Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-25


An article by DR.. Frederick w.
Murphy. chief chemist, service bu-
reau. in American Sugar Bulletin:
Alcoholic beverages have always
been referred to as stimulants.
stimulant is anything that produces
rapid transient increase of vital en-
ergy in the organism or some part
of it." From this one can readily
see the multitudinous number of COM
modities which can be called stimu-
lants. We have the drugs, some of
which stimulate certain organs Of the
body; some energize muscle; others
affect the brain; but in general it
can be said that their administration
must be through the digestive sys-
TEN.
Foods are stimulants, some to a
greater degree than others. Food
performs various functions, two Of
| which are the rebuilding of exhausted
tissue and the furnishing of heat,
which is a form of energy, to the
body To perform these functions
the digestive system-which man as
a rule treats with utmost discourtesy
must perform certain amount of
work.
Sugar is one of the most easily
digested of foods. The acids Of the
stomach change the cane sugar to
two sugars, levulose and dextrose.
VOLTA, You have almost instant in
creased energy.
Sugar is perfect stimulant and
a necessary food. 1t satisfies a
sensory -sweetness-oneo of the
true tastes, of which there are but
four acid bitter, salt, sweet The
activity and endurance of the armies
have long been recognized to be in
creased by the plentiful ration of SUI
gar and sweetened foods.
The prohibition mandate will make
it compulsory for everyone to use
some other form of stimulant thar
alcohol There are five stimulating
commodities which unquestionabl.
will be chosen to take the place o
alcoholic beverages. l refer to thu
! commodities which owe their uni
versal consumption to sugar, I. e., tea
|, coffee, candy and non-alcoholi
drinks.
1t is remarkable that sugar i
closely allied to these stimulating
commodities. Sugar is the basis o
the product or it exerts controlling
influence on it's consumption. Inter
! dependence is very marked in tn
latter case 1t is apparent that spac
will not permit lengthy treatise o
the association with and dependence
of tea, coffee and cocoa upon sugar
1t is sufficient to say that but 70
tea, coffee and cocoa, sugar in tn
early centuries would not have II
creased in consumption so rapid!
and likewise, but for sugar, the tr'
2 mendous consumption of tea, .coffe
and cocoa would not have grown
: such a remarkable volume.
In Macaulay's History. of Englan
g is the passage: 1.-The coffee hous
e must not be dismissed with cursor
! mention =. :. E. every man OF the III
: per or middle class went daily to HI
coffee house to hear the news an
discuss it. Every coffee house ha
one or more orators. =. 81. =. Nobod
q was excluded from these places WI
Il laid down his penny on the bar
There can be no doubt of the impo
. lance that sugar played in the pop
II larity of these institutions and Il
d responsibility which it must tai
y upon itself for the spread all ov
e the WOTlu Ol LIE great COHSunptIs
d of these commodities tea, coffe
n cocoa.
In comparing sugar with alcohol,
is most remarkable thing that :
cohol in alcoholic beverages must
made from some member of the S
s gar family. The point has been maj
" by some writer's that in the stoma,
N the digestive action on sugar pr
= duces alcohol. 1t has been stat
!. above what this digestive actit
9 really is. AS soon as this chemic
y action is complete the levulose al
g dextrose produced are burned L
,r Were it true that alcohol was pl
duced it would indicate a most L
natural and unhealthy and unhealtl
condition which should receive me
ical attention at once. 1t has alwa
oi been an open question whether t
o. stimulating effect of the sugar
r. wines was not OF greater diete
p value than that of the alcohol it &C
le tanned. Unfermented grape juice
II given to patients when no other TO
- can be retained. The sugar Civ
~, the energy, and therein is the val
Ill of the Juice The same is true