Alcohol Rehab
ALCOHOL HAS NO FOOD VALUE.
ALCOHOL HAS NO FOOD VALUE.
Alcohol has no {food|meals} {value|worth} and is exceedingly {limited|restricted} in its {action|motion} as a remedial agent. Dr. Henry Monroe says, “{every|each} {kind of|type of|sort of|form of} substance employed by man as {food|meals} consists of sugar, starch, oil and glutinous matter mingled {together|collectively} in {various|numerous|varied} proportions. These are designed for the {support|help|assist} of the animal frame. The glutinous {principles|rules|ideas} of {food|meals} fibrine, albumen and casein are employed {to build|to construct} up the {structure|construction} {while|whereas} the oil, starch and sugar are {chiefly|mainly} used to generate {heat|warmth} {in the|within the} {body|physique}”.
Now {it is|it’s} clear that if alcohol is a {food|meals}, {it will be|it is going to be|will probably be|it will likely be} {found|discovered} to {contain|include|comprise} {one or more|a number of} {of these|of those} substances. There {must be|have to be|should be} in it {either|both} the nitrogenous {elements|parts|components} {found|discovered} {chiefly|mainly} in meats, eggs, milk, {vegetables|greens} and seeds, out of which animal tissue is {built|constructed} and waste repaired or the carbonaceous {elements|parts|components} {found in|present in} {fat|fats}, starch and sugar, {in the|within the} consumption of which {heat|warmth} and {force|pressure|drive|power} are evolved.
“The distinctness {of these|of those} {groups|teams} of {foods|meals},” says Dr. Hunt, “and their relations to the tissue-producing {and heat|and warmth}-evolving capacities of man, are so {definite|particular} and so confirmed by experiments on animals and by manifold {tests|checks|exams|assessments} of scientific, physiological and {clinical|medical|scientific} {experience|expertise}, that no {attempt to|try and|try to|try to} discard the classification has prevailed. {To draw|To attract} so straight a line of demarcation as to {limit|restrict} the one {entirely|completely|totally|solely|fully} to tissue or cell {production|manufacturing} and {the other|the opposite} to {heat|warmth} and {force|pressure|drive|power} {production|manufacturing} {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} {ordinary|odd|strange|abnormal|unusual|peculiar|bizarre|atypical|extraordinary} combustion and {to deny|to disclaim} any {power|energy} of interchangeability {under|beneath|underneath|below} {special|particular} {demands|calls for} or amid {defective|faulty} {supply|provide} {of one|of 1} {variety|selection} is, {indeed|certainly}, untenable. {This does not|This doesn’t} {in the|within the} least invalidate {the fact that|the truth that} {we are|we’re} {able|in a position|ready} {to use|to make use of} these as ascertained landmarks”.
How these substances when taken into the {body|physique}, are assimilated {and how|and the way} they generate {force|pressure|drive|power}, are {well known|well-known} to the chemist and physiologist, who {is able|is in a position|is ready}, {in the|within the} {light|mild|gentle} of {well|properly|nicely|effectively}-ascertained {laws|legal guidelines}, {to determine|to find out} {whether|whether or not} alcohol does or {does not|doesn’t} possess a {food|meals} value. For years, the ablest {men|males} {in the|within the} medical {profession|career|occupation} have given this {subject|topic} {the most|probably the most|essentially the most} {careful|cautious} {study|research|examine}, and have subjected alcohol {to every|to each} {known|recognized|identified} {test|check|take a look at} and experiment, and the {result is|result’s} that it has been, by {common|widespread|frequent} consent, excluded from {the class|the category} of tissue-{building|constructing} foods. “{We have|We now have|We’ve|We have now|We’ve got|Now we have} {never|by no means},” says Dr. Hunt, “seen {but|however} a single suggestion that it {could|might|may} so act, and this a promiscuous guess. One {writer|author} (Hammond) thinks it {possible|potential|attainable|doable} that {it may|it might|it could} ‘{somehow|one way or the other|by some means|someway|in some way|by some means}’ enter into {combination|mixture} with the {products|merchandise} of decay in tissues, and ‘{under|beneath|underneath|below} {certain|sure} circumstances {might|may|would possibly} yield their nitrogen to {the construction|the development} {of new|of latest|of recent} tissues.’ No parallel in {organic|natural} chemistry, nor any {evidence|proof} in animal chemistry, {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} {found|discovered} to {surround|encompass} this guess with the areola of a {possible|potential|attainable|doable} {hypothesis|speculation}”.
Dr. Richardson says: “Alcohol {contains|incorporates|accommodates|comprises} no nitrogen; it has {none of the|not one of the} qualities of {structure|construction}-{building|constructing} {foods|meals}; {it is|it’s} incapable of being {transformed|reworked|remodeled} into any of them; {it is|it’s}, {therefore|subsequently|due to this fact}, not a {food|meals} in any sense of its being a constructive agent in {building up|build up|increase} the body.” Dr. W.B. Carpenter says: “Alcohol {cannot|can’t|can not} {supply|provide} {anything|something} which {is essential|is important|is crucial} to the true {nutrition|vitamin|diet} of the tissues.” Dr. Liebig says: “Beer, wine, spirits, etc., furnish no {element|factor|component|aspect|ingredient} {capable of|able to} {entering|getting into|coming into} into the composition of the blood, muscular fibre, or any {part|half} which is the seat of the {principle|precept} of life.” Dr. Hammond, in his Tribune Lectures, {in which|by which|during which|through which|wherein} he advocates {the use of|using|the usage of} alcohol in {certain|sure} {cases|instances|circumstances}, says: “{It is not|It isn’t|It’s not} demonstrable that alcohol undergoes conversion into tissue.” Cameron, in his Manuel of Hygiene, says: “{There is|There’s|There may be} nothing in alcohol with which any {part of|a part of} the {body|physique} {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} nourished.” Dr. E. Smith, F.R.S., says: “Alcohol {is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} {a true|a real} food. It interferes with alimentation.” Dr. T.K. Chambers says: “{It is|It’s} clear that we {must|should} {cease|stop} {to regard|to treat} alcohol, as in any sense, a {food|meals}”.
