Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-10
BEER and digestion
What DR.. Hare, OF the Universit,
Pennsylvania, Says About Il

DR.. n. A. Hare. dcmons;rstor Of eypsrin.-
therapeutics and instructor In physical di..,'
In the University OF Pennsylvania. SAYS the "a,
clan Is frequently puzzled when prescribing 4,
oonyaiescent Is to which alcoholic bcveras. .
mild and pleasant character he can rscoa,-
with the least fear OF "upsettIng" the s,or,'
The writer has, therefore. attempted 10 ass
this question.
Before passing to q dlrec. consideration %
methods employed and the results oetaiasih
necessary that few physiological AMI therap-y
cal po,nts be brought forward. Every one Ia.
that alcohol retaris digestion In the tes; tub
aid, n I'm tho stomach and while th-ss fats -
somewhat paradoxical. they are. In reality.
fec,ly logical, for the following reasons
In the test.tube we have given quan,,,,
digestive fiuid on which the alcohol may at 1, |
we cannot have any increase la the QuAntit
that fluid, because Il Is surrounded by glas, s,A
In the stomach the alcohol acts quite AZ maa j
the digestive fsrment a. It does on the tesi.:s.|
but IL also. by the presence OF that viscI;, sIrt
the gastric glands 10 such an extent that an es,,
Of gastric Juice Is secreied sufficient 10 coduSrs
sncc any anti-digesiivs influences Ia az,
words, the action OF the spirit on the living,is
Is greater than its action on the digestive frrnss
Theoretically, alcohol should never b. IN.
indigestion or In conditions OF gastric wcakoss
practically, every physician OF experience ort!
cation gives alcohol under just theSe Gina,
stances, and. very properly, too, gives the sircOs
alcoholic preparations instead orihe weaker !
typho,d fever We give brandy or whisky \
frst stages, almost solely for the purrcae Il 4
ereasins digestion.
II 4, also known. by those Interested In ,s,
matters In the profession, that beer aids dise-s,
but LITTLE or ~, all, by means OF Its alcohol. ssl
that constituent Is present in 10 dlintcd torn ~
In such small quantity that u can ncithrr add
grs,on 10 any cytcni by acting on ;ac coats Of u
stomach nor rc;ard II by Influencing the dlscs.iv
fluid. II should no, b. forgotten that while ala
cooiIc fluids theoretically rciard iiscSO,
that beer does s, much less than brandy or whit
owing TO Its small amount Of alcohol and ~hIlt,
has already been shown. this Fact rather ob:Aiu
a-alns, |, /, practical use. that this Il ovcrcoias
the carbonIc arid and bitter principles OF 10,
which stimulate. excite and act asbliter tOnLi a
the gastric glands
Beers. 10 be wholesome. should, therefor. ",
tain carbonIc acid ani bitter principles IL IA
iegrcc. the alcohol takin; sub'crSicni and )
most useless role so Gar aS digestion IN conc'fni
To sum up the results VI these "xperlm, Mt, :
and that the beers examined varied In their art
as much "a fii;y-nIns m'nuie., and that while ia
beers do not Ietard digestion Ia all probability
the stomach, that Others. such a those IneniSs-
In the frst part OF the table. aid digestion very
terlally.
Thine a., ,ae c,sa NJ tho HFR0SER 4 EN9T
BREWING COMpANY'S TannhaeuScr II will
noted that even IN the tcsttnbc the average dsA
In gastric digestion cqnaiei bat