The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-31
WITIiOlT ALCOHOL

The chemist. NOR particularly ths
pharmaceutical chemist. may inquire
how h j. to conduct rs proc" ~cs - ti
ont alcohol IL j. from The pharms.
CrutIcal lahortary we derive some 81 The
most important substances u~,-i In
mcdiciue ant the arts. Among them
NAV h. named ether. chloro.oTm and
choral ivd.atc three q. the most IN
d~>p.n-able agents knO~n'tH ~ -urc.
and the employ mcnt oi alcohol - c.-
Genital Ia prodict on. Alcohol - u
laboratory product 10 j, a chemical
agent which belongs "a the laho atory
IL J.. The hsndma4d of the chemist. and.
50 lons A. IL exists. should lc Tcta ned
within tbr WALL Of the laboratory Ia
the manufacture 81 mot ot the impuS
tan products IN which alcohol u ~i,h-r
Il r-ctls or Indirectly used IL pruduc
tou NAV lee made simultaneous with
the production Of the ns,n, desired.
In TIA" manufacture of ether and
chloroform. tho apparatus for alcohol
may bc made a part ~ the devices.
from which the ultimate agents. ether
and C~hloroiorm, result fermentation
and d!>jiliaiinn may h. conducted n,
on. end and the u ,thstics reseiycd a.
the Other. II j. true that In a chemical
laboratory alcohol i an agent very con
yenicni ia "A thousand WAYS. lBul II IL
was bani,hcd u%lterl. what would r.,
suit? There are other methods OF fab
Ticating the useful products named.
and MANY Others. without the usc of
alcohol but the process would lie
rather announcement and more c"~tly.
The Punishment 81 nj ohol would not
deprive uS Of "A single one of the indis-
pensablc agents which modern ciyiliza-
ton demands. and neither would
science he retarded by it, loss.
IL must lie remembered ibat modern
science has gwen us glyc.rine. nspthA-
hi -sulphide of carbon. p~yrolisneous
products. csrbolic acid and n handrci
other agents. which are capEhl. of TAX
ing the place of alcohoi IN very large
number of appliances and Processes.
The naturalist IL 40 longer dependent
upon alcohol for the preservation oi his
wonderful specimens aud the artisan no
longer needs alcohol Ia obtain convent
ent heat for his COS or la facilitate his
labor; cheaper aud equally a. good
substitutes have been provided. fe-
troleum IN It's refined and perfected con
dItion has taken the place 81 mixtures
alcohol and i%urp.ntine for obtaining
illumination; and Alcohol for purposes
OF securing light and heat can never to-
again needed Il, is onIy a quarter o. a
century since 20 D,UJ gallons o. alro-
were consumed annually for Hum
purposes.
The perfuIner employs alcohol ia
many of h,, products: but the question
arises: Have we need Of the per
fum"rZ' The man who iabrica es one
smell to cover another may BE- n very
artisan. hut lac is in no sense IN
dspensablc. Aside from hs cologne
and o,iorou- extracts. the p~rfumer can
dispense with alcohol. and. II its ban
ishment should ocrur. our good ladies'
no; know of the event from
meeting with any unsupplIcd want ut
the perfumera
A. regards the medical value II any
Of the -pirituous liquors which are
known IN commerce. VERY much mas rs
said. IL ali the brSndss.. ~hiskiss.
wines and malt liquors which are now
in existence were suddenly DESTROYED.
iAA hb'st fDotA - ~ sNtsbff FsVAA[
ton. no class but dp~omanisc. would
suffer any pain o. 4 stress FOR \ single
II these beverages are sonnet mes
useful n diiiusibie st.mulsnt. they are
often n bar To rec~upsratIon. M matter
= hat ma he the ailrn-ut.
In all eases If disease where m alien
solIc stimu.ant seem. ~ be- Indicated
,Cisnce presents other - mglants. non
alcoholic. which may serve equally -
iSeful 4 purpose. The alcohol QUESTION
IS related tO-medic ne may D. summed
ID in = f.w wOrs@. an -suse cas.. q!
exhaustion az debility. IL MAJ
D. regarded n = cpnvru ent agent. Il
nrcfuily employed. bat "a no i~nssancs
IF disease IN auy form . Il n medicine
might Dot &c ti.pea-eI With 2at
,;her s-cuts subsi tuteG
THIS v.ew Of tn chemical and the
need. and uses e aicohoI.
! related 20 the human family. - not
lr~ented from the s~tandposn; % iae :
temperance Drs'or. bu, :rsm that -. !
d. -cIrnijbc investigator. hsTx
'or uaany years. ta.cn = a-vfas a.,
1rsey o. the wnoie .eid. aai therefore =.
.peak with prsD~..t;zisoa acd knasE- :,
To present TIE ssb ct property. :
- that al zsrc .. 81 the us.fiun ~ yai
= iE,Iy brUsgh; ubder Dis gs.s0p, A.,
sould require more SPACE thAa i ~ /.
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