The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-09
BY DR.. 3. O. Taylor, Boston, Mass.
Ths virsihiaa" bx request Il The voman's Temper

/ prescription Ind Intolerance. bitter
ness and repTisel. 70 the defeat OF
true relikton and real morality.
An Of which would never have been
thought Of or written by q man Of re-
spectacle intelligence concerning the
scientific parallel between the drugs
involved.
Alcohol . Brain Poison.
Every poison likes some one part
OF the body better than It likes an
other. Fol instance. the poison OF
lead has = Selectiye aIfinity for the
muscles OF the wrist: mercury for
the calvary glands; arsenic the coat
ing of, the stomach; ~strychntne the
spinal chord; whereas alcohol likes
the brain the best. This places al
cohoi at the top Of the Inst as the
most serious poison Of ali those men,
toned because II has the strongest
affinity for the brain. which 10 the
most vital and sensitive part OF the
human body. the home Of the mind.
Who would not prefer q wrist drop"
to q brain drop. Z sore mout to a
sore brain. 4 liver complaint to q
brain complaint. . stomach ache TO
4 brain ache? You may have an arm.
n limb. rob me OF sight n hearing,
mAim my body ~ you please, but spare
my brain. Send me II you will to a
hospital to be treated for broken
bones, but ave me from the iunatic
asylum. I want to be able to think.
and to think right instead Of wrong
and govern nay conduct accordingly.
Why does alcohol like the brain the
best? Recent Investigations by Pro-
fezsor Hans Meyer, Of the University
Of Vienna. confirmed by other noted
specialists, show that nerve substance
contains = larger proportion OF fat
than other tissues: that all the sub
stances called narcotics are able to
dimolve fat. They enter into q loose
| chemical combination with h fatty
constituents of tho cells. and imme-
diately tnhAbft tpiow up) the vital
processes Of h cells There being
more fat In the composition OF the
brain cells than in others, the inn
pairment by alcohol 10 greater. and
more immediate. yet requiring more
time for recovery.
Notice the following facts:
1. II IL true that a small an amount
of alcohol ~ that represented In or
dering beer. continuously used. lam
ages, more or less, the structure OF
soma OF the brain cells. This being
the case, their normal action Is neces-
&arilA In. paired resulting in abnormal
mental. moral and spiritual processes
70 some extent. This has been proven
by repeated tests.
2. Change the habits of the man
to total abstinence. and give nature a
chance. She will repair the damage
done.
3. Alcohol has q selectfve affinity fer
some cells owe others. that Ia. not
all the cells Of the brain are damaged
at the same time some emaf nor
, NAL while others. under the micro
| scope. show injury. II such a case,
what kind of q NAL would he be ?
| Unbalanced? Not exact In his think
ing processes? He may not realize 1t.
| You ma not notice II. He may think
| quite wrong upon others All the cells
OF the brain acting In coordination
ara necessary to right thinking. JUST
AZ all the keys in the keyboard OF an
| organ must cooperate and co-ordi-
| nate In order to harmony in music.
impair a few keys here and there
and you ret anything but a tune.
4. II II also = fact. ~ seen under
| the microscope. that in he case OF
the so-caiied excessive and continuous
use OF liquor. some cells gosinto per-
come totally destroyed: and that
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