The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-07-28
DISEASE AND ALCOHOL.


IconsiderI shall do more in curingdis-
ease and preventing disease in 0He year
by prescribing total abstinence thaa
could do in the ordinary course Of IN
extensive practice of ono huudr Il
years. -Dr. Hgginbo'tom, an Eminent
Surgeon of Nottingham.
1t is no figure of speech. but the lit
eral truth, that hundreds of neuralgia,
hysteric and epileptic patients have been
driven into drunkenness OF lunacy, or
both, by the endless folly of advisers,
who had no better reason for the pre-
scription of large doses of alcohol ,ban
the fact that these diseases are attended
with nervous weakness. 1t
is grave scandal and mischief that
medical men should cndanger in this
serious way the power of moral resist
ance Of women and other weak per-
sons. DR.. James g. Wahley, ug The
London Lancet.
All kinds of ardent spirits and other
strong stimulants are not only not USE
full in preventing cholera, but dispose
to its attack. Boston Beard Of Heaith.
1882.
Resolred, That the vending Of ardent
spirits, in whatever quantity, be con-
sidered II nuisance-and as such is
hereby directed to be discontinued for
the space Of ninety days from this date.
By order Of the board Of Heaith.
James Larncd, Sec, Passed n Wash
:ngton, d. G.. 1882, on account Of The
prevalence Of the cholera.
All spirit-drinkers will be the first
victims of the cholera. Notuc dis
played by The authorities Of Londom IN
1892.
Cholera has stood up here (Montre-
ally, as it has every where, the advocate
of temperance. IL has pleaded most
eloquently and with tremendous effect.
The disease has searched the haunts of
the drunkard and has seldom left them
without bearing away its victims.
Even moderate drinkers have been but
a little better off. Ardent spirits in
any shape and in any quantity have
been highly detrimental. There seems.
to be natural affinity between the
cholera and ardent spirits. DIR BroA--
son. Writing from Montreal, 1882.
We have great horror of arsenic
and fifty other things; the fact is, ak
these things are mere bagateilc in re-
lation to the most direct, absolute, inn
mediate and certain posonings which
are caused by alcohol. There are more
men killed, so far as know English
statistics more men poisoned by alco-
hol-than are poisoned by all other
poisons put together.-Jas. EGmunds,
M. d., London, Eng.
The Tolkstrenna for August, 1854.
states that out of nine hundred persons
who died in Rotterdam the preceding
year from cholera only three were all
stainers --Judge Pitnldn.
have found tho use Of alcoholic
drinks to be the most powerful predis-
posing cause of malignant cholera
with which ! am acquainted Were |
one of the authorities, would placarI
every spirit shop in town with large
bills containing the words: Cholera
sold here. DIR. A. NJ adams, Profess
sor otthc Institutes Of Medicine en- the
.4nderSoajan University of Glasgow.
Alcoholism is widely prevalent. but
it is not popular to die a drunkard Its
victims are hardly ever credited TO it
unless they are poor and friendlcss. -
Eighth Annuol Report of Massachusetts
Board of Health.
l suppose that next to pulmonary
diseases, more persons come TO their
death, either directly or indirectly, by
alcoholism. than from any other cause.
Hundreds of men who die from liver"
complaint and kidney troubles might
, have been healthy men to-day if they
had not poisoned their systems with
alcohol. --James W. alexander, ricc-
president Of The Equitable Life fasur-
ance Company. New York.
In hospitals where the largest
amount of alcohol is used, there is the
greatest percentage of deaths. Dr.
King, Of the Philosophical Society o,
HILL, Eng.
l have amply tried both ways.
gave alcohol in my practice for twenty
: years, and have now practiced without
,, 1t this last thirty years or more. My
experience is that acute disease is more
readily cured without ii. and chronic
disease much more manageable. -
John Hgginboitom, +. II. 8.
As to the general use of alcohol in
disease. every form of disease would
be better treated without alcohol than
with it.-Dr. Benz. w. Richardson. T.,
Il. s.
Alcohol may be wholly dispensed
with without injury to the sick, every
intelligent physician being able to sup
/ ply its place with other remedies of
equal, if not of greater, value. DR.. N.
s. Davis, Chicago; DR.. Stephen spifb.
Ncso York; DR.. James EdmundS. Ion
don. and many other eminent nc. ia,