The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-03
A PHYSICIANS OPINION.
v,,u,rs Poisonous - Beverages and o'
Little use as Medtriu-s


~ Ina international medical congress on
Staten Leland. said:
,>h, does A. intelligent ana Tree
pAonie continue 10 spend such enorm"h-
IN n- Of ,nnney fnr drinks thHt :" p's'"N
h,,,v nothing hut evil IL return! s"-
swar. First. hecsn-e OF the efr""T""-
education Of lhc greater portion OF ~,
prnnis in regard 10 The true nature M"
fleets Of alcoholic drinks when IHN'"
into the human system. AMI. ser""u, ~
c.use ~ their power - prrvrrt TIE sen
.,hilitv of the brain and neivnn- Sv-'sn
aud ,hsreby dsveiop tho most f~-cinat-
iuy snd persistent mental delu-ions-
large majority Of the inhabitants 81
over, country receive the most ihnuen-
,i.l and enduring part of their rhnca'i"n
mo-, In tho schonlroom or rom p""h>'
hu, from The opinions. nsxrns ana pr -
,sc.s that they hear aud s.e nom infahcN
10 a3nlt aga in the family. on the street
and In The sncial circles o. ihe nrlgi DOR
haod. From very early perioh IN me
hi-,orv Of these drinks, before chemistry
,.d senxr.ted and revesled the nature OF
tho active Ingredient that pervades 'he'h
All. the people. Judging ONLY from 'he
san..tiors AMI action. induced nv the'f
40 w.ra very generally persuaded I"
Y.yara them As stimulating, Warming.
so,,hing and restorative.
Cons. qpentlv they speedily fo"hn
.heir wsy into almost every rouseh"ln
T., Chri-iendnin. aud were ever read' \"
relieve the bsby's collie, 20 enable me
mother to Give more milk 10 reiirvr ne
fa,her's WEAKNESS snh 10 rr' vent NE
b,vs.nl Urls from taking cold when
exnosed to wet or cold weather; and of
c,urse doctors. priests aad people Al
united in calling them TONES, s'linuls"'s
and re-torativrs for the bo'y snd -oo'h-
inc exnjliranis for the mind AM " -
trusthat these ssme designations ann
ina ideas conveyed by thrm are s'lll
dominant in Tie family circles. The h'gh.
ws,s AMI the newspapers OF TINS sn'
other countries.
Icsll them destructive nopnlsr errors
.Jvi.eily her.n-e The -burdan' re-n'-
81 their use III every circle or grahe :"
human society. and hfcan-e ne mo-
rigorous. varied and skliful lrye-ng'
,ions have both demonstrated 'hs' n'
torn OF alcoholic drink j. capable o
either warning. strengthening. nn"ri'h
ing or sustaining The life ~ any human
being.
Nipe,een-twruiefhs n al the alcohol
ic drinks given to the lex ete gwen u
connection with sugar. milk. eggs =
meat brorhs. which fnrni-h the nuir'
uent. aud wouli suppot the pa'ien'
better IL given with the same rerseFe'
auce without The alcohol than win y
Ifis,rue tha, chemical anslNsis detfc'
rhe existence Of some gum sugar ="
starch or faculs 10 the fsrme"'ei lqn''
beer an wine. which may he cis-srb
nutrisnent. but the proportion u 80 -ina
as u he OF no sppreciable valne bSr"
I.ies,iy, one Of the most eminent chrmls
az Germany. has lei' on record me ~
ment. ~ man drinks daily ei2ht
ten Quarts ~ the hest BAvsrisn beer
the courae OF twelve months ne VIII hs'
taken into his system the nutri'iv- co
e,ituen's contained ia five pound 10
OF bread"
ia man must take whole year ~
drink tventy-three barrels OF beer
Get into ti- system the "ru'riiive co
s,i,u.p,s contained in = five pound lo
Of bread il Ia certainty not sui clen'
he worthy ~ the slightest considerafi
n food But il you keep IN Wind
tsct that the person who drinks ~
tail The twent, three barrels OF near.
five cents = pint. paws about t3OO
fsni takes into his system during
s,me time abou, one barrel OF aosoi'
alcohol. Won will ~ able u see clea
me folly Of calling malt liquors
wine nourishment The only ing
dent in the various malt liquors. WI
and Distilled spirits that y capable
exsrting any important influence on
living human system - the alcoh"i y
contain.
This alcohol Is exclusively the
duet ~ vinions fermentation. re-
grade Of chemical process by which
gar or esrchsrine mstter IS converter
10 alcohol. averaging IN beers
cent. IL the die iled liquors % or
per cent. Consequently those r''s
in this country who drank The 10Y
OOy gallons OF distilled spirits. the
600 coo gallons ~ wine. aud the 5000
90 gallons OF malt iiqno's during
ysar l.9D. received into their sion'
not less than 80 co., 90 gallons OF =
lute alcohol. And now comes the q
tion OF more importance 10 The hu
race than any other OF temporal
ture, namely. What are the asius' Ell
Of thi. alcohol on the living hu
svsseml
Nv MI chemists And other scier
men n il ciassed as an active poison,
able Of speedily destroying lite
taken IN Sufficient doses. AMI y =
pu-e or nndilurei II festro,- tie va
OF the tissues with which u cAmr
contsci "a reality a. ere '-n'r %
c~-bolic acid When largely ~
with water, % II u ~ AZ ne vali'ti
fernented aud di-'ileh liquids.
taken into the stomach IL Il rapiily
hined or taken up ~ the csp'ilary
sells ~nd carried into the verous
without having undergone snv q
tinn or change ~ The stomach
IN. blood "a |. carried 20 every par'
made 10 penetrate ever, tissue ~
living hodv. vhe,. " fs- heru Diet
Nv proper chemical rsis IS unchs
alcohul until " has been rem
through the nefOraI process OF eli'