Evening journal., 1914-01-29
SUNDAE NOW
ANTIDOTE FOR
demon RUM"
Physician Says Plenty of Su-
gar will Weon Alcoholic
From His Teddy
MOLASsES,
THE QUICKER THE CURE

Oh, sugar! What's the use Of
gwear.ng on? Taper down gradually
on sweet drink with q stick in It
and then throw away the stick and
take to Etraws with something mild
poured around thems It's progress
sion after that to catawba, and be-
fore long, when that wild, fierce furri-
ness comes on the tongue. all that will
be needed Will be an ice cream sundae
with red cherry on the top and wal
nut lava piled around the bottom.
Then goodby Demon Rum.
This Is all straight scientific news
culled from the current issue of the
Journal OF the American Medical As
sociation in an article entitled "A
Logical Treatment for Alcoholism"
written by DR.. b. /. Spitzig, of Cleve-
land, Ohio. Not booze, but sweets is
what the system often Graves. Fat
men seldom care for strong drink.
II is the cadaverous person with sunk
en- cheeks and SLOUGH hat and
vinegar and gall in his system who
bankers for ticker"
In the future put half dozen Jumps
OF sugar in his coffee, shake rock candy
cocktail and wait for developments.
Medical science now indicates that
Byron knew nothing about il when he
said that man, being reasonable, gets
involved in circumstances of inebria-
ton. Man has a longing for fudge and
doesn't know IT, He seeks fuel and
has been goin, to the wrong garage
Chronic alcoholism. writes DIT.
Spitzig, rs treated on the basis that
the supply of alcohol is diminished
and tie sugars are increased Many
former systems of treating alcohol
ism have failed because alcohol was
suddenly withdrawn and nothing
substituted 10 satisfy the craving.
Narcotics merely benumb the alco-
holic desire, but seldom accomplish
a permanent cure The demand for
alcohol in the perverted metabolic
state of the alcoholic is not mental
alone but physical, or rather physico-
chemical When the body cells are
supplied with a physiologic balance
or carbohydrates there is no further
demand for alcohol.
AT the inception of the treatment
the diet is modified to contain an
abundance Of sugar Cereals with
cane sugar sweet fruits, pastry. cho-
colates and ice cream are advised. In
some cases, owing to a distaste for
sugars, this change must be gradual
in order to avoid rebellion. Here
lactoe milk sugar. is used, dram
every few hours given in the form of
a medicinal powder to encourage the
psychic effect. Later, as the demand
for alcohol is palliated, ordinary su-
gars may be taken with avidity"
IL appears from the language of the
physician that any man who is unable
20 say that he has a physico chemical
disturbance should not be welcomed at
any soda fountain. One Of these days
cowboys viii plank their hard earned
gold down ON the bar and demand
slug Of chocolate with whipped cream on
top and a cookie ON the side Ask a
man 10 have a drink and he will say:
Thanks, old sport; harkeep. pour out
little of the maple syrup and have a
stack Of wheats off the griddlc."
il will be an easy progression TO over
come the thirst for rum if there IS
plenty of molasses with it. Instead of
seedlings and harsh looks, talfy; and IN
the future no more Temperance lectures.
but bids TO candy pulls.