“Not detecting {in this|on this} substance,” says Dr. Hunt, “any tissue-making {ingredients|components|elements|substances}, nor in its {breaking up|breaking apart} any {combinations|mixtures|combos}, {such as|similar to|corresponding to|comparable to|akin to|reminiscent of|resembling|equivalent to} {we are|we’re} {able to|capable of|in a position to} {trace|hint} {in the|within the} cell {foods|meals}, nor any {evidence|proof} {either|both} {in the|within the} {experience|expertise} of physiologists or the trials of alimentarians, {it is not|it isn’t|it’s not} {wonderful|fantastic|great} that in it {we should|we should always|we must always} {find|discover} neither {the expectancy|the expectation} nor {the realization|the belief|the conclusion} of constructive power.”
Not {finding|discovering} in alcohol {anything|something} out of which the {body|physique} {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} {built|constructed} up or its waste {supplied|provided|equipped}, {it is|it’s} {next|subsequent} to be examined as to its {heat|warmth}-producing quality.
{Production|Manufacturing} of heat.
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“{The first|The primary} {usual|ordinary|traditional|regular|normal|typical|standard|common} {test|check|take a look at} for a {force|pressure|drive|power}-producing {food|meals},” says Dr. Hunt, “and that to which {other|different} {foods|meals} of that class {respond|reply}, is the {production|manufacturing} {of heat|of warmth} {in the|within the} {combination|mixture} of oxygen therewith. This {heat|warmth} means {vital|very important|important} {force|pressure|drive|power}, and is, in no small {degree|diploma}, a measure of the comparative {value|worth} of the so-{called|referred to as|known as} respiratory foods. If we {examine|look at|study} the {fats|fat}, the starches and the sugars, {we can|we will|we are able to} {trace|hint} and estimate the processes by which they evolve {heat|warmth} and are {changed into|become|turned into|became} {vital|very important|important} {force|pressure|drive|power}, {and can|and may|and might} weigh the capacities {of different|of various} foods. {We find|We discover} that the consumption of carbon by union with oxygen is the {law|regulation|legislation}, that {heat|warmth} is the product, and that the {legitimate|respectable|reliable|official|authentic|professional|reputable|legit} {result is|result’s} {force|pressure|drive|power}, {while|whereas} {the result of|the results of} the union of the hydrogen of the {foods|meals} with oxygen is water. If alcohol comes {at all|in any respect} {under|beneath|underneath|below} this class of {foods|meals}, we rightly {expect to find|look forward to finding|anticipate finding} {some of the|a few of the|a number of the|among the} evidences which {attach|connect} to the hydrocarbons.”
What, then, is {the result of|the results of} experiments {in this|on this} {direction|course|path|route}? {They have|They’ve} been {conducted|carried out|performed} {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} {long|lengthy} {periods|durations|intervals} and with {the greatest|the best} care, by {men|males} of {the highest|the very best|the best} attainments in chemistry and physiology, and the {result is|result’s} given in these few {words|phrases}, by Dr. H.R. {Wood|Wooden}, Jr., in his Materia Medica. “{No one|Nobody} has been {able to|capable of|in a position to} detect {in the|within the} blood any of the {ordinary|odd|strange|abnormal|unusual|peculiar|bizarre|atypical|extraordinary} {results|outcomes} of its oxidation.” {That is|That’s}, {no one|nobody} has been {able to find|capable of finding} that alcohol has undergone combustion, like {fat|fats}, or starch, or sugar, and so given {heat|warmth} to the body.
Alcohol and {reduction|discount} of temperature.
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{instead|as an alternative|as a substitute} {of increasing|of accelerating} it; and it has even been {used in|utilized in} fevers as an anti-pyretic. So uniform has been the testimony of physicians in Europe and America as to the cooling {effects|results} of alcohol, that Dr. {Wood|Wooden} says, in his Materia Medica, “that it {does not|doesn’t} {seem|appear} {worth|value|price} {while|whereas} to occupy {space|area|house} with a {discussion|dialogue} of the subject.” Liebermeister, {one of the most|some of the|one of the|probably the most|one of the crucial|one of the vital} {learned|discovered|realized} contributors to Zeimssen’s Cyclopaedia of the {Practice|Apply|Follow|Observe} of {Medicine|Drugs|Medication}, 1875, says: “I {long|lengthy} since {convinced|satisfied} myself, by direct experiments, that alcohol, even in comparatively {large|giant|massive} doses, {does not|doesn’t} elevate the temperature of the {body|physique} in {either|both} {well|properly|nicely|effectively} or sick people.” So {well|properly|nicely|effectively} had this {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {known|recognized|identified} to Arctic voyagers, that, even {before|earlier than} physiologists had demonstrated {the fact that|the truth that} alcohol {reduced|lowered|decreased|diminished}, {instead|as an alternative|as a substitute} {of increasing|of accelerating}, the temperature of the {body|physique}, {they had|that they had|they’d} {learned|discovered|realized} that spirits lessened their {power|energy} {to withstand|to face up to|to resist} {extreme|excessive} cold. “{In the|Within the} Northern {regions|areas},” says Edward Smith, “it was proved that {the entire|the whole|the complete|all the|your complete|your entire} exclusion of spirits was {necessary|needed|essential|vital|crucial|mandatory|obligatory}, {in order to|so as to|to be able to|with a view to|in an effort to|with a purpose to|as a way to|with the intention to} retain {heat|warmth} {under|beneath|underneath|below} these unfavorable conditions.”
