Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-02-03
Woman. Christian Temperance Union.


At a recent Mothers Meeting OF the
w. C. T. u. held in Mrs. J. N. KIM
sey's spacious home, the subject of
non alcoholic medication was taken up.
We give below some of the arguments
advanced by leading medical men
against the use of alcohol in medicine:
DR.. James r. Nichols. former editor
OF Popular Science News" says: AL
coholic solutions OF camphor. paregor-
ic. cordials, tincture OF peppermint. ETC..
are remedial agents of doubtful efficacy
or positively hurtful under indiscrimi-
nate use.
"The external use of alcohol upon
the human body under any conditions
of disease Is practically useless. II
may serve to cool infiamed parts by
rapid evaporation; but warm water
meets the same end. and more effect
lively.
"F'avorite aromatics. like peppermint.
ginger. etc. are now associated with
sugar In agreeable forms. and easily
accessible when needed.
alcohol II no longer needed to hold
the active principles OF opium, Peruv-
ian bark, or other Indispensable drugs
and vegetable tonIcs.
AS regards the medicinal value OF
spurious liquors. they may sometimes
be useful. but are oftener n bar to re-
cuperntion. no matter what may be the
aiiment.
In All cflNtS OF ilh'uNt "n'rt an III
coholic seems to be Indicated, science
presents non-nlc ohollcs that may serve
an equally useful purpose. In some
cases OF extreme exhaustion or debll-
Ity II may be regarded ns convenient
agent II carefully employed. but In no
Instances OF disease of any form II II
n medicine which might not be dis
pensed with and other agents substl-
tuted.
This view r. not presented from the
STANDPOINT or tho Temperance orator.
but from that OF the scientific Invcs-
tIgntor.
Or. Max RasFowltz, Professor OF
ChIIircn'E Diseases In the University OF
Vienna Austria, says:
'sThe nervous organism OF children
II particularly susceptible TO poison
from alcohol Children accustomed to
the use OF alcoholic drinks ARE back
ward In growth uUl dcwnlnumcnt.
Numerous experiments hnv" tHuEht
that the stimulating effect for which
alcohol II celebrated either does not
take place or ~ of very temporary du-
ration and o. followed In every in
stance by n depression that resembles
pnraIyFIE or the muscle md nerve Rn-
parntus. Consequently IT. use In pre-
venting heart weakness IN cases ~ To-
yer among children has no scientific
warrant.
''Thc Internal application ~ alcohol
as nm untiHcptic In acute Infectious dis
eases Of children n not rational. cS-
perImrnis having dcnonstrat"id TINT
susceptibility 10 Infection Is Increased
by Its use"
A. nncr. ". D.. Of Berlin. Royal Sani-
tRry Commissioner. says:
'-'rhr liabilities to sickness arr great
or among drinking men than among
nbstnlners. because alcohol wcnk"nH
the vitality. lessons tn" power OF re-
HIslnncr. renders the body more Hus-
80 rtIhle to disease. II II uirlkinsly
/ true that In times of epidemic. sickness
and mortaiiiy occur most ma nrFt
among drinking men"
Leaflets were read on root beer and
the use OF liquors In cooking. showing
that these nrr source Of danger to
any one having tho appetite" for drink,
An IMPORTANT i"niirt was III" one on
the Danger and HnrmfulncsE Of Pat
~nt Medicines" giving the nnniSHl" or
many popular remedies. with pertinent
remarks In regard 9" them. They NIL
contain large amounts OF alcohol or
opintcs.
\ prominent physician says that
soothing Hyrups are a cause Of untold
misery among infants. producing ncr-
niclouE effects In adult life. Stringent
t~sat measures should be- taken to Htor
tho sHis Of Ea-cnii~i soothing syrurH
containing opium. morrhin. or coi"iur.
"Nath~Tu sometimes wonder why
their boys take 80 readily to cigarettes
or their daughters to cnrHinr. never
thinking TINT tho soothing syrup or
cough mixture given freely by ihrm-
selves to their children developed
craving for something stronger later
on"
The booklet. Safe Remedies In III
ness ne ppppari To- the tFn Of Airns
hoitrH. hS Mrs. II. ". Allen. was dis
trIbutci to nil present. Extra copies
on hand.
Mrs. ~ ". Nelson favored the Cnm-
rany with n song. \ social hour fol-
lowed and refreshments wcrs served
on the dainty new iiahcs purchased
recently by the W. g. T. L.
The mothers OF Rocky Ford are cor
daily invited to attend all the Moth
crs Meetings.
REPORTER.