Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-01

| 1 mistake not he was the only American who
was ever honored with an election as a fellow OF
Oxford university. "A short time before his death
he penned the following lines: Excessive
drinking is always to be deplored. Alchohol,
like fire. is good servant in the hands of an in
telligent physician, but bad master for the
poor wretch who permits his appetite for it to
overcome his self-control. a man who must
drink or thinks he must is pretty sure to be-
cohol. Such man should let alcoholic liquor
of any and every kind severely alone. If he
will not do that he will find pure. good whisky
If any such can be obtained nowadays-probably
the least injurious of any of the strong alco-
hollc liquors SAMUEL d. GROSS"
DIR. AUSTIN FLINT THINKS ALL INJURIOUS
DR.. Austin Flint of New York is very high
authority the subject in question, as for
several years past he has filed the chair of pro-
fessor of physiology in the Bellevue hospital
medical college, New York, and was associated
with his eminent father in the preparation of
various editions of the latter's great work on
the Principles and Practice of Medicine He
writes as follows:
No. Il WEST THIRTY-THIRD STREET,
Jan. u, 1890.
am not prepared to state that any one alco-
holic drink is less injurious than another. In
my opinion, all alcoholic beverages, of any and
every kind whatsoever, must inevitably be in
furious to all persons who are in perfect health
and well nourished. It fol- ows, therefore, as
matter OF course That alc0hOllC IQuOT OF any de-
scription should never be used except when pre-
scribed by able and conscientious physician
in cases of absolute need from sickness. Yours,
very truly, AUSTIN FLINT.
OUR SURGEON GENERAL SAYS GOOD WORD FOR
WHISKY.
DR.. John Moore OF Washington. D. c., sur
geon general of the United States army, gen
tleman whose high medical attainments abun-
dainty entitle him to the position he holds fully
comedies with the late DIR. Samuel D. Gross in
the latter's favorable opinion of whisky as will
be seen from his letter:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON, D. G. Feb. ., 1890.
In reply to the question, which alcoholic lq-
uor is the least Injurious as beverage for man
who must drink or thinks he must, / have no
hesitation in naming whisky, as probably the
least injurious of any of the strong liquors of
which have any knowledge. To state the
son for this opinion would necessitate the writ
ing of lengthy essay on the subject, and that
am sorry TO say have not the requisite time to
do at the present moment Yours sincerely,
JOHN MOORE, Surgeon General.
United States Army.
DIR. 8. WEIR MITCHELL ALSO THINKS WELL OF OLD
DR.. s. Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia, physi-
clan to the Orthopaedic'hospital and infirmary
for diseases of the nervous system, in that city,
and famous as a nerve specialist, is generally
recognized as a high medical authority bota IN
THIS ana foreign anu 10 Wei known
to a very large circle of readers by his contribu-
tious to general as well medic al literature.
He sends the appended communication:
1924 WALNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20, $780,
The question (which of the alcoholic liquors
is the least injurious beverage is really
larger one tnan can answer satisfactorily.
know man who thinks whisky poisons him and
can take champagne ad hbitnm. I have no
definite answer that can give except to say
that in general vague way adhere to the old
traditional belief in whisky as the most whole
some tipple but when l said to the late Judge
c. ages ago that the number of old Western
LAWYERS who abided by Monongaheia rye proved
its Ehoiesomeness, he remarked grimly, s'YOu
see only the survivors, Yours truly,
S. WEIR MITCHELL.
DR. WILLIAM A. HAMMOND RECOMMENDS BEER.
OF all American medical men now living. DR..
William A. Hammond of New York and Wash
ington, late surgeon general of the United
States srmy, is probably best known to
the general public, result that is largely
due to his liberal contributions to Etera-
ture Of almost every kind. and especially
to his popular newspaper articles subjects
relating to health Next to the late DR.. Samuel
D. Gross. he can probably write after his name
larger number of learned societies. both at
home and abroad Of which ne IS q member,
than any other American physician He is the
professor of diseases CT the mind and nervous
system IN the New Post Graduate medical school