United labor bulletin., 1909-12-24

never partaken of alcohol. In short, the
figures offered by the total abstainers
will not stand the scrutiny of an impair
tial critic.
Medical Privy Councillor TIL, Engel-
mann, NJ D., Director of the Physiology
cal Institute Berlin: Your first question
| must answer with an emphatic mega
tive. [ consider it an indisputable fact
that the moderate use of alcoholic bever-
ages is neither injurious to health nor
dangerous.
Priyy Medical Councillor Ponsick, Nj.
ID Director of the Pathological Institute
at Breslau: | do not consider the use
of alcoholic beverages under all condi-
tions," l. e., in small. or even moderate
quantities, as injurious to health ana
therefore dangerous. On the contrary
with due regard to the quantity admin
istered and the age, they must be re-
garded not only for the robust, but for
the delicate and weak, as stimulant
and invigorant for which there is no sub
stitute.
Professor Ribbert, NJ. D., Director OF
the Pathological Institute at Goettinger:
No, the moderate use of alcoholic bever-
ages is not injurious. 1t WOULD De
lust as sensible to object to the use OF
salt as seasoning, because an excessive
use of salt is Objectionable The fact
that some abstainers are unable. by rea-
son of physical weakness, to use alco-
c reason
why their use should be denied to those
who are well. AS regards the quantity
limit that is an individual question but
few glasses of light wine or half liter
of beer daily will not injure healthy
person.
Privy Medical Councillor H. Quinkke'
NJ. d.. Director of the Medical Clinic at
Kiel: The opinion l have formed through
observation. as a medical man. of the
sick as well as in everyday life, war
rants my answering mo" to the first
question The second query, as to guam
titv. requires Individual consideration.
Professor Cramer. NJ. D., Director OF
the Psychiatrc Clinic at Goettingen: l
do not consider the use of alcoholic bev-
erages as harmful to health or danger
GUS | know of no work, no investlga-
tion. which warrants us in regarding the
use of alcohol generally. even in small
quantities, as dangerous and injurious
Common experience is opposed to such
a theory. If it were true, considering the
centuries during which alcoholic bever-
ages have been in use and the quantity
consumed. there could not be a sound
person among us.
Professor Tuczek, Director of the
Psychiatric Clinic at Marburg: In the
report | made to the twenty-second meet
ing of the German Society for the Pro
motion of Public Health at Carlsruhe, II
1898. [ formulated the following conclu
sion: No objection can be urged. from
a hygienic standpoint, to the consump
tion in moderation by healthy adults, o
alcoholic beverages, especially those o
a fermented character, containing but lit
tie alcohol On this opinion | stand to
day. | consider total and unconditional
abstinence from alcoholic beverages az
justified neither by experience nor b!
scientific research. 1 regard the move
ment as harmful to true temperance.
Privy Medical Councillor oskar Lie
breich, NJ. D., Director of the Pharma
Geological Institute at Berlin: l do no
} consider the use of alcoholic beverages
in moderate quantities, either injurious
to health or dangerous. Thos'
who by enlarging on the injurious effect
of alcohol furnish arguments for tota
abstinence advocates, suppress entirel.
the fact that by a far larger proportion
of the human race alcohol is used direct
ly with beneficial results.
Professor Geppert, Director of tn
Pharmacological Institute at Giessen: l
is asserted that the daily moderate cor