Alcohol {does not|doesn’t} make you strong.
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If alcohol {does not|doesn’t} {contain|include|comprise} tissue-{building|constructing} {material|materials}, nor give {heat|warmth} to the {body|physique}, it {cannot|can’t|can not} {possibly|probably|presumably} add to its strength. “{Every|Each} {kind of|type of|sort of|form of} {power|energy} an animal can generate,” says Dr. G. Budd, F.R.S., “the mechanical {power|energy} of the {muscles|muscle tissue|muscular tissues|muscle tissues|muscle mass|muscle groups}, the chemical (or digestive) {power|energy} of the {stomach|abdomen}, the {intellectual|mental} {power|energy} of the {brain|mind} accumulates {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} the {nutrition|vitamin|diet} of the organ on which it depends.” Dr. F.R. Lees, of Edinburgh, after discussing the {question|query}, and educing {evidence|proof}, remarks: “From the very nature of {things|issues}, {it will|it’ll|it’s going to|it is going to|it should|it can|it would} now be seen how {impossible|inconceivable|unimaginable|unattainable|not possible} {it is|it’s} that alcohol {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} strengthening {food|meals} of {either|both} kind. {Since it|Because it} {cannot|can’t|can not} {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {a part of|part of} the {body|physique}, it {cannot|can’t|can not} consequently contribute to its cohesive, {organic|natural} {strength|power|energy}, or {fixed|fastened|mounted} {power|energy}; and, {since it|because it} comes out of the {body|physique} {just|simply} {as it|because it} went in, it {cannot|can’t|can not}, by its decomposition, generate {heat|warmth} force.”
Sir Benjamin Brodie says: “Stimulants {do not|don’t} create nervous {power|energy}; they merely {enable|allow} you, {as it|because it} {were|have been|had been}, to {use up|burn up|expend|deplete|dissipate} that which is left, {and then|after which} they {leave|depart|go away} you {more|extra} in {need|want} of {rest|relaxation} than before.”
Baron Liebig, {so far|thus far|up to now|to date|to this point} {back|again} as 1843, in his “Animal Chemistry,” {pointed out|identified} the fallacy of alcohol {generating|producing} power. He says: “The circulation will {appear|seem} accelerated {at the|on the} expense of the {force|pressure|drive|power} {available|out there|obtainable|accessible} for voluntary {motion|movement}, {but|however} {without|with out} the {production|manufacturing} of a {greater|higher|larger|better} {amount|quantity} of mechanical force.” In his later “Letters,” he {again|once more} says: “Wine {is quite|is sort of|is kind of} superfluous to man, {it is|it’s} {constantly|continuously|continually|always|consistently} {followed|adopted} by the expenditure of {power|energy}” whereas, {the real|the actual|the true} {function|perform|operate} of {food|meals} is {to give|to offer|to provide|to present} power. He {adds|provides}: “These drinks promote the change of matter {in the|within the} {body|physique}, and are, consequently, attended by an inward {loss of|lack of} {power|energy}, which ceases to be productive, {because|as a result of|as a result of} {it is not|it isn’t|it’s not} employed in overcoming outward difficulties i.e., in working.” In {other|different} {words|phrases}, this {great|nice} chemist asserts that alcohol abstracts {the power|the facility|the ability} of the system from doing {useful|helpful} work {in the|within the} {field|area|subject|discipline} or workshop, {in order to|so as to|to be able to|with a view to|in an effort to|with a purpose to|as a way to|with the intention to} cleanse {the house|the home} from the defilement of alcohol itself.
The late Dr. W. Brinton, {Physician|Doctor} to St. Thomas’, in his {great|nice} work on Dietetics, says: “{Careful|Cautious} {observation|remark|statement|commentary} leaves little doubt {that a} {moderate|average|reasonable} dose of beer or wine would, {in most cases|generally|typically|normally|usually|most often}, {at once|directly|without delay} diminish {the maximum|the utmost} weight which a {healthy|wholesome} {person|individual|particular person} {could|might|may} lift. {Mental|Psychological} acuteness, accuracy of {perception|notion} and delicacy of the senses are all {so far|thus far|up to now|to date|to this point} opposed by alcohol, as that {the maximum|the utmost} efforts {of each|of every} are incompatible with the ingestion of any {moderate|average|reasonable} {quantity|amount} of fermented liquid. A single glass will {often|typically|usually} suffice to take {the edge|the sting} off {both|each} {mind|thoughts} and {body|physique}, and {to reduce|to scale back|to cut back} their {capacity|capability} to {something|one thing} {below|under|beneath} their perfection of work.”
Dr. F.R. Lees, F.S.A., writing {on the subject of|as regards to|with reference to|with regards to} alcohol as a {food|meals}, makes {the following|the next} {quotation|citation} from an essay on “Stimulating Drinks,” {published|revealed|printed} by Dr. H.R. Madden, as {long ago|way back} as 1847: “Alcohol {is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} the {natural|pure} stimulus to any of our organs, and {hence|therefore}, {functions|features|capabilities} {performed|carried out} in consequence of its {application|software|utility}, {tend to|are likely to|are inclined to} debilitate the organ acted upon.
Alcohol is incapable of being assimilated or {converted|transformed} into any {organic|natural} proximate {principle|precept}, and {hence|therefore}, {cannot be|can’t be} {considered|thought-about|thought of} nutritious.
The {strength|power|energy} {experienced|skilled} after {the use of|using|the usage of} alcohol {is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} new {strength|power|energy} added to the system, {but|however} is manifested by calling into {exercise|train} the nervous {energy|power|vitality} pre-existing.
