The Detroit times., 1916-03-17

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NO. fs-DNUos AND NuTRL
TON
Prom nay owu personal expert
snces. from . rather studicns obser-
walton q many ether drug sAdiets,
and = lifelong associstioo with con-
sumers Of alcoholic liquoFs. I have
arrived ~ the eoneIusioas - sst
forth IN this chapter. do not claim
that there are no exceptions 10 these
conclusions, but do claim that they
constitute the rule.
A. to chloraL I do not bsiscve Il
has any appreciable effect On nutTi-
tion, especially when taken II bed
time only, ~ 10 nearly always the
case. In my own case, appetite vas
neither increased nor dinintshsd;
body weight was left unchanged:
muscular strength and endurance
were neither increased NOR impaired,
and mental visor remained the same.
No subjective symptoms developed
In the sensory nervous system, but
the motor nerves q my lower. ex-
tremities did finally play me . trick.
as ] have already related.
Now let us consider cocaine In
this regard. This drug takes away
the appetite BY destroying the nor.
nal sense Of hunger and thirst.
Therefore the victim does not con-
sune enough food to keep the body
suh1ciently nourished. Under it, in
nuence there r. no sense Of fatigue,
and, therefore, by overeKeTtion vital
muscular energy may Be disaipated
almoet beyond the power Of nature
to repair. Normal body waste IL
nearly always increased
Thus. with body repair decreased
from the loss of apostle, and body
and energy waste increased from the
loss Of the sense Of fatigue. It
doesn't take very much logic to see
the road the victim travels and the
station AZ which he II most liable
10 get on. The only element Of saw.
Ing grace for the cocaine user II the
iuhibitory influences q the opium or
morphine In his systsm. But with
al this balancing power. Or antidet-
Ing effect Of opium. the cocaine VIC
tim gradually travels the downward
road to complete physical degsnsr-
acy and final destruction. The ceas-
Ing Ut the habit II his only salvation.
Now what about our old friend a.
cohoi In regard to his effects on
body nutrition? This has been q
muchmooted question among chem
ists. Psychologists and prohibition
ists. AZ this writing Is not intended
as a strictly technical treatise. nor
yet as q moral warning calculated to
throw the fear Of physical damna-
ton into the souls of the weak and
degenerate, shall dismiss this
phase of alcohol by stating . few
patent facts--patent. at least, TO
any one with little knowledge OF
chemistry end physiology and q fair
development Of the powers Of OBJ
servation and logical deduction.
Alcohol in suci- amounts as can be
physioiogicaliy handled In the hui
man body Is not food or nutrient
per Sc, but conservator Of normal
body nutrition and energy. This Is,
~tthout interference with construc
tive nutrition IL inhibits tissue de-
struc,ion and waste. Let me see II
can make that a little palmer: Ac
cording TO PHYSIOLOGY our fatty It's
sues are made from tho sweets and
starches we eat. Also. the fatty tis
snes IRE the ones drawn upon. II
the main, for fuel TO keep the bod,
mar .linery going. Now. II IL appar
emf that II this fuel. or part Of II. b.
furnished IN some other way. ihes,
tissues are saved or conserved jus
10 the extent that the auxiliary fuc
dispiaccs their consI,n ption.