Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-20

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prohibition law. Again it is shown
that there is great deal larger con-
sumption of whiskeys and other hard
stuff" in license territory. even with
the enormous additional amount of
beers which are consumed in that ter
ritory that cannot be peddled out un-
der even the meanest sort of pro-
| hibition regime,
Again, while the beer trust and its
organs are pointing out the limo
cence" and the "harmessness" of 4
ticularly those connected with and
serving life insurance companies. are
pointing out the dangers of habitual
use of beer. 1t is a faVorite argument
of the rum papers of Maine that Ii
cense would substitute beer for whis-
key, largely. 1t is something of an
inducement. if their logic We're true.
to swap delirium tremens for Bright's
disease. Medical authorities who are
not in the pay of the rum trust, agree
that to beer drinking is undoubtedly
due the rapid spread of Brights dis
ease. There is no question that
Bayard Taylor fell a victim to the Ger
man beverage which he praised so
highly, and died at so with Bright's
disease.
f1 Ohio nhUStfian who had
nearly 40 years practice, says: Il
think beer kills quicker than any other
liquor. My attention was first called
to its insidious effects when l began
examining for life insurance" If you
are thinking of applying for life in
suranee, you had better ask the ex
aiming physician of any insurance
company what his concern thinks of
the beer drinker as risk
A famous physician says THE
first organ to be attacked is the kid
neys. the liver soon sympathizes and
then comes, most frequently, dropsy
or Brights disease, either certain to
end fatally
Dr. Lundgren once said: 1T is diff
ficult to find any part of the con-
is doing its work as it should. This
is why their life cords snap off like
brass rods when disease or accident
gives them a little blow"
DIR. Kirkley said: Sickness is al
ways more fatal in beer drinkers and
serious accidents are usually fatal to
them"
DIR. S. H. Burger reports: Beer
drinkers are absolutely the most dan
gerous class of subjects a surgeon can
operate on. Insignificant scratches are
liable to develop a long train of dan
ge1'ous troubles owe - sz.tz
Dr. S. S. Thorne says: "lf you
could drop into a little circle of doe
tors when they are having quiet
professional chat you would hear
enough in a few minutes to terrify
you as to the work of beer"
We believe 1t is agreed by medical
authorities in these days, that the
beer drinker is much worse off than
the whiskey drinker, who seems to
have more elasticity and reserve pow
er. When a whiskey drinker breaks
seems to be able to recuperate. in
degree, but when beer drinker gets
into trouble, II seems almost as if you
had TO recreate man before you can
do anything for him. Physicians and
insurance companies accept these facts
| as unquestionable, as they do any
other undisputed fact of science. The
| great physicians of the Old World
unite in the declaration that the
| hearts action is increased Is per cent.
in its efforts to throw off alcohol in
troduced into the circulation. The re-
suit Is easily figured out
| DIR. w IT. Ridenour says: Beer
| drinkers are peculiarly liable to die
of pneumonia. Their vital power,
| their power of resistance, is so low
| cred that they are liable to drop Off
| from any form of acute disease, such
as fevers, pneumonia, etc AS a
rule, when a beer drinker takes pneu
monia, he dies
Dr. Parmalee says: THE majority
of saloon keepers die from dropsy.
arising from kidney and liver dis
eases induced by beer drinking. When
| one of those apparently stalwart, berry
fellows is attacked by disorder that
would not be regarded as at all dan
gerous in a person of ordinary con-
stitution, or even a delicate weakly
child or woman. he is liable to drop
off Ike an over-ripe apple from the
tree
Young man, you will do well to
study the beer question before Guilt
waiting the habit to please the rum
trust and it's paid organs.