{The ultimate|The last word|The final word} exhausting {effects|results} of alcohol, owing to its stimulant properties, produce an unnatural susceptibility to morbid {action|motion} in {all the|all of the} organs, and this, with the plethora superinduced, {becomes|turns into} a fertile {source|supply} of disease.
{A person|An individual} who habitually exerts himself to such an extent as to require the {daily|every day|day by day|each day} use of stimulants to {ward off|keep off|beat back|chase away|push back|thrust back|keep at bay} exhaustion, {may be|could also be} {compared to|in comparison with} a machine working {under|beneath|underneath|below} {high|excessive} pressure. {He will|He’ll} {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {much more|far more|rather more|way more} obnoxious to the causes of {disease|illness}, and {will certainly|will definitely} break down {sooner than|before|ahead of|prior to|earlier than} he would have {done|carried out|accomplished|completed|executed|finished|achieved|performed} {under|beneath|underneath|below} {more|extra} favorable circumstances.
The {more|extra} {frequently|regularly|incessantly|steadily|ceaselessly|often|continuously} alcohol is had recourse to for {the purpose|the aim} of overcoming {feelings|emotions} of debility, the {more|extra} {it will be|it is going to be|will probably be|it will likely be} required, and by {constant|fixed} repetition a {period|interval} is at {length|size} reached when it {cannot be|can’t be} foregone, {unless|until|except} {reaction|response} is {simultaneously|concurrently} {brought about|caused|led to} by {a temporary|a short lived|a brief} {total|complete|whole} change of the habits of life.
{Driven|Pushed} to the wall.
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Not {finding|discovering} that alcohol possesses any direct alimentary {value|worth}, the medical advocates of its use have been {driven|pushed} to {the assumption|the idea|the belief} that {it is a|it’s a} {kind of|type of|sort of|form of} secondary {food|meals}, in that it has {the power|the facility|the ability} to delay the metamorphosis of tissue. “By the metamorphosis of tissue {is meant|is supposed},” says Dr. Hunt, “that change which {is constantly|is consistently|is continually} {going on|happening|occurring} {in the|within the} system which {involves|includes|entails} {a constant|a continuing|a relentless} disintegration {of material|of fabric}; a {breaking up|breaking apart} and avoiding of that which is {no longer|not|now not} aliment, making room for that new {supply|provide} which is to {sustain|maintain} life.” {Another|One other} medical {writer|author}, in referring to this metamorphosis, says: “The {importance|significance} of this {process|course of} to {the maintenance|the upkeep} of life {is readily|is quickly|is instantly} {shown|proven} by the injurious {effects|results} which {follow|comply with|observe} upon its disturbance. If the discharge of the excrementitious substances be in any {way|method|means|approach|manner} impeded or suspended, these substances accumulate {either|both} {in the|within the} blood or tissues, or both. In consequence of this retention and accumulation they {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {poisonous|toxic}, and {rapidly|quickly} produce a derangement of the {vital|very important|important} functions. Their {influence|affect} is principally exerted upon the nervous system, {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} which they produce most frequent irritability, disturbance of the {special|particular} senses, delirium, insensibility, coma, {and finally|and eventually|and at last}, death.”
“This description,” remarks Dr. Hunt, “{seems|appears} {almost|virtually|nearly} {intended|meant|supposed} for alcohol.” He then says: “{To claim|To say|To assert} alcohol as a {food|meals} {because|as a result of|as a result of} it delays the metamorphosis of tissue, is {to claim|to say|to assert} that it {in some way|indirectly|ultimately|not directly|in a roundabout way} suspends {the normal|the traditional|the conventional} conduct of the {laws|legal guidelines} of assimilation and {nutrition|vitamin|diet}, of waste and repair. {A leading|A number one} advocate of alcohol (Hammond) thus illustrates it: ‘Alcohol retards the destruction of the tissues. By this destruction, {force|pressure|drive|power} is generated, {muscles|muscle tissue|muscular tissues|muscle tissues|muscle mass|muscle groups} contract, {thoughts|ideas} are developed, organs secrete and excrete.’ In {other|different} {words|phrases}, alcohol interferes with all these. No {wonder|marvel|surprise} the {author|writer|creator} ‘{is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} clear’ {how it|the way it} does this, and {we are not|we aren’t|we’re not} clear how such delayed metamorphosis recuperates.
Not an originator {of vital|of important|of significant} force.
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{which is not|which isn’t} {known|recognized|identified} to have any of {the usual|the standard|the same old} {power|energy} of {foods|meals}, and {use it on|apply it to} the double assumption that it delays metamorphosis of tissue, and that such delay is conservative of {health|well being}, is to {pass|move|cross|go} {outside|outdoors|exterior} of the bounds of science into the land of {remote|distant} {possibilities|prospects|potentialities}, and confer the title of adjuster upon an agent whose {agency|company} is itself doubtful.
Having {failed to|did not|didn’t} {identify|determine|establish} alcohol as a nitrogenous or non-nitrogenous {food|meals}, not having {found|discovered} it amenable to any of the evidences by which the {food|meals}-{force|pressure|drive|power} of aliments {is generally|is usually|is mostly} measured, it {will not|won’t|is not going to} do for us {to talk|to speak} of {benefit|profit} by delay of regressive metamorphosis {unless|until|except} such {process|course of} is accompanied with {something|one thing} evidential of {the fact|the very fact|the actual fact} {something|one thing} scientifically descriptive of its mode of accomplishment {in the|within the} case at hand, and {unless|until|except} {it is|it’s} {shown|proven} to be {practically|virtually} {desirable|fascinating} for alimentation.
There {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} {no doubt|little question|little doubt} that alcohol does {cause|trigger} defects {in the|within the} processes of elimination {which are|that are} {natural|pure} to the {healthy|wholesome} {body|physique} and which even in {disease|illness} {are often|are sometimes} conservative of health.
