New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

ent in the blood which also proved that 1t was not
a heat food. Alcohol retarded the necessary waste
OF the body, and thus produced fatty degeneration
OF the heart. kidneys and liver But alcohol was
also a destroyer OF the body
Each heart beat. he said, might be divided into
FIVE. and set out thus: Contraction Of the auricles
one-hfth contraction OF the ventricles, two-nfths
and time of complete rest, two-hfths Alcohol
made the heart beat faster; one ounce Increased
the beats Of the heart by 400 and in order TO do
this lessened the period of rest and thus drew
upon the forces of nature. IL also mar
cotized the nerves. that they could not properly
control the muscular action Of the arteries: Inc
blood itself suffered from the presence Of alcoho,
and the red corpuscles-of which three hundred
were seriously interfered with. and rendered less
able to take up their proper supply of oxygen, Al
cohol iniamed the gastric glands. prectp ated the
therefore it was harmful to digestion. The liver.
which weighed sixty ounces, was peculiarly
liable TO attacks from alcohol which killed a num-
organ ore E' became greatly enlarged. Dr. Oge, Of the
Register Generals office. showed that 20 liquor
dinary men Alcohol was not real brain reviver.
but the opposite and it was absolutely certain that
20 per cent OF the insanity OF the country was
IN conclusion Mr Edwards urged that that intsmPeT DG 1Ss
moderate drinking was Injurious TO health ana tend
Dr. MacNicholl OF this city says: THE apparent
increase in temperature Immediately after taking
alcohol is undoubtedly due to the transfer[ence ol
general bodily temperature is lowered. The ap-
parent increase OF strength during the nrSt twenty
minutes after taking alcohol is due not 10 the ener-
gy derived from It, but TO the mental explanation
due TO an increased flow Of blood to the brain to-
gether with benumbng influence upon the nerve
centres"
In an examination Of nearly two thousand cases
DR.. Kellogg OF Michigan. found that two hours
after taking half the quantity OF alcohol given IN
Professor Atwater's experiments the muscular
strength diminished nearly fifteen hundred pounds
Aschaffenburg an eminent European authorlty,
finds that a very moderate dose or alcohoI'
twenty to thirty drains. had distinctvely bad ef-
feet on skilled workmen, typesetters, impairing
hair ifv N urOr X
tent. .
Nansen's verdict Is: alcohol reduces the power
Of endurance and exercises directly injurious in
fluence by lowering the temperature Of the BODY:
Alcohol destroys energy and lessons the spirit or
enterprise" go
The director Of a prominent athletic club In this
city declares that "an athlete should never drink
moderately II he expects to reach the highest
success Of which he is capable" and DIT. Charles
taned by good authorities. alcohol only deadens
uneasy sensations which undigested food produces.
then the idea that alcohol helps digestion must be
abandoned. -
''1he body is built UP by food. and the food that
furnishes the most perfectly combined elements or
nutrition is the most desirable. When we attempt
TO nourish the body any one element OF nutri-
ton like the fats starch or sugar, We make A
mistake and bring about diseased condition. The
Surely alcohol has part lot in the list OF nu-
tritve elements The fact Is we are daily living
much Of artificial life. and alcohol Is one or
the chief offenders. It's does more 10 destroy
the vitality Of the than all other articles taken
food drink combined"