The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-14
BEER AND DIGESTION.
What Dr.. Hare, Of the University
Of Pennsylvania, Says About It.
THE FINEST LIGHT BEER
Extnnt-whnt Beers, TO be Whole
some, should Contain-Thc SUBJ
ject Treated from II Health
Standpoint.

DR.. II. A. Hare, dcmOustrator Of experimental
therapeutics and instructor In physical diagnosis
In the University Of Pennsylvania, says the ply
siclAn Is frequently puzzled when prescribing
for cOnvRleseent as to which alcoholic bevcr-
age of mild and pleasant character he can re.
commend with the least fear OF ''upSetting' the
stomach. The writer has, therefore, attempted
| TO decide this question.
Before passing TO \ direct consideration Of the
methods employed and the results obtained II Is
necessary that u few physiological and then-
peutICal points he brought forward. Every one
knows that alcohol rclArds digestion In the test.
tube, but aids Il IN the stomach; and While these
ihctS seem somewhat putNuOAlCdl' Lney are IN
reality, perfectly logical, for the following ren'
sons:
In the test.tube we have giytl quantity OF
digestive lluid on which thcalcOhOl may act, and
We cannot have any increase IN the quantity, Of
that fluid. because II IL surrounded by glass walls
In the stomach the alcohol acts HtisteRs much on
tho digestive ierment rs II does On tue testtuDe
but II also by the presence Of that Vscns e&citeS
the gastric glands to such an extent that An cX'
cess OF gastric juice Is secreed sufficient 10 coun.
tCrbalnnCe any Hnti-digcstivc Influences. IN
other words, the action Of the spirit on the Nv
Ing tissue Is greater than It's action on the d.
gestive lermenth.
Theoretically, alcohol should never be used In
Indigestion or In conditions OF gastric weakness:
practically, every physician OF experience or
education gives alcohol under Just these circum'
hlnnCeN OTl0V very properly wv ElNSs
err alcoholic preparations instead Of the wenker.
In typhoid fever we give bElndyOF whisky In
the ilrst stages, almost solely for the purpose OF
Increasing digestion.
matters In The profession. that beer aids digc;'
ton but little, or at all, by means Of Its nlcohO
since that constituent Is present. IN so diluted |
form and In such small quantity that II can
neither aid digestion to any extent by acting on |
the coats OF the stomach. nor retnrl II ny ~ |
iluencing the digestive fluid. Il should not be
fOrgOtten.t lint while niinirohoite tutds theefet'
CAly TetnTd gastric digestion, that beer does so !
much less than brandy or whisky owing to It's |
small amount OF alcohol, and while, hs has al |
ready been shown this iact r9ther oDthihs
against Its practical use, that THIS Is ONercOme ~
the carbOIlc acid and bitter principles 81 tue |
beer, which stimulate, excite and act US bitter
TONES on the gastric gllnds
Beers, 10 be wholesome, should, therefore, |
COntHin carbOniC acid and bitter principles 10 |
fair degree, the alcohol taking HsIbseTvlcntand
almost useless role so fur US digestion Is con- |
cCrncd.
To sum up the results Of these experiment Is we
tlud that the beers examined varied IN their Ac'
ton as much rs one hour aud hity.hVe minutes,
md that while most beers do not IclArl digestion
IN all probability III the stomach thAt others
such ns those mentioned, aid digestion very ma |
tcrially.
Thus, In the case Of the BcrgnGr 4 Engcl |
Brewing COnpauy's THunhneuScrit Will be no |
ted that even In the tcst.tn0e the average delay
IN gastric digestion equAlcd but one minute ana
thirty seconds,
The Metiicdi Ncrrs Of June last says; Tam.
haeuscr Beer Is unQucstIOnably the Finest Light
Beer Gxtaut. and Il brCwed by the BerGner y
Engsl Brewing Company, oil FhilgdelLhl1. from
the finest Pale Canada West Barley Malt and
Saazer Hops, and highly recommended for is
tonic and nutritivc qualities. II Is eleSantly
packed for family use In attractive Hint glass
bottles"
The high reputation enjoyed by the Bcrgner 4 |
Engcl Company, Of Philadelphia, Is due TO the
laCt that only the Finest and Best Materials art
used aud that the greatest skill and care arc |
exercised during Philadelphia
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