The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-02-27
FOR MODERATE DRINKERS.
hIcoh oil aud iis Dorivativcs nrs too Thought.
lcSslN Used.
[Dr. G. A. Greene, in tho Medical
Record.


mcnts which ho has conducted at
Middleton, Conn, under The auspices
of tho committo Of fifty for the IN
ycstigation Of the drink problem. 1t
has long been wcll known that the
hydro carbons, tho oil, fats, sacchI-
rino substances, starch and alcohol
arc hoat producing, and sources Of
onorgy in tho human body. Tho re-
cent experiments by Prof. Atwntcr
simply dNmonstrato that tho human
body can oXilizo--uso as fuel Great
ing onorgy-two and " half ounces
Of alcohol in Il day. 1t is urged that
the alcohol can be- moro rapidly con-
vcrtcd into onorgy than tho hydro
carbons mentioned, ordinarily used
rs food, and may subscrvo purpose
in an emergency whcro rapid rvoIu-
ton Of forco is imperative. Unlike
any other hydro carbon usol rs food
or AS Il beverage, alcohol has Il po-
culiarIy subtle effect upon the
nervous system, forming habit
which becomes munacui and uucOn-
trollabo in character before tho
hu;ituo is Mt all aware Of il. am
assured, from observation cXtcnding
through fifty years Of professional
lifo that two and a half ounces Of al
cohol, or tho equivalent i'll tho finest
brandics, whiskoys, wines or n}cs,
used daily for n period Of time at all
extended, will not fail TO mako an al
cohol habituo Of tho most finely on
dowed man or woman in the world.
Tho nervous system surely registers
tho abnormal impression, no matter
how carefully the two and half
ounces Of alcohol may be taken.
Onco habituo and under tho con.
troll Of tho alcohol mania, tho strong
est man or woman becomes impoton,
to escape from tho tyranny OF its
power.
In noighboring town, three years
ago, 1iftecn patients wore reported
curcd of tho alcohol habit by the
Keoley method Of troatmont; only
two of these patients arc sano today.
Thirty.siX years ago two Of tho noblest
physicians, mon Of fine native and
physical powers, commenced tho uso
Of two tablespoonfuls Of tho purest
whiskoy to induce sleep when ovor-
worked, They wore younger than
myself Ono gradually lost his
standing and practice, and died four
years ago, filling q drunkard's grave;
tho Other, possessing great native
hardness Of constitution, fingers yet,
Il hopeless and helpless, alcohol
habituo, whom ncithor tho Keoloy
cure, tho entire medical pharmaco.
pcela nor tho strongest moral aid has
availod to save. 1t is far moro diff
ficult to treat traumatic injuries,
fevors, influenza, pneumonia and
prevailing epidemic diseases when
the patient is worry moderate drink
cr, than to cure total abstainer of
equal vitality. | havo boon ablo to
re:ievo permanently number of
persons, somo Of whom were wo-
mon, who in tho carlior stages Of
moderate drinking, were struggling
against tho alcohol habit, nnwit
tingly formed, and thcro is no
work l regard with greater salts
faction.
| have always folt it imperative to
enjoin upon those patients tho ncccs
sity Of tosal abstinence for life, rs
thoir only security, except in the
direst medical extremity. Persons
with refined, sensitive or diseased
brain using hnbitually even the
smallest amount Of alcohol arc in
great danger. Tho most active and
susceptible qualities Of mental activi,
ty readily take on an unnatural OK
citation.
Two and ono-half ounces OF alec
hol should mover bo used by any in
dividual daily, except rs q very tom
porary necessary expodient in ar
emergency or serious illness. L
should then bo conscientiously with
drawn by the attending physician a
the earliest moment when tho nnooa