Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-17
ALCOHOL BAD FOR SYSTEM.
One Who Has Tried It Gives His
 View of It.

Editor Evening Democrat:
 l was hesitating for a long time, should 1 write or should l not, at least few words about alcohol. Finally l made up my mind to give my opinion to the public. for certain ly it will do no harm to anyone, ex- cept to some alcoholic dealers, and l hope they will pardon me.
 l will try to describe here my own experience about 1t. In the first place l make very strong proposi- tion. that is, if all people would try for one year and give up the use of alcohol in any form. be it brandy, beer or wine, l am sure that drug gists and physicians would have very small business, or at least much less. You will ask how l will Aproye my rash statement. Well. listen, have not drank beer nor brandy for many years. used to drink now and then small galss of wine for stomach trouble. Finally not getting any re- lief by the use of wine and various pills. was obliged to consult phy- siclan to give me another remedy and there was no. end to the medicine. Then had a severe attack of rheum- atism and I consulted my physician and asked him If that little use of wine may have not interfered with my perfect recovery. He assured me that such a small amount as l used to take would do me no harm. 1T took trip to another city for a change of air. and there I went to a certain physician. who told me what to eat and what to drink: among oth- CT things he forbade me the use of alcohol in any shape. It is year since have tasted alcohol and am like a new man, did not use a sim gle pill nor any kind of medicine, my stomach always in best order. If this Is not a proof against alcohol, do not know what better argument you may find. If you offer me a hundred dollars or drinking one glass of beer. whiskey or wine as long as I am living l will not taste 1t any more. Pure water is the medicine of medicines. even grass does not grow without water. People imagine. they could not live without alcohol, they are like those who while riding in a balloon seem to think the bal loon Is standing and the earth Is fiy- ing fast. They say that they could not work a whole day in the factory exposed to the heat of the furnace and of the sun without drinking beer. They do not think of this, that they are pouring alcohol into their stomach, are doubling the heat. and burning themselves internally and externally. It Is only the bad habit. and nothing else.
 don't think you could find any other element go deceitful as alcohol. I have one more argument to show you that the lovers of alcohol who persist in it's use are grossly mistak- en. When 1 used to take a little wine. now and then. as I said. could never tell by my sense of smell those who are the lovers of alcohol But now l can tell every one within five feet in the same room. not only those that had taken 1t on the same day. but even those that had used if some days before. It Is a proof that thelr whole system Is infected by the poison. Not very long ago rebuked a certain physician who had made a prescription to a patient to take snme whiskey for medicine and in- meaiafelF he changed his prescrip- | tfon.
 ! hope thts may do some good. ] 1hme wko may wish to know vho I am. mar ssk the editor. fo~ am
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