The Dolores star., 1910-02-25
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WINE GOOD WHEN WELL USED
Alcohol Problem Should De Treated
Like Any Other Regarding Food
Effects Of Excess.

Effects OF Excess.
(By T. Herbert Claiborne. n. ID
In regard to the influence Of alco-
hol upon the human system and the
body polite, think the immortal
bard OF Avon has put words OF wis
dom and soberness into the mouth Of
lago: --tf
Come. come. good wine II a good.
familiar creature when 1t is well used;
disclaim no more against it."
1t will be observed that Shaker
peare said good wine. ~ ~
II is my opinion. based on known
facts and experiments, that alcohol
in moderate quantities is a food, that
1t promotes digestion when ingested
at the same time with the food. that
1t consequently promotes metabolism
or tissue change, that It cheers with
out inebriating. and produces feel
ing of wellbeing. When taken in too
great Quantities without food, even
jury done to the human body and the
body politic is incalculabie. In my
opinion, 1t is always a food. but acts
as such only when properly used;
when Improperly used 1t acts as a
poison. This can be said with truth
OF almost any other food.
Alcohol, however. In excess has an
undoubtedly evil effect upon the moral
sense. 1t seems to create q perversion
of the normal impulses or an exagger-
alton Of them; under these conditions
nri h
80 many, In fact. that 1t seems best
to great many people who have
never used It At all or have suffered
from its abuse to wish to abolish 1t
entirely. or put its sale into the hands
Of the law. To abolish its use sud
denly and completely In any COM
munity or country where It has been
in use for centuries would produce a
psychic moral, and physiological cat
aclysm.
It is safe to say that II all the men
Of this city who have been accustomed
to take from four to Ave drinks day
for years were to have their tipple
suddenly denied them permanently
you could muster them into a bat
talon Of pallid ghosts in two months,
and 1t is doubtful II the majority Of
them would ever recover their physi-
illogical or psychic tone. ~
Among 1.-THE most baleful effects OF
alcohol on the system the effect on
the eyesight ranks among the first. In
many, cases 1t causes a marked d.
minution Of sight and renders the
subject totally incapable Of conduct
ing any business for which eyesight Is
necessary. .5
Tobacco adds to this condition al.
most always. and the disease Is gener-
ally known AZ tobacco-aicohol ambly.
opia.
AS, a therapeutic agent alcohol has
not Its equal In my opinion in the
whole range Of medicine.
The pernicious habit Of drinking ar
dent spirits SO common in English:
speaking countries. particularly on an
empty stomach. believe to be the
most pernicious habit that has ever
been contracted. America. Of course,
has to go the whole world one better.
and 30 some one invented the cock
tail. which. incidentally. no one has
ever dared to translate into any other
language.
II cocktail drinking and the drink
ing Of strong spirituous liquors on an
empty stomach could be abolished
that nation in which 1t is abolished
would increase its available resources
in war. politics and commerce.
There are some men, very few, wha
seem to be able to drink heavily for
years and yet make brilliant successes
in life-but such are the exceptions,
and their examples are a menace to
the young men of the nation. 1t ia
safe to say that II alcohol had never
been discovered the world would be
better OF, but since 1t has been in.
vented we have to meet living issue.
This is not to be done by unreason.
able condemnation of one of the gifts
of the all-wise God. but by using the
gift wisely and we'll
Among those who condemn alcohol
unreservedly will be found many who
drink tea This beverage has been
called the cup which cheers, but does
not inebriate. In my opinion this
phrase has done world of harm.
Tea in excess is a great stimulant and
produces condition Of the stomach
which is well known; incidentally. II
often makes the nose very red. Tea
drinkers are known in a clinic for
general medicine at glance. Tea
does not incite one to immoral acts
or exaggeration in other respects. and
hence its gentle devotees plume them
selves on their virtue and condemn
those less fortunate than themselves
Temperance In Finland.
Although the people Of Finland have
not yet succeeded in obtaining the to-
tai prohibition for which their parlia.