Alcohol : its place and power / by James Miller.

  • James Miller
Date:
[1858?]
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Credit: Alcohol : its place and power / by James Miller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Alch(il, fallaciona reasoning on evil effocts of, 42. fascination of, 65,143,145. favours iliscaRe, 117. heroilitary diseaso cansetl by, 122. large doses fatal, 12. limited power of. In endurance of cold, 107. masks mental fatigue, 98. medicinal dose of, 29. narcotic poison, 12. necessity for use of, to he super- intended Ijy medical men, 139. no necessity for use as a lu.xurv, G7. non-reparative of tissue, 83. not an unmixed evil, 30. no true food, 80-87. no true tonic, 40. peculiarity of, 4. place of, in cliemistry, &c., 11. place of, in narcotics, 28. power of, 72-146. power of, as a condiment. 77, 78. power of, as a medicine, 73-76. power of, as a poison, 72, 73. power of, as food, 76, 77. power of, as instrument of vice, 130-136^ power of, in averting disease, 117. power of, in cherishing old age, 123-126. power of, in endurance of lieat, 110. power of, in producing disease, 120-123. power of, in prolonging life, 12G, 127. power of, in supporting endur- ance of cold, 103-110. power of, in sustaining todily labour, 82-92. power of, in sustaining mental labour, 92, 93. power of, on the individual mind, 132. premature consumption of force by nee of, 49. presence of, in Wood of drinkers, 24. prevents excretion of waste tis- sue, 86, 87. prolific cause of disease, 122. proper administration of, 30. rejection of, by system, 2-i. Alcohol retards digestion, 44. rules for medical use of, il-'i. self-denial, in use of, 66, 67. stimulant effect of, on stomach, sustains vitality, 30, 31. time for use of, as supporter of combustion, 48. true tonic in fever, 33. unfavourable to mental labour. 96, 97. unnecessary use of, may cause inflammation, 35. unnecessary use of,illustration of, 37. unnecessary use of, in disease, 37. unsuitable beverage in hot coun- tries, 111. use of, by the over-wrought, 37. use of, by trainers, 84. use of, by working men, 50. use of, in an emergency, 92. use of, in exhaustion of body, 8.>. use of, in heart disease, 33. use of, in morning, 118-120. use of, restricted to medicinal virtues, 36, .37. usual effect of, 14. usurps place of oily elements. 104, 105. when first used, 140. Alcoholismus chronicus, 17. Ammonia, value of, as a stimulant, 31. Aneurism caused by use of alcohol. 21. Animal heat, maintenance of, 46. Appetite affected by alc-ohol, 50, 51. Aqua vitffi, origin of expression, 140. Arsenic, effect of, 17-27, Asps, poison of, 4. Blood, arterial, use of, 3. depuration of, 4. impurity of, 6. its uses in human economy, 3. not mere circling fluid, 4. oxidation of, 5, 6. peculiarity of, in drunkards, 21. poisoned by alcohol, 21. quality of, 3. venous, use of, 3. Blue Peak (Jamaica), ascent of, 115. Bowels, inflammation of, danger of alcohol in, 36. Brain affected by alcohol, 15, 21. diseases of, cause of, 22.