The Panola weekly star., 1885-10-10
TEMPERANCE READING.
ALCOHOL IN TIE SYSTEM.

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The familiar phenomenon n bluahihg
IL produced by some emotion, either
agreeable Or other v A. n lIlirs
Ilholorlcs, D. H The clreulaiory syt
tom cou.hlng ~ heart arteries, veins
and capIlarIcs. i supplied With nerves
from tho Dmpalhetc system. When
these nerves nro In their normal cosdi-
tlon. tbcy maintain certain tension 10
the muscular walls NJ the arteries and
veins. II from any cause tho sympa-
tnetic nerve s pnraIylcd, the tension Ia
removed from thg blood.,essols which
h supplies. and tho result is IN In.
creased Ilow " blood In the arteries, 20
that the small cnpIlnrIcs become
gurgrd with blood Such IA the case
when some sudden emotion takes pos.
session Of the mind, hot flush Is felii
the skin grows red. Sometimes these
change are confined TO the cheeks
only, or they extend TO Thc roots Of
the hair" NJ "all over
Alcohol produces the same results
Very soon after alcohol is taken into
the system 1t paralyycs the sympathetic
nerve The tension In the walls Of the
blood vessels il lost; an Increased flow
Of blood finds its way into the small
capilarics which gives the skin Of the
face and neck especially, q flushed ap
pcnrnncc. When alcohol Is habitually
taken, the elasticity OF the muscular
walls Of the blood.yessels Is, in large
measure, lost, so that after the mmedi-
aie effects Of tho alcohol have passed
away the blood-yessels fail TO resume
thor normal size. and tho flushed ap-
pcaranco Of the face becomes per-
manonl,
Now, the heart ls pump, filling tho
arteries which lead from II with blood.
When the normal tension Is removed
from these arteries and they become
enlarged. II takes more blood TO fill
them. So that, whereas, In healthy
state the arteries by their tensions are
check upon the action OF the heart
under the diseased condition produced
by alcohol. that check Is removed and
the nabby walls Of the arteries. crying
for moro blood offer no resistance TO
the action Of the heart. In healthy
person the heart beats seventy times
per minute, or about 100000 In day.
Careful experiments show that two
ounces Of alcohol. tho amount n very
modclat ale or whisky drinker takes
daily, increase the heart beats 5000 In
twenly.four hours SO then the heart
OF moderate drinkcr beats i06. 600
times, instead Of 100000 times In day.
The force cSertcd by the heart in beat
ing 600 times would lift n weight Of
seven tons to height Of ono foot Put
ting the result In another form, the
heart Is driven 10 do extra work equal
TO lifting G53 pounds one foot high each
hour. i Il any wonder that feeling
Of languor succeeds, or that reaction
follows when the Immediate effects Of
tho alcohol have passed oifp sfb
Tho effect OF alcohol upon albumcn
cap readily bc seen by dropping an egg
into glass Of alcohol Ii Is immedi-
ately cooked. Albumen forms largo
part OF tho tissues Of The body. Alcohol
hardens the albumon In the tissues. Just
Ms II harlons II In the egg. Tho very
delicate walls of the nirccils Of tho
lungs are thus thiekcncd and hardened.
When the impure blood Is brought to
the lungs. TO exchange lis earbonic acid
and other waste product, for oxygen,
Il finds between II and the fresh air
thickencd, hardened membrane through
which the exchange can be made but
slowly and imperfcctly Tho blood
must return 10 the tissues OF tho body
still filed with impurities. Tho cor
puscles still charged with carbonc acid
arc enlarged. and thus tho blood Is
made thick.
Alcohol has strong affinity for wa
ter II drinks up all the moisture Of tho
body and causes inordinatc thirst. Al
cohol bcgets a strong appetite for IL
self. so that the thirst which II produces
10 generally slakcd for the time being
by more copious draughts from some
drink containing alcohol. thus only
augmenting tho eyl.
Alcohol Is not assimilated by the
body. but must be- thrown on NJ waste
matter. This Is tho opinion Of many
eminent physicians on both sides Of the
Atlantic. II Is true that few physi-
clans of acknowledged authority main.
tain that small amount Of alcohol may
be Incorporated into the body. Yet in
the amount Of alcohol that very mod
crate drinker takes daily. this can be
but an exceedingly small per cent. I'M
doubleday almost the entire amount Of
alcohol taken into the system remains
n foreign element until Il Il thrown of
by the cxcretory organs. Alcohol thus
entails upon the cxcretory organs an
undue amount Of labor which they arc
not calculated 10 perform.
The effects Of alcohol upon the brain
are easily foreseen when we reflect that
the brain Il composed largely OF aibu-
men. II Ia not matter Of speculation.
but Of actual experiment. The brains
Of drunkards are upon examination
found 10 be hardened The delicate
structure Is destroyed. The mental cf-
feet produced by alcohol. leading on to
the most dreadful of all diseases of the
nerves. are well known.
The exlilaratlng effects Of alcohol
are only apparent For short lime it
produces. AZ we have seen. an increased
activity Of the circulatory organs. but a
reaction follows Under lis continued
use the tone Of the system IA lowered.
Persons addicted 10 the use Of alcoholic
liquors are In moro danger from cpl.
denies than temperance people Tho
system that Is cloggcd by alcohol. 80
that the heart Is oycrworked, In which
The tissues Of tho air cells Of the lungs
are hardened so that the blood IL nut
impcrfecily purified In the lungs. Is in
no condition TO repel tho attacks Of dis.
ease. This has been clearly shown In
cases of epidemics. In one town In
France cholera proved fatal TO every
drunkard there.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN was one day din.
ing with party Of friends when one oi