The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-07-24
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B0D|l HEALTH

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\ ontains fuch trimsnt and
Has Qua ities vhich Give lid ss
ins IA sstion.
atatistic Rove Good b Beer r.
B both Food and Drink for NJ
un,an System 51 55.33
s5 Some years AK q great outcry vas
sratsed over Pro-. yAtwate rs discovery
that alcohol In snal quantities was
soxt1ized 4. In the human {. system and
produced heat, and Yves |; Therefore q
FOOD g d After & q long and crtnonious=
discussion, n VII tch ne prof lessor was
called Y e. number OF hard nanaes, ita
dawned upon his detractors that this
scientific way did not Il IA any 8 way:
deny the evils Of %inte1np sor on
Pose their advocacy B Of total abstIn.,
ence. II was, In deed. merely d sciel-
the truth, with no moral bearing one.
way Or the \ other. A somewhat Elm
liar report has just been made public
BY z; spscial government commissions
IA England Ii which Ea good word |iss
ssu!attered for the nutritive value st beer,
The general idea that beer 10 primari--
" "A alcoholic drink is 4 opposed ! Ia
this report, which holds that, when
well and properly made, 1t is u bev
serage cont lining q small amount of
alcohol and 9 relatively large amount
OF nutrftive material s s4 Says The
Hospital, London May Is II; an edi-s
tortal about the report: II. W 81 Ne
Errosfeous View Shown up. S*S1 ss55s
It is time that the erroneous view
that beer has no nutritive value III IL
SELF and merely consists Of q bever-
age upon which q certain port Ion tof
the community dntoxicates q Itself.
should be discredi tied "a The s. results 81
our commission show that beer isI par bar.
excellence e, the nutritive alcoholic bev-
er'ase Y ! Fl i beverages because they
contain g, alcohol should not be regard
ed IN the same light. N The spirit-nip-
per ts committing quite different act
from the beer drinker; IN fact, beer
IS much farther removed, from M !. the
point Of view OF its alcoholic content,
from some wines and all spirits than;
II IS from ginger beer. Stf TN .3iS xS Y III D
$=z z$54 6ssr u Nutritious. II 52.st /
when q man drinks good beer he
drinks and eats at the same time.
Just as when he eats bowl of souD.
The terms eat 81 ana drink. ID are
curiously but inconsis ently used I! -
conoting the difference between
what IS merely quenching our: thtrst.
and what Is actually consuming nourt
tshment: = Our co1nmissioners point
out man might more properly; lne
said to eat beer than to eat certain
kinds Of soup; or indeed Watermelon.'
/ Their report will enable members 81
the en- med tcal profession and the, public
TO &; understand an clearly what .consti
tutes good beer. and where and nov,
they may obtain It: Beer drinker.s
the numbers OF whom we hope WI;
Increase considerably as the result, 81
the researches of our Committeeman
are now IS q position sto protect tlhena-5
selves from bad beers, n and we ,hohas
the view that II would rs Sinnnitelys
better for the well being of the peo..
pie OF these Islands ali e. Il whole 5,if.5
they were to select beer as Is their
haIbituat drink, rather than wines a.
spirits. Climatic condit ions have Z
good deal to do with the dietetic value
OF substaiices used Tor, allayin Ett1irst.
Our e con11nis s1oners properly drive.
home that, when d man drinks beer
or stout ha bitually, he is& snot oon nv,
drinking Y but eating, q fact Which hasi.
: not been %sufft fently recognized in re-
cent Years These beverages contain
all the elements OF p styptcal diet, with.
the exception OF fat, and III 8 propor-z
ton approximately physiological. our
commissioners remind Sus that GsR the
worth OF food Is measured bsy, itss
'calordmetric value the feet 10 that q
glass Of good ale IS approximatelyii ass
nourtshfng as a glass Of milk ana
that q quart Of good beer, il nearly.
equivalent to q Quarter 81 . pound 81
Beer and stout, the writer goes on
% say, are Of course not suitable for
the t1 obese, or tor those with renal dis
orders, glycosuria or diabetes: sS hut
where ther is no counte Grind ication
their habitual use la moderate guam
titles is certainly more beneficial than
that Of wines or spirits, We read
further:
{. I .<: Medicinal Effects yaluabls. :ss
Another important medicinal as
pect of beer and stout, and especially
OF the latter, Is their hypnotic action,
Stout is one of the most harmless and
beat 2 est hynoticsS We possess. ana ii often
! fa g more efficacious In the treatment
so g, insomnia than drugs Fart ofstheirs
action Is due, our commissioners re-.
mind = irl & us, to the hypnotic principle!
contained IN hops, ana the more .heav-s
1ly these beverages are I hopped u the;
more. more marked is Their hypnotic action.sl
Another point II favor sof beer and
stout as beverages 40 thar tho ltkeli-t
= hood 90 Of their Cont lining pathoge1,dc
Organisms l ssiss too ~ ezttr ennely remote.
This gives them. like tea M, Paa s =