The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1906-02-17
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WHISKEY AND HUMAN ECONOMY
SIR FREDERICK TREvEs POINTS OUT IT'S
INJURIOUS EFFECTS,
The point with regard to alcohol is
simple enough. 1t is,of course, distinct
ly poison, and it is a poison which
like other poisons, has certain uses; but
the limitations of the use of alcohol
should be as strict as the limitations of
the use of any other kind of poison.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
alcohol is year by year less used by the
medical profession. 1t is said that it has
a certain position as a medicine, and no
one will dispute tnat;but looking back
over hospital drugs for the past twenty
five years, there is no question that the
use of alcohol is emphatically dimisish-
ing.
Let us take two or three pointB-and
rem ember that am only speaking of
the very moderate use of alchohol. In
the first place some people say, sit is a
most excellent appetizes. There can be
no possible harm in just little before
meal. 1t is, as the French say. an APP
PERTH appetizer, and helps Digestion"
| What are the facts? First of all, no APP
petite needs to be artifcially stimulated
| If the appetite wants food, it clamors
for it; il there is no appetite, there is
no need of food. Therefore there is no
need, supposing the belief be true: So
on that ground do not think there is
much to be made out for its use.
Then it is said that it is strengthen.
ing, land that it gives great working pow
err. We hear great deal of this in the
advocacy of British beef and beer. That
sounds very well, but let us view the
facts. Alcohol, curiously enough, mod
ifies certain constituents of the blood
in the nourishment of the body. The
process that underlies the building up
of the human frame is very much mod
flied. The output of carbonic acid is
very much lessened, with the result that
the drinker at once becomes ill-nour-
ished-obviously so. No man dreams Of
going into training and taking alcohol.
He must reach the acme of physical
perfection, and that must be without
alcohol.
1t has somewhat stimulating effect,
The effect, however, lasts only for
moment, and after it has passed away
the capacity for work falls enormously.
1t does this: 1t brings up the rese. We
forces of the body and throws them in
to action, with the result that when
these are used up there is nothing to
fall back upon. Its effect is precisely
like a general throwing the bulk Of his
army into the fray and then bringing
up, as fast as he can. all his reserves
and throwing them in also. The immed.
| late effect may be impressive, but the
| inevitable result is obvious.
! AS work producer it is exceedingly
extravagant, and like all other extrava-
CANT measures, leads to physical bank
ruptcy. 1t is also curious that troops
cannot work or march on alcohol. l
was, as you know, with the relief COL
umn that moved ON to Ladysmith, and,
of course, it was an extremely trying
time by reason of the hot weather. In
that enormous column of 10000. the
first who dropped out were not the tall
men or the short men, or the big men,
or the little men-they were the drink.
ers. and they dorpped out as clearly as
if they had been labeled with big let
ter on their backs.
With regard to the circulation. OF
course it produces and increased heart
beat, fuller pulse, and redder skin;but
the moment the effect has passed off, the
action of the heart is absolutely ard
alphabetically weakened, Consequently,
the temporary effect is produced at an
enormous cost. Then there Is its action
on the cen trail nervous system. Here its
action is that of a poison. 1t first slim
ulates the nervous system and then de-
presses 1T. and, as with other poisons
the higher centers 60 first. They be-
and acute. 1t is very trifling, but there
it is;so that the man who does his work
on alcohol-even very moderate
amounts not at his best.
Alcohol is certainly inconsistent with
what might be called fine work. 1t is
absolutely inconsistent with surgeons
work and with anything that requires q
quick, acute. and alert Judgment. / am
very much struck with the fact that very
many professional men who work hard
all day have discontinued the use of
stimulants IN the middle of the day.
Why? For no other reason. probably in
ninety-nine cases out of a hundred than
that they find they cannot work after
it. That fact speaks more for this broad
point than amount of abstract argn-
ments.
That alcohol is of value is, therefore,
an absolute fallacy, and can be proved
to the satisfaction of anyone in a mo-
ment.-The News, South Boston, Vir-
ginia.
The New Cough Syrup-the one that
acts as mild cathartic on the bowels
is Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar.
1t expels all cold from the system. cuts