The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1883-05-04

system. No more dangerous method oi
attaining relief can be rcsortcd to. DR. "
liam llargrcavcS, in his admirable work on
Alcohol aud Science" says, numerous
experiments have been made, clearly prov
ing, that when alcohol is absorbed into the
blood and it becomes suIcharged with it,
that not only the blood corpuscles are af-
fcctcd, but that the liquor sanguincous itself,
suffers deterioration; that alcohol produ.
ces in the blood dies an increased aud unnat,
ural contraction, which hurrics their dcvcl
opmcnt inducing their premature decay
and death aud as u consequence the color.
ins matter disappears, and they lose their
vitality; less oxygen is absorbed. and less
carbon carried out Of the system; thus the
LIBERALIZATION of the tissues take place
1t is clearly an unsafe and too powerful
chemical agent to be used in order to
make up for the fatigue occurring in the
every day wear and tear Of ordinary life.
The cases for which alco. oil is generally
/ prescribed in some Of its forms, are those
in which weakness or debility is a promi.
ncnt feature. This weakness is never
disease in itself, but is invariably
the result or the symptom either of some
constitutional or local, abnormal morbid
action, which it may be safely said can
aever be cured, but may be. injured and very
frequently is by the use of alcohol. The
trouble is increased for the only scientific
and proper treatment is to remove the cause.
True, the use Of alcoholics often i'm
parts feeling of support and comfort to
persons who arc suffering from weakness or
fatigue, but this relief is many times dearly
bought, for the original cause cttcn re-
mains, aud is perhaps aggravated by the
alcohol We have no faith in the support
ing or sustang power Of alcohol on the
diseased system. When we reflect that it
causes deterioration Of the blood, brain
and tissues, it does really seem impossible
that it can in any way nourish or act us
food.
From the fact that alcuhOl can be found
unchanged in the brain and other tissues
OF the body, for some tune after it is iugcs
ted and that is derivatives have never been
discovered, it is improbable that it can
benefit the body the only rational and
natural inference is that the system culcav
OTIS to get rid Of it rs it as quickly rs it can
as it does to eliminate every other poison !:
and the organism in the words of Sam
! Weller, says; Out with it, rs the father
said to the child when he swallowed far
den, aud it is very doubtful if the tardcn"
would do rs much harm to that child as
alcohol will to weakened aud dcbilitated
system and feel certain that the said
"fardcn' would be just as nourishing as
tho alcohol.
! a NoRrII CARoLINIAN'S Luck In TEX
AS.-I Iestcrday morning when the train
came in frcm Atlantl long sandy bearded
man ppcd down the steps Of the second
class car and planting his feet firmly on the
ground he took upa position like base.
ball catcher and prepared to help his house.
,lJ J,vn ,r1 nrt E;rs, ,, H., ,la
lady with bandbox under one arm and
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