The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-01-21
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS R5ouE
THE VICE OF NTEMPERANcE.

Concerning Bee--soms Facts EeEardine
Its Use, and the Dreadful E0ects Upon
b System Of the Uesr-Besr Dripkcrs
Worst Subjects For ~surgsons.
To those who believe, or would like to
believe, that beer is less dangerous o bev.
ernge than whisky, we commend an eg,tor.
isl in the July IS issue Ct Barre,s and BOT.
dianapolis. Under the title: "Is Beer 9
Safe BEVERAGE? retail dealers are warned
against its use. The man behind the bar
must sell bees, says the writer, but he
should not drink it-would not, in fact, 1T
he knew as much about its effects as q
man in the business ought to know" II u
most disturbing TO- digestion" 2 "ior
the benefit of those in the trade who wish
TO consider all sides Of the question and to
face facts a. they are" the article quotes
at length the famous speech Of Senator
Galinger delivered before the United
States Senate in support OF the anti-cans
teen bill. "He," 1.-THE Senator) says Bag.
rels and Bottles, quoted from q series Of
interviews with physicians of Toledo, o.
secured by tho Toledo Blade, prefacing
their declarations by saying.
city. sI'! fss German |: ss:sp psaais.i { =G I: ss4z Ials..
Five Of the largest breweries in the coun.
try are here. Probably more beer u
drunk, in proportion to the population,
than in any other CITY in the United
States. The practice Of these physicians
is, therefore, largely among beer drinkers,
and they have had abundant opportunities
to know exactly its bearings on health and
disease. Every one bears testimony that
no man can drink beer. safely, that it 10
quantity, and that its effects on the gen.
eral health are far worse than that OF
whisky. clogging his liver, rotting mis- kid
news. decayIng his heart and arteries, stu.
pefying and starving his brain, choking.
his lungs and bronchia. loading his body
with dropsical fluids and unwholesome fat,
fastening upon him rheumatism, erysipelas
and all manner Of painful and disgusting
diseases, and finally dragging him TO his
grave at a time when other men are IN
their prime Of mental and bodily. yigor.
Here are some Of their statements"
Then follows q column from the doctors
testifying to the dreadful results OF beer
drinking" These are . few OF the things
Beer kills quicker than any other liquor.
NV attention was first called 70 Its insid.
ious effects when I began examining for
life insurance. ] passed as unusually good
risks five Germans-young business men
who seemed in the best Of health and 70
uINC S0DCIU EOlIDtltttIStA1s - AeW y-<ND
I was amazed TO see the whole Ave drop
of, one after another. with what ought TO
have been mild eand easily durable dis
eases. On comparing my experience with
that Of other physicians ] found they. were
all having similar luck with confirmed beer
drinkers, and my practice since has heepcd
confirmation on confirmation.
Among the dreadful results OF beer
drinking are lockjaw and erysipclss, .
IL - ls-I $500 sAklA ~ANn0~
erine from mild disorders and injuries not
usually regarded Of . grave character.
PNEUMONIA. pleurisy, fevers, ETC.. seem TO
have a first mortgage O him, which they
foreclose remorselessly at an early oppor.
"Adulterants are not the most impor-
tant thing in nv estimation; IL Is the beer
itself. Il stupefies the intellect, because IL
il o narcotic and cumulative in its effect.
Every man who drinks beer in any. guam
tity soon begins 70 load himself with soft,
unhealthy fat. This is bad. because it is
the result Of interference with the natural
elimination of deleterious substances.
Beer drinkers are absolutely the most
dangerous class Of subjects q surgeon can
operate on. Insignificant scratches arc La
be to develop q long train OF dangerous
troubles. It il dangerous for a beer drink.
er to even cut his finger. ] do not regard
beer drinking as safe for anyone.
"a majority OF saloonkeepers die from
dropsy, arising from kidney and liver dis
eases, induced BY beer drinking. Ny expe:
rience has been that saloonkeepers and
men working sround breweries arc very
liable To these diseases. ! have
always believed that Bayard Taylor fell q
victim to the German beer that he praised
20 highly. He died OF Bright's disease at
fifty, when he should have lived, with his
constitution, TO a green old age. BE went
just as beer drinkers arc going al the time
and everywhere. y
Beer drinkers IRE peculiariy liable 10
die of pneumonia. Their vital poTer,
their power Of resistance, their WIS medi-
catrix naturae, Is 30 lowered that they are
liable to drop of from any form OF acute
disease. fcy ers. pneumonia, etc"
Senator Gallingers speech Is valuable
material in the CAMPAIGN Of education to
be carried on against beer, and with its
new and unique setting in Barrels and Bot.
ties it acquires additional force and s;gDif-
canoe for beer sellers and beer d-inkcTs.-
Union Signal.