The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-01-30
business VIEW OF MODERN DRINKING.

business VIEW OF MODERN DRINKING.
A writer who is discussing the question of
drinking and total abstinence from prac-
tical business point OF view, ignoring the
moral AMI sentimental side, says: Lie in
surance companies find the moderate drink
or more dangerous risk and his mortality
greater, hence refuse TO insure him at ordi-
nary rates, or at all. Mercantile agencies
find that business conducted by moderate
drinkers Is more precarious and followed by
greater number OF failures, hence rate such
firms low as 10 responsibility Railroad
companies flndthat accidents and losses in
crease under the care of moderate drinkers !;
tho income and stability OF the road are di-
minshed compared with the same service by
total nbstainers. Capital everywhere dis
covers by figures and statistics, which have
no other meaning, that under the care and
control oil moderate or excessive drinkers the
losses, peris anl risks OF business are in
creased.-Popular Health Magazine.
TREATMENT OF DISEASE WITHOUT ALCOHOL.
Sir B. W. Richardson, NJ. D.. in the MedI-
cal Pioneer, gives a review OF me iical prae-
tice in the wards OF the London Temperance
Hospital for the last two years, covering 500
cases. These have been treated without
alcohol, and will compare favorably with the
treatment In other hospitals. We make the
following extract from his review
"Having no prejudice against alcohol rs o
medicine, and having no desire to breathe q
WOEu ludl lbtlS lupIOptIl1 On Ouc SLUG OF
the other-having no object In view but to
collect facts derived from natural observa-
tion, l have questioned myself seriously
whether there was single case ending
fatally that could have been beneilted-shall
/ say saved-by the administration OF alco-
hol2 Unhesitatlngly and unconscientiously
believe there was not. When was aecus-
| tome1 to prescribe alcohol l should have
prescribed IL in every one OF the fatal cases
not in all probability, with the expecta-
| tion that they would have recovered under
its use as necessity, but from habit, an
from so ingrained an idea that IT'S employ
ment was such necessity, that IL they had
died In large numbers should still have be-
| lieved that its administration was right. In
like manner, and for some reasons, l should
| have administered alcohol largely In the
| sixty per cent. OF cases that recovered, and
in the twenty-four per cent. OF cases that
were relieved and IL any OF these had died
| / should not for a moment have assumed
that alcohol had anything to do with the
| death. 1 should also have been sure to have
believed that in every instance where alco-
| hol was given II had assisted the recovery
| n belief which We now see had no actual
| foundation, since recovery without alcohol
WIS certainly as good and In many instances
better.
at has been admitted to me by some who
have seen the practice that they are aston.
ished at the results, at the same time they
think that alcohol, having certain physl-
ological properties, it is IN extreme prac-
tice to omit Il altogether in tho treatment OF
disease as havs done. why moi, say they,
why not use it exceptionally and in lis
proper placer My answer may be COZ
densed as follows This grand experiment
is crucial, aud must not bs interior d with
Icy fear or empty faith. Nov that my eyes
are open do not see the proper place for
alcohol II is true do not obi ct to alcoho.
rs a medic ne, IL its value as a melicins can
b,I rec isely defined; but TO one who is see,-
ing knowledge as apart from mere faith it
holes peculiar position. If 1t be admitte
as a necessity once, why not admit it twice,
three times any number OF times2 An II II
| be admitted Ia that way, what else could be-
| inferred except that we are unable TO Dc
without it?-a false inability that woai
have dest royed the whole value OF ths in
quiry and left ale ohol triumphant II wA'
necessary, therefore, to withhold il alto
gether, until it was shown that the sic W r.,
injured by the act, a danger that did no
transpiFe.'