The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-01-08
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FAcrs ABOUT
THE VICE OF lNTeMPERANcE.

Concerning Ceer--some Facts Regsrains
Its Use, and the Dreadful Effects Upss
the System of the User-Be Dsinhsv
Worst Subjects For Surgeons.
To those who believe. or would like ~
believe, that beer is less dangerous a bev-
erage than whisky. we commend an editor
ial in the July Is issue of Barrels and Bot
ties. a brewers journal published in In
dianapolis Under the title: 'Is Beer .
Safe Beverage" retail dealers are warned
against its use. The man behind the bar
must sell beer. says the writer, but he
should not drink it--would not, in fact, "G
he knew. as much about its effects as q
man in the business ought TO know" It II
most disturbing 60 digestion" and "fgr
the benefit of those in the trade who wish
to consider all sides Of the question and TO
face facts as they are the article quotea
at length the famous speech of Senator
Gallinger delivered before the United
States Senate in support of the anti-can-
teen bill. He" lthe Senator) says Bar
rels and Bottles, quoted from series Of
interviews with physicians of Toledo, o..
secured by the Toledo Blade, prefacins
their declarations by saying:
Toledo is essentially becr.drinkina
city. The German population is very large.
Five OF the largest Drewerics in the coun-
try are here. Probably more beer il
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 il IL
an INJURY to anyone who uses it in any
quantity, and that its effects on the gem
erdl health are far worse than that Of
whisky. cloggng his liver, rottpg his kid
neys, decaylng his heart and arteries, stu
nefying and starving his brain, choking
his lungs and bronchia. loading his body
with dropsical fluids and unwholesomc fat,
fastening upon him rheumatism, erysipelas
and all manner OF painful and disgusting
diseases. and finally dragging him to his
grave at time when other men are in
their prime of mental and bodily vigor.
Here are some OF their statements"
Then follows a column from the doctors
testitying 20 the dreadful results of beer
drinking These are few of the thing
thev say:
Beer kills quicker than any other liquor.
My attention was first called to its insid.
iious effects when l began examining for
life insurance. l passed as unusually good
risks five Germans-young business men
who seemed in the best Of health and ta
have superb constitutions. In few years
was amazed to see the whole five drop
oil, one after another. with what ought "a
have been mild eand easily curable 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 heapcd
confirmation on confirmation.
Among the dreadful results of beer
drinking q lockjaw and erysipelas. and
the beer drn- "eems incapable OF recov-
ering from mild disorders and injuries not
usually regarded of a grave character.
pneumonia, pleurisy, fevers. ETC.. seem to
have n first mortgage on him, which they
toreclose remorselessly at an carly oppor.
tunity.
"Aduterants are not the most inpor-
tant thing in my estimation: it is the beer
itself. 1t stupehes the intellect. because il
ils narcotic and cumulative in its effect.
Every man who drinks beer in any uuan-
tity soon begins to load himself with soft.
unhealthy fat. This is bad. because it is
elimination Of deleterious substances.
Beer drinkers are absolutely the most
dangerous class Of subjects surgeon can
operate on. Insignificant scratches are la
bic 20 develop a long train of dangerous
troubles. 1t is dangerous for beer drink
er to even cut his finger. | do not regard
beer drinking rs safe for anyone
"A majority or saloonkeepers die from
dropsy. arising from kidney and liver dis
oases. induced by beer drinking. Ny expe-
rience has been that saloonkeepers and
men working around breweries are yerv
liable to these diseases. I have
always believed that Rayard Tavlor fell
victim so the German beer that he praised
so highly lie died of Bright's disease at
fifty. when he should have lived. with his
constitution. to green old age. He went
Iust As beer drinkers are going all the time
ard everywhere. 81
Beer drinkers are necuiiarlv liable to
die of pneumonia. Their vital power,
their power oi resistance. their Wis medi.
catriN natnrae, il SO lowered that they are
liable to drop off from any form OF acute
disease. tevers. pneumonia. etc"
senator Gallinger's speech is valuabls
material in the campaign of education tn
be carried on against beer and with its
new and unique setting in Barrels and Bot.
ties it acquires additional force and signif-
cance for beer sellers and beer drinkers
Union Signal.