First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by John Harvey Kellogg
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page 142 of 172 (82%)
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10. Death sometimes occurs almost instantly from taking strong liquors. 11. Alcohol will kill grass and other plants, if poured upon them or about their roots. 12. Mr. Darwin proved that the vapor of alcohol will kill plants; also that plants become intoxicated by breathing the vapor of alcohol. 13. Alcohol, even in small quantities, hinders digestion. 14. Alcohol causes the body to lose heat so rapidly that it becomes cooler instead of warmer. 15. The danger of freezing to death when exposed to extreme cold is greatly increased by taking alcohol. 16. Stanley, and other African explorers, say that it is dangerous to use alcoholic drinks in hot climates. 17. In very hot weather, persons who use alcoholic drinks are more subject to sunstroke than those who do not. 18. Beefsteak soaked in alcohol becomes tough like leather. An egg placed in alcohol is hardened as though it had been boiled. 19. The effect of alcohol upon the brain, nerves, and other tissues of the body is much the same as upon the beefsteak and the egg. |
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