Alcohol has no {food|meals} {value|worth} and is exceedingly {limited|restricted} in its {action|motion} as a remedial agent. Dr. Henry Monroe says, “{every|each} {kind of|type of|sort of|form of} substance employed by man as {food|meals} consists of sugar, starch, oil and glutinous matter mingled {together|collectively} in {various|numerous|varied} proportions. These are designed for the {support|help|assist} of the animal frame. The glutinous {principles|rules|ideas} of {food|meals} fibrine, albumen and casein are employed {to build|to construct} up the {structure|construction} {while|whereas} the oil, starch and sugar are {chiefly|mainly} used to generate {heat|warmth} {in the|within the} {body|physique}”.
Now {it is|it’s} clear that if alcohol is a {food|meals}, {it will be|it is going to be|will probably be|it will likely be} {found|discovered} to {contain|include|comprise} {one or more|a number of} {of these|of those} substances. There {must be|have to be|should be} in it {either|both} the nitrogenous {elements|parts|components} {found|discovered} {chiefly|mainly} in meats, eggs, milk, {vegetables|greens} and seeds, out of which animal tissue is {built|constructed} and waste repaired or the carbonaceous {elements|parts|components} {found in|present in} {fat|fats}, starch and sugar, {in the|within the} consumption of which {heat|warmth} and {force|pressure|drive|power} are evolved.
“The distinctness {of these|of those} {groups|teams} of {foods|meals},” says Dr. Hunt, “and their relations to the tissue-producing {and heat|and warmth}-evolving capacities of man, are so {definite|particular} and so confirmed by experiments on animals and by manifold {tests|checks|exams|assessments} of scientific, physiological and {clinical|medical|scientific} {experience|expertise}, that no {attempt to|try and|try to|try to} discard the classification has prevailed. {To draw|To attract} so straight a line of demarcation as to {limit|restrict} the one {entirely|completely|totally|solely|fully} to tissue or cell {production|manufacturing} and {the other|the opposite} to {heat|warmth} and {force|pressure|drive|power} {production|manufacturing} {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} {ordinary|odd|strange|abnormal|unusual|peculiar|bizarre|atypical|extraordinary} combustion and {to deny|to disclaim} any {power|energy} of interchangeability {under|beneath|underneath|below} {special|particular} {demands|calls for} or amid {defective|faulty} {supply|provide} {of one|of 1} {variety|selection} is, {indeed|certainly}, untenable. {This does not|This doesn’t} {in the|within the} least invalidate {the fact that|the truth that} {we are|we’re} {able|in a position|ready} {to use|to make use of} these as ascertained landmarks”.
How these substances when taken into the {body|physique}, are assimilated {and how|and the way} they generate {force|pressure|drive|power}, are {well known|well-known} to the chemist and physiologist, who {is able|is in a position|is ready}, {in the|within the} {light|mild|gentle} of {well|properly|nicely|effectively}-ascertained {laws|legal guidelines}, {to determine|to find out} {whether|whether or not} alcohol does or {does not|doesn’t} possess a {food|meals} value. For years, the ablest {men|males} {in the|within the} medical {profession|career|occupation} have given this {subject|topic} {the most|probably the most|essentially the most} {careful|cautious} {study|research|examine}, and have subjected alcohol {to every|to each} {known|recognized|identified} {test|check|take a look at} and experiment, and the {result is|result’s} that it has been, by {common|widespread|frequent} consent, excluded from {the class|the category} of tissue-{building|constructing} foods. “{We have|We now have|We’ve|We have now|We’ve got|Now we have} {never|by no means},” says Dr. Hunt, “seen {but|however} a single suggestion that it {could|might|may} so act, and this a promiscuous guess. One {writer|author} (Hammond) thinks it {possible|potential|attainable|doable} that {it may|it might|it could} ‘{somehow|one way or the other|by some means|someway|in some way|by some means}’ enter into {combination|mixture} with the {products|merchandise} of decay in tissues, and ‘{under|beneath|underneath|below} {certain|sure} circumstances {might|may|would possibly} yield their nitrogen to {the construction|the development} {of new|of latest|of recent} tissues.’ No parallel in {organic|natural} chemistry, nor any {evidence|proof} in animal chemistry, {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} {found|discovered} to {surround|encompass} this guess with the areola of a {possible|potential|attainable|doable} {hypothesis|speculation}”.
Dr. Richardson says: “Alcohol {contains|incorporates|accommodates|comprises} no nitrogen; it has {none of the|not one of the} qualities of {structure|construction}-{building|constructing} {foods|meals}; {it is|it’s} incapable of being {transformed|reworked|remodeled} into any of them; {it is|it’s}, {therefore|subsequently|due to this fact}, not a {food|meals} in any sense of its being a constructive agent in {building up|build up|increase} the body.” Dr. W.B. Carpenter says: “Alcohol {cannot|can’t|can not} {supply|provide} {anything|something} which {is essential|is important|is crucial} to the true {nutrition|vitamin|diet} of the tissues.” Dr. Liebig says: “Beer, wine, spirits, etc., furnish no {element|factor|component|aspect|ingredient} {capable of|able to} {entering|getting into|coming into} into the composition of the blood, muscular fibre, or any {part|half} which is the seat of the {principle|precept} of life.” Dr. Hammond, in his Tribune Lectures, {in which|by which|during which|through which|wherein} he advocates {the use of|using|the usage of} alcohol in {certain|sure} {cases|instances|circumstances}, says: “{It is not|It isn’t|It’s not} demonstrable that alcohol undergoes conversion into tissue.” Cameron, in his Manuel of Hygiene, says: “{There is|There’s|There may be} nothing in alcohol with which any {part of|a part of} the {body|physique} {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} nourished.” Dr. E. Smith, F.R.S., says: “Alcohol {is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} {a true|a real} food. It interferes with alimentation.” Dr. T.K. Chambers says: “{It is|It’s} clear that we {must|should} {cease|stop} {to regard|to treat} alcohol, as in any sense, a {food|meals}”.
