that of an analytical chemist
80 years Of age, who is described
az q person Of some talent but OF
Incorporate habits. Upon Lie.
big's statement being recalled to
him, he expressed an opinion tina,
farinaceous food would not suit
his own constitution, affirm.
ing that he felt he had eaten
nothing unless he dined largely
upon flesh. He consented, how
ever, to test the suggestion by 4
months trial. His first dinner
which consisted principally o
macaroni, WAS eaten with littl,
appetite, but he preserved, con
irving to stimulate q desire 70
food by vigorous out door exer
else, and before the end Of si1
weeks was . total abstainer.