The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-24
BEER And DIGESTION
What DR.. Hare, of the University Of
Pennsylvania, says About It.

Or. Il n Hare, deEonstr=:or OF experimental
therapeutics and instructor In physleAl diagnosis
In The University OF PsansyiyInia says The pAysi-
ciaa Is frequently puzzled when prescribing ftT a
conyslesceni IS TO which alcoholic beverages Of
mild and pleasant chzrA-.sr he can recommend
with the leas; fea- OF -gp-c.t!ns- the stomach.
The writer has therefore. Attempted 70 decide
thsqses.iol.
Before pss<ns 20 direct consideration OF the
methods employed aad the r1Eglts o5tAlaei is
Necessary thai 4 ie= physiological Eai therape1ii-
cal points BE- brought forward. Every one EnaTs
that alcohol reiarIs digestion IN tie tcs: ;goe, but
AlGslf Ia IhsTtonach and While these fA-:8 seen
sonezAaf pa-adoxleAl they are. 10 realty, per.
te-.ly Logical. Cor the following re.sors
In the ies;-.lSe We have a given qaAa;ify Of
digestive dad on which iae alcohol r.Ay act, zat
We eAaso; hare any Increase n the qaaztiiyof
tha. dad, becsSs Il Is surrounded BY slas1 walls
In the stomach the alcohol acts quite Is mech on
the digestive farncnf IS :. toes on the tcs.i15s,
batl. also. By the prcssaoe Of that ysss, sxesies
the sstric glands 20 slch Al e<tez: TIA; Al excess
OF gas;ric !1ice isecre:ei sghlseatto ccaE;s:aa;-
aaee aay aail-I!ses.ivs iHfEsnceA In other
words the acton o! the spE!i oa the living tissue
Is greater than is action on ;he digestive fcrasaiA
theoretically, alcohol sa5Ii never b used IA
indigestion or Ia eonlltoaso Of gastric wessassl;
practically. crs-y physician OF expeEeace or e!e.
cation gives alrosol nader jls: ta=1e circasa.
stances. A:G ve5y properly. TOO gives tie s'-7a=-
Alcoholic prepar4t5o1y iaEtsad or The weaker. IA
typhoid fever we give sraaty or whisky IA ise
Al: Stages. alros: solely !oE the Tarposs OF In.
ersaslaS digestion.
M, al,o known. By ;hosc la:eres:eI IN saeh
matters ia the profession. that beer aids digestion
b,; l!,:!e or Al all by means Of It's alcohol since
tha;eons.taeat Is present II % dliutnd ioTEa IHd
in sash snail quantity shat It eaa acithcr AID d.
rs;ior to any extent by acting on The coats OF iae
s.ouaeh nor retard Il By influencing the t!=u7iire
auI ussoa!d 10: b forgotten TIA: while all a.
eohoi- halds theoretically rCtsri -s-!c digestion,
that Sesr does 80 mach less aza brady or waSsy
It's snail Arro1ai ofAlcoho and whlle, As
IN, already been shown. tails trt rather obtains
a-aIny: IT, practical use. tia: th!sis Overcome By
ne earboaIr acll AaI bitter principles efthe beef
wseh stimulate, excite aaI act as bitter TONES on
the gastric glands.
Becr,, TO Be wholesome. Shonli. therefore. con-
tala eartoalc add AMI hiser T-iHe.pies 10 ;a.s
ie-rce. the A'cohol ;aEias 4 Slh7cf-icnt and a.
most useless role 50 fzE - dl=rstna IS euacr:ae4
Toaraa up the resllts OF tbeic experiment. We
s,t that the bes-l e--!rcd ya;g! In i'.clr aston
As much Is fi;y-alze E.aE:eS arG that whi!t NOS;
b.er, DO no; rc;arl a :ss;!aa In all probability IA
the stomach, that Others sieh As th1se mentioned
In the rst past otlhe ta5ls!ad digestion very IA
tsrally.
Thus. IN the caNs OF the BERGSER 4 fS6EL
BREWING CoSPANY-s Taaaazezsef !; vii be
noted thzt even IN TIE ;es;-t1sc The average Delay
In gastric digestion eqaaiei bat