“Not detecting {in this|on this} substance,” says Dr. Hunt, “any tissue-making {ingredients|components|elements|substances}, nor in its {breaking up|breaking apart} any {combinations|mixtures|combos}, {such as|similar to|corresponding to|comparable to|akin to|reminiscent of|resembling|equivalent to} {we are|we’re} {able to|capable of|in a position to} {trace|hint} {in the|within the} cell {foods|meals}, nor any {evidence|proof} {either|both} {in the|within the} {experience|expertise} of physiologists or the trials of alimentarians, {it is not|it isn’t|it’s not} {wonderful|fantastic|great} that in it {we should|we should always|we must always} {find|discover} neither {the expectancy|the expectation} nor {the realization|the belief|the conclusion} of constructive power.”
Not {finding|discovering} in alcohol {anything|something} out of which the {body|physique} {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} {built|constructed} up or its waste {supplied|provided|equipped}, {it is|it’s} {next|subsequent} to be examined as to its {heat|warmth}-producing quality.
{Production|Manufacturing} of heat.
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“{The first|The primary} {usual|ordinary|traditional|regular|normal|typical|standard|common} {test|check|take a look at} for a {force|pressure|drive|power}-producing {food|meals},” says Dr. Hunt, “and that to which {other|different} {foods|meals} of that class {respond|reply}, is the {production|manufacturing} {of heat|of warmth} {in the|within the} {combination|mixture} of oxygen therewith. This {heat|warmth} means {vital|very important|important} {force|pressure|drive|power}, and is, in no small {degree|diploma}, a measure of the comparative {value|worth} of the so-{called|referred to as|known as} respiratory foods. If we {examine|look at|study} the {fats|fat}, the starches and the sugars, {we can|we will|we are able to} {trace|hint} and estimate the processes by which they evolve {heat|warmth} and are {changed into|become|turned into|became} {vital|very important|important} {force|pressure|drive|power}, {and can|and may|and might} weigh the capacities {of different|of various} foods. {We find|We discover} that the consumption of carbon by union with oxygen is the {law|regulation|legislation}, that {heat|warmth} is the product, and that the {legitimate|respectable|reliable|official|authentic|professional|reputable|legit} {result is|result’s} {force|pressure|drive|power}, {while|whereas} {the result of|the results of} the union of the hydrogen of the {foods|meals} with oxygen is water. If alcohol comes {at all|in any respect} {under|beneath|underneath|below} this class of {foods|meals}, we rightly {expect to find|look forward to finding|anticipate finding} {some of the|a few of the|a number of the|among the} evidences which {attach|connect} to the hydrocarbons.”
What, then, is {the result of|the results of} experiments {in this|on this} {direction|course|path|route}? {They have|They’ve} been {conducted|carried out|performed} {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} {long|lengthy} {periods|durations|intervals} and with {the greatest|the best} care, by {men|males} of {the highest|the very best|the best} attainments in chemistry and physiology, and the {result is|result’s} given in these few {words|phrases}, by Dr. H.R. {Wood|Wooden}, Jr., in his Materia Medica. “{No one|Nobody} has been {able to|capable of|in a position to} detect {in the|within the} blood any of the {ordinary|odd|strange|abnormal|unusual|peculiar|bizarre|atypical|extraordinary} {results|outcomes} of its oxidation.” {That is|That’s}, {no one|nobody} has been {able to find|capable of finding} that alcohol has undergone combustion, like {fat|fats}, or starch, or sugar, and so given {heat|warmth} to the body.
Alcohol and {reduction|discount} of temperature.
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{instead|as an alternative|as a substitute} {of increasing|of accelerating} it; and it has even been {used in|utilized in} fevers as an anti-pyretic. So uniform has been the testimony of physicians in Europe and America as to the cooling {effects|results} of alcohol, that Dr. {Wood|Wooden} says, in his Materia Medica, “that it {does not|doesn’t} {seem|appear} {worth|value|price} {while|whereas} to occupy {space|area|house} with a {discussion|dialogue} of the subject.” Liebermeister, {one of the most|some of the|one of the|probably the most|one of the crucial|one of the vital} {learned|discovered|realized} contributors to Zeimssen’s Cyclopaedia of the {Practice|Apply|Follow|Observe} of {Medicine|Drugs|Medication}, 1875, says: “I {long|lengthy} since {convinced|satisfied} myself, by direct experiments, that alcohol, even in comparatively {large|giant|massive} doses, {does not|doesn’t} elevate the temperature of the {body|physique} in {either|both} {well|properly|nicely|effectively} or sick people.” So {well|properly|nicely|effectively} had this {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {known|recognized|identified} to Arctic voyagers, that, even {before|earlier than} physiologists had demonstrated {the fact that|the truth that} alcohol {reduced|lowered|decreased|diminished}, {instead|as an alternative|as a substitute} {of increasing|of accelerating}, the temperature of the {body|physique}, {they had|that they had|they’d} {learned|discovered|realized} that spirits lessened their {power|energy} {to withstand|to face up to|to resist} {extreme|excessive} cold. “{In the|Within the} Northern {regions|areas},” says Edward Smith, “it was proved that {the entire|the whole|the complete|all the|your complete|your entire} exclusion of spirits was {necessary|needed|essential|vital|crucial|mandatory|obligatory}, {in order to|so as to|to be able to|with a view to|in an effort to|with a purpose to|as a way to|with the intention to} retain {heat|warmth} {under|beneath|underneath|below} these unfavorable conditions.”
Alcohol {does not|doesn’t} make you strong.
