The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-01-30

milk" continued the Doctor, cor
eat food, it will take four hours TO
pass through the digestive organs
be taken up In the blood, aud be-
passed To the nerve cells from which
the brain is fed; while IL l drink al
chohol il will go straight 60 the
nerve cells in three minutes. This
shows that alehOhol is NOT digested.
1t is not food. IL is a poisonous
huid, electricity. which goes over
the sensitive nerves as electricity
goes over wire, straight TO the
outside of the nerve cells, which it
stimulates artifcially, when they
should be stimulated naturally
through the blood. rn. ..
al the spirit part of alchohol,"
continued the Doctor, "were digest
ed like soup, the kidneys and liver
would extract from 1t its poisonous
properties as they eNtract the inju-
rious salts from our food, and thia
poison would never reach the brain.
Once stimulated unnaturally by q
poisonous substance like whisky,
the nerve cells call for larger end
larger doses, till by and by a man
can drink two quarts of whisky or
eat seventy grains of morphine a
day. CiRehona rHbra stops the call
for alcohol"
"Does not red Peruvian bark and
alcohol both stimulate the nerve
cells? Then why can one cure the
other?' l asked.
"Well, alcohol 10 iermented dis
titled stimulaut, with poison IN IL,
while my medicine Is natural
stimulant, containing no poison, 50
my medicine stimulates the nerves,
and not being poisonous, allays in
tlammation-lhat is, IL holds the
cells open until the morbid deposit
is forced out and the cells accustom
themselves TO receive their stimulus
naturally through the arteries. IL
stops all craving for alcohol"
please explain the passage OF
food and poisoned alcohol 70 the
brain again" L said.
"Well. when man drinks alco
hol il goes, like electricity, straight
TO the nerve cells; thence to the eye
through the optic nerve; then TO the
brain, making a man talk lively;
then to the spinal centre, limberlng
the back then TO the muscular sys-
TEN; and, when it finally gets 10 the
stomach, he vomits. Food gOos
Just the opposite way. Food goes
To the stomach first, then TO the
blood, then TO the heart, and finally
through the arteries TO the brain"
"rhen red Peruvian bark stimu-
lates and builds up the nerve cells
until they begin to receive nutrition
from the blood"
"Yes, that's it. The only credit
l claim is making this discovery
and discover ng the location Of the
disease known as dipsomania."
"How did YOU discover that red
cinchona bark would cure drunken
nessY
"Wel, / first discovered IT, down
in Maryland, twelve years ago. An
account was published in the Sun
at that time. l had a case of n
drunkard, Bill Stevers, who also had
intermittent fever. 1t was "a hard
case of fever, and 50 ! tried red Pc
ruvian bark instead OF quinine. To.
my surprise, il not only cured
his fever. but he never waited 10
drink whisky afterward. When he
went into saloon and the boys
asked him 10 drink, Bin said:
II can't boys. That dog-on red
bark the doctor gave me not only
killed my fever, but il spoiled all
the whisky in Maryland for me-"
"What conspicuous cure in Chi
cago can you refer TO, Doctorf'
Well, DR.. ). B. Noble. lie had
/ the alcoholic disease. His nerve
cells were poisoned. He was once
president of the Illinois Dental As
sociation. He got 10 be a hard
drinker. His mind began TO be af-
fected, though a scholar aud gon
tleman beloved by everybody. lie
tried red Peruvian bark three weeks
ago. He's well man now, and
everybody in Chicago looks at his
cute as a miracle. DIR. Noble knows
it was a disease, and don't object %
being referred to-"
am satisfied that il the physi-
clans in New York will give Dr..
D'Unger's discovery trial they will
do more for temperance in year
than Cough and Murphy have lone
in all their lives. IL rs the first
remedy ever discovered that Kills
the disease and the inclination %
drink at one and the same time.
Eli PERKINS