The Dolores star., 1910-03-11

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ne sessnce q ms6iciHs has - blot
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~ sbssrdly exposing opinions - to
~ effects n alcohol. Abeolutely
noehing 10 known % 70 he ultimate
results of small doses. yet The nest
positive state0e1ts are naoe. 0ore-
over, the laboratory sxpsriueats. q
ths last decade have shown thet msny
q the old ilsas q to The ultinsts -.
fscts of large doses frsausatly taken
are the opposite Of the truth. Har-
asalng oe the arteries and liver. Tor
Instance. vas once believed 70 - ths
result Of excessive indulgsncs. tut ~
nov know IRON actual sEpsrimsnt
thaa this b not %. Such conditions
are found post morton In abstainers.
Indeed, alcoholics seem actually lees
liable 10 hardening Of the arteries, -
though the drug were Z preventive BY
lssssning high arterial pressure. which
y the main cause q the disease.
The frightful results Of ovsrindul-
geace have led TO sll sorts of misstate.
msnts. and tn no rsspscts are thsy
more absurd than In the opinions -
TO the cause q imbecility and insan-
ity. Statistical tables BY he hundred
have been published showing that a.
coAolism enlisted lu The parents Of .
large proportioa Of these weaklinss.
ard ws jumped TO the conciusioa that
the alcohol was the cause. though In
many casss The alcoholism arose after
the hirtA of ths oRspring Such u
biss are oe nttle value. for W are
more justiiisd IN coacluding thst the
wearing Of shoes 10 the cause Of In
sanity. - 100 psr cent Of the parents
woss shoss. Il 10 now known that
alcoholism u often Q result of the
nervous coalitions Il was formerly b.
lleved to cause.
Ths discussion Of the food value Of
alcohol h . tempest IN . teapot, and
Of no practical value. Plant physiolo.
gists have long presented evidence
that alcohol 10 one of tAs many stages
q he oxidation Of sugar BY living
cells. and there 10 some evidence that
Il b the only form a carbon food
which The csll ~ utilise. There d Q
growing nass Al svidsacs that the
sane processes occur h animals. and
that tAs starchss q our food are iirst
di0ests1 10 the form of sugar, and
~ fsr1entsd to alcohol b. sasymes
na1e ~ ths cells. u ths snsyuss
ere aseeotlvs The sugar causes Tie
coa1itiea called diabetes. Analyses
q healthy tissue iavariably show
traces u alcohol. ewes in animals
vhich havs never taksa . drop. The
Temperance fanatic Who delivers iran.
Tie speeches against alcohol 10 thus
saturated with Il all the time. just like
ordiaary mortals.
Il b probable that alcohol may b
~ oaly way cur starch food can Be-
ussl. that h. II nay hs the only car.
beAydrats our cells can burn up. But
that 1oes not mean that ~ can take
alcohol - feed b Men a starch and
sugaf. Theu0h h % prodsced constant.
" throughout the body. II is IN such
minute quantities and % highly dilut.
- % 10 have no poisonous effect
whatsvss. In order to take the same
quantity Into our system h like dilu-
tn ws would b eoastantly imbibing
aa1 4 weall require many quarts Of
water. TIE alcoholic Beverages usu.
ally taken are % stroag that the tis.
sses cannot disposs Of more than an
ouacs anA . half Or % of absolute al
coAol. The excsss bsing sxcrsted. and
h The process Il exercises Q poison
oas eject proportioaats to its amount
Ths consensus u the best opinion--
emitting the fanatics. Of course---is to
tAs eject that h these minimum
amounts n b food. but q . gsner.
ous slice d brsaA gives 10 the squiva
lsat ws nssA not bother about II. New
erthslsss, b ~ cass a invalids IN
shas 70 digest The generous slice Of
broad some alcohol 10 . very vital
matter.
ln uks nasass the potsoaous ss
iscts Of large doses have been Dis
sueseully nisinterprsssd. Laboratory
sxpsrimsats. for INSTANCE. shsv that
alcohealssd animals los thsls natural
immunity 70 many diseases.
lWsaNlty ~ Alsehel.
According 10 the recent report q
IL comnias,oasrs In lunAcy. there
vsss o. January 1st. iSee. % les
thoa i3e.eel luAatics n Engianl and
Wales. The average yearly increass
NJ ~ past ten years has bsen S.s7o
Ft1Sy-ssves pr csnt. q the total mum
~ are females. aa1 n b stats1 thai
hersdity accounts Tor <.ee< casss, a.
esAol fos s.lse. an1 The dssg habit sos