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If alcohol {does not|doesn’t} {contain|include|comprise} tissue-{building|constructing} {material|materials}, nor give {heat|warmth} to the {body|physique}, it {cannot|can’t|can not} {possibly|probably|presumably} add to its strength. “{Every|Each} {kind of|type of|sort of|form of} {power|energy} an animal can generate,” says Dr. G. Budd, F.R.S., “the mechanical {power|energy} of the {muscles|muscle tissue|muscular tissues|muscle tissues|muscle mass|muscle groups}, the chemical (or digestive) {power|energy} of the {stomach|abdomen}, the {intellectual|mental} {power|energy} of the {brain|mind} accumulates {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} the {nutrition|vitamin|diet} of the organ on which it depends.” Dr. F.R. Lees, of Edinburgh, after discussing the {question|query}, and educing {evidence|proof}, remarks: “From the very nature of {things|issues}, {it will|it’ll|it’s going to|it is going to|it should|it can|it would} now be seen how {impossible|inconceivable|unimaginable|unattainable|not possible} {it is|it’s} that alcohol {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} strengthening {food|meals} of {either|both} kind. {Since it|Because it} {cannot|can’t|can not} {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {a part of|part of} the {body|physique}, it {cannot|can’t|can not} consequently contribute to its cohesive, {organic|natural} {strength|power|energy}, or {fixed|fastened|mounted} {power|energy}; and, {since it|because it} comes out of the {body|physique} {just|simply} {as it|because it} went in, it {cannot|can’t|can not}, by its decomposition, generate {heat|warmth} force.”
Sir Benjamin Brodie says: “Stimulants {do not|don’t} create nervous {power|energy}; they merely {enable|allow} you, {as it|because it} {were|have been|had been}, to {use up|burn up|expend|deplete|dissipate} that which is left, {and then|after which} they {leave|depart|go away} you {more|extra} in {need|want} of {rest|relaxation} than before.”
Baron Liebig, {so far|thus far|up to now|to date|to this point} {back|again} as 1843, in his “Animal Chemistry,” {pointed out|identified} the fallacy of alcohol {generating|producing} power. He says: “The circulation will {appear|seem} accelerated {at the|on the} expense of the {force|pressure|drive|power} {available|out there|obtainable|accessible} for voluntary {motion|movement}, {but|however} {without|with out} the {production|manufacturing} of a {greater|higher|larger|better} {amount|quantity} of mechanical force.” In his later “Letters,” he {again|once more} says: “Wine {is quite|is sort of|is kind of} superfluous to man, {it is|it’s} {constantly|continuously|continually|always|consistently} {followed|adopted} by the expenditure of {power|energy}” whereas, {the real|the actual|the true} {function|perform|operate} of {food|meals} is {to give|to offer|to provide|to present} power. He {adds|provides}: “These drinks promote the change of matter {in the|within the} {body|physique}, and are, consequently, attended by an inward {loss of|lack of} {power|energy}, which ceases to be productive, {because|as a result of|as a result of} {it is not|it isn’t|it’s not} employed in overcoming outward difficulties i.e., in working.” In {other|different} {words|phrases}, this {great|nice} chemist asserts that alcohol abstracts {the power|the facility|the ability} of the system from doing {useful|helpful} work {in the|within the} {field|area|subject|discipline} or workshop, {in order to|so as to|to be able to|with a view to|in an effort to|with a purpose to|as a way to|with the intention to} cleanse {the house|the home} from the defilement of alcohol itself.
The late Dr. W. Brinton, {Physician|Doctor} to St. Thomas’, in his {great|nice} work on Dietetics, says: “{Careful|Cautious} {observation|remark|statement|commentary} leaves little doubt {that a} {moderate|average|reasonable} dose of beer or wine would, {in most cases|generally|typically|normally|usually|most often}, {at once|directly|without delay} diminish {the maximum|the utmost} weight which a {healthy|wholesome} {person|individual|particular person} {could|might|may} lift. {Mental|Psychological} acuteness, accuracy of {perception|notion} and delicacy of the senses are all {so far|thus far|up to now|to date|to this point} opposed by alcohol, as that {the maximum|the utmost} efforts {of each|of every} are incompatible with the ingestion of any {moderate|average|reasonable} {quantity|amount} of fermented liquid. A single glass will {often|typically|usually} suffice to take {the edge|the sting} off {both|each} {mind|thoughts} and {body|physique}, and {to reduce|to scale back|to cut back} their {capacity|capability} to {something|one thing} {below|under|beneath} their perfection of work.”
Dr. F.R. Lees, F.S.A., writing {on the subject of|as regards to|with reference to|with regards to} alcohol as a {food|meals}, makes {the following|the next} {quotation|citation} from an essay on “Stimulating Drinks,” {published|revealed|printed} by Dr. H.R. Madden, as {long ago|way back} as 1847: “Alcohol {is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} the {natural|pure} stimulus to any of our organs, and {hence|therefore}, {functions|features|capabilities} {performed|carried out} in consequence of its {application|software|utility}, {tend to|are likely to|are inclined to} debilitate the organ acted upon.
Alcohol is incapable of being assimilated or {converted|transformed} into any {organic|natural} proximate {principle|precept}, and {hence|therefore}, {cannot be|can’t be} {considered|thought-about|thought of} nutritious.
The {strength|power|energy} {experienced|skilled} after {the use of|using|the usage of} alcohol {is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} new {strength|power|energy} added to the system, {but|however} is manifested by calling into {exercise|train} the nervous {energy|power|vitality} pre-existing.
{The ultimate|The last word|The final word} exhausting {effects|results} of alcohol, owing to its stimulant properties, produce an unnatural susceptibility to morbid {action|motion} in {all the|all of the} organs, and this, with the plethora superinduced, {becomes|turns into} a fertile {source|supply} of disease.
