The Dolores star., 1910-12-02

v9eeso aeo6eeaslen w. poem1e1el
PEW vesrs 49, rsenl Abstinence
Now NeoemmeNeod.

veeoes aee6oealIen W. posulleo1
PEW vesrs 49, rseal AbsetNeWse
fasw Recommended.
Ths bssAop II Durham said rscsutiy
b . public ssrDoa:
I'VE nnd now the constant and
agreement Of doctors On. the subject
Of alcohol to vast degree going In
direction opposite to that which they
took IN 1859. Then their opinion might
be summed up thus:
"A little wine or beer or . very
moderate amount Of spirits 10 good for
most people. but there are some who
can DO without II. and some who would
Be much better without Il.
Their opinion summed up now
would be something like this:
For the vast majority Of the hu-
man race nothing OF the kind 10 the
beet rule: there are few exceptions
Tor whom Il 10 either good or gives
NO HARM"
II has been many years since those
who spoke Of the dangers lurking In
the use Of alcohol were scoifed 1t -
ignorant and prejudiced. and they
wsrs told: Hear what the doctors
say In favor Of alcohol - both food
and medicine"
Some Of the doctors took Il upon
themselves to cover with abuse all
those who favored abstinence. espe-
cialiy amOng their own number. Some
regarded . physician % being un-
scisntinc n he aid not order II. some
Of " laymsn remember well how heat
% some q the doctors became in
their condemnation Of the fanatics"
- they sligmatissd those who urged
abotinsncs.
Now . grsat change has come and
Il b Indicated In such statements -
ths following:
n. Howard A. Kelley. Of Johns Hop
kins hospital. Baltimore. 1t the Wash.
ingtOn meeting 81 the American 30
cssty Tor the Study q Alcohol ana
OtAsr Drug Habits. speaking. "ss
phyBscian with ~ years experience"
sald:
Il began my practise In private life
b. prescribing alcohol IN IL various
iorns = IN easily dinusibls stimuiant
In eases o. periodic weakness. In low
levers, and exhaustion. In accordance
VITA The commoa custom os genera
tion ego. NY sxpsriencs has
tosa Nc that the snsct 10 temporary.
svanssosa.: that the drug tor such
u ~ 1oss no real good. and that
DANGEROUS hADlt 10 lnus easily sndAn.
aseeA watch may b. most ail4cuis 70
oeoescass, . habit ths, nay utterly
ruia The patients body. soul. and
spss1t"
". w. II. waugh. editor Of Clinica.
Mealctns. Chicago. said IN . paper
ssaA q the same meeting, Person
ally ! stand ready 70 uss alcohol any
tane whsn 1 bs.ssvs Il 70 b 70 the
best Interests q my patients. but do
not know solitary uss o. . solitary
case oceurfing IN ths widest range Of
nedictns practiss In which alcohol 10
the bsst remedy that. can - applied"
Concsrning the use Of alcohol II
paeup.onia. Or. A. A. Hill says: y
rely on dlg,taiis. strychnins. careful
tssaitg. ana absolute rest. but always
rsssss ct the critical period when the
ovsrburasnsd and di.ased right heart
has almost reached the breaking point
TO hep my patient over the prsctpics
b. prescribing the socalied stimuiant
INA. AAusl o..ep By III paraiysing IT.
s.~s - .ns .as.s,.c unpvaa sans aNav
his lsst chance Of recovery. Lobar
pnsuuonia. cardiac failurs'--so runs
ths usual certificate. and the cause u
the cai alac laiiure u % cases out Of
lvv. 10 alcohol"
u. slills, . German health olncer,
rsr..sa rscsuuy 10 . bro,ner prscti.
TONER Who had said that an abstaininS
lhs sscian has NO right to Impose his
vlsws upon bis patient and deny him
Alcoholic drinks. when be needs them
70 relieve depression. ". Stills said
that Only . very small part 81 the a.
cohol consumed can b. said 10 AFFORD
pleasure 10 amp true sense. and that
10 % tnanitssimal compared With the
missry Il causes that be should con.
slider himself insxcusabls u he did not
ao Ill In bis power 10 combat alcohol,
He thisks that u any one 10 not con.
vincsd q the general inluriouness Of
alcohol 4 can ouly BE- because be hes
not made . sueacisnt study Of the sub
jsct
4 book On vital Economy: or How
u Conserve Your strength" By John
II. Clark. n. D.. just ppublishsd In
Lonloa lisOs). contains this state,
mem:
"Ths doctor 10 certainly responsible
ius . large share Of the drinking Gus
soms Il the present day. He Sivs4
inliorrimiuate or indennits advice -
saks . listls whisky with lunch and
1innss.' o. burgundy. or clsrst o. port.
q ~ cass may b.. and the patient
y 0sssty certain 70 carry out the pre-.
sssipsiss--ta III probability 70 the end
q ~ days"