{A person|An individual} who habitually exerts himself to such an extent as to require the {daily|every day|day by day|each day} use of stimulants to {ward off|keep off|beat back|chase away|push back|thrust back|keep at bay} exhaustion, {may be|could also be} {compared to|in comparison with} a machine working {under|beneath|underneath|below} {high|excessive} pressure. {He will|He’ll} {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {much more|far more|rather more|way more} obnoxious to the causes of {disease|illness}, and {will certainly|will definitely} break down {sooner than|before|ahead of|prior to|earlier than} he would have {done|carried out|accomplished|completed|executed|finished|achieved|performed} {under|beneath|underneath|below} {more|extra} favorable circumstances.
The {more|extra} {frequently|regularly|incessantly|steadily|ceaselessly|often|continuously} alcohol is had recourse to for {the purpose|the aim} of overcoming {feelings|emotions} of debility, the {more|extra} {it will be|it is going to be|will probably be|it will likely be} required, and by {constant|fixed} repetition a {period|interval} is at {length|size} reached when it {cannot be|can’t be} foregone, {unless|until|except} {reaction|response} is {simultaneously|concurrently} {brought about|caused|led to} by {a temporary|a short lived|a brief} {total|complete|whole} change of the habits of life.
{Driven|Pushed} to the wall.
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Not {finding|discovering} that alcohol possesses any direct alimentary {value|worth}, the medical advocates of its use have been {driven|pushed} to {the assumption|the idea|the belief} that {it is a|it’s a} {kind of|type of|sort of|form of} secondary {food|meals}, in that it has {the power|the facility|the ability} to delay the metamorphosis of tissue. “By the metamorphosis of tissue {is meant|is supposed},” says Dr. Hunt, “that change which {is constantly|is consistently|is continually} {going on|happening|occurring} {in the|within the} system which {involves|includes|entails} {a constant|a continuing|a relentless} disintegration {of material|of fabric}; a {breaking up|breaking apart} and avoiding of that which is {no longer|not|now not} aliment, making room for that new {supply|provide} which is to {sustain|maintain} life.” {Another|One other} medical {writer|author}, in referring to this metamorphosis, says: “The {importance|significance} of this {process|course of} to {the maintenance|the upkeep} of life {is readily|is quickly|is instantly} {shown|proven} by the injurious {effects|results} which {follow|comply with|observe} upon its disturbance. If the discharge of the excrementitious substances be in any {way|method|means|approach|manner} impeded or suspended, these substances accumulate {either|both} {in the|within the} blood or tissues, or both. In consequence of this retention and accumulation they {become|turn out to be|turn into|develop into|grow to be|change into} {poisonous|toxic}, and {rapidly|quickly} produce a derangement of the {vital|very important|important} functions. Their {influence|affect} is principally exerted upon the nervous system, {through|via|by way of|by means of|by} which they produce most frequent irritability, disturbance of the {special|particular} senses, delirium, insensibility, coma, {and finally|and eventually|and at last}, death.”
“This description,” remarks Dr. Hunt, “{seems|appears} {almost|virtually|nearly} {intended|meant|supposed} for alcohol.” He then says: “{To claim|To say|To assert} alcohol as a {food|meals} {because|as a result of|as a result of} it delays the metamorphosis of tissue, is {to claim|to say|to assert} that it {in some way|indirectly|ultimately|not directly|in a roundabout way} suspends {the normal|the traditional|the conventional} conduct of the {laws|legal guidelines} of assimilation and {nutrition|vitamin|diet}, of waste and repair. {A leading|A number one} advocate of alcohol (Hammond) thus illustrates it: ‘Alcohol retards the destruction of the tissues. By this destruction, {force|pressure|drive|power} is generated, {muscles|muscle tissue|muscular tissues|muscle tissues|muscle mass|muscle groups} contract, {thoughts|ideas} are developed, organs secrete and excrete.’ In {other|different} {words|phrases}, alcohol interferes with all these. No {wonder|marvel|surprise} the {author|writer|creator} ‘{is not|isn’t|just isn’t|is just not|shouldn’t be|will not be} clear’ {how it|the way it} does this, and {we are not|we aren’t|we’re not} clear how such delayed metamorphosis recuperates.
Not an originator {of vital|of important|of significant} force.
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{which is not|which isn’t} {known|recognized|identified} to have any of {the usual|the standard|the same old} {power|energy} of {foods|meals}, and {use it on|apply it to} the double assumption that it delays metamorphosis of tissue, and that such delay is conservative of {health|well being}, is to {pass|move|cross|go} {outside|outdoors|exterior} of the bounds of science into the land of {remote|distant} {possibilities|prospects|potentialities}, and confer the title of adjuster upon an agent whose {agency|company} is itself doubtful.
Having {failed to|did not|didn’t} {identify|determine|establish} alcohol as a nitrogenous or non-nitrogenous {food|meals}, not having {found|discovered} it amenable to any of the evidences by which the {food|meals}-{force|pressure|drive|power} of aliments {is generally|is usually|is mostly} measured, it {will not|won’t|is not going to} do for us {to talk|to speak} of {benefit|profit} by delay of regressive metamorphosis {unless|until|except} such {process|course of} is accompanied with {something|one thing} evidential of {the fact|the very fact|the actual fact} {something|one thing} scientifically descriptive of its mode of accomplishment {in the|within the} case at hand, and {unless|until|except} {it is|it’s} {shown|proven} to be {practically|virtually} {desirable|fascinating} for alimentation.
There {can be|could be|may be|might be|will be} {no doubt|little question|little doubt} that alcohol does {cause|trigger} defects {in the|within the} processes of elimination {which are|that are} {natural|pure} to the {healthy|wholesome} {body|physique} and which even in {disease|illness} {are often|are sometimes} conservative of health.
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