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But many persons use liquor daily and never become 

 drunkards. In fact, they live reasonably long lives, 

 and think themselves healthier and stronger because 

 of the habit. A slight acquaintance with the chemis- 

 try of foods shows that this cannot be true. If any 

 one who considers himself in better health because of 

 using liquor will go without it for two months, honestly 

 trying to find out which is better for his body, he will 

 not hesitate to give up the habit. This he will do, 

 not only on account of the money saved, but also 

 because health is bound to be better when the digestive 

 organs are spared the unnecessary burden of getting 

 rid of liquors that are not foods. Instead of furnish- 

 ing nourishment, such drinks bring on diseases which 

 develop insidiously and cut off many useful men in 

 the prime of life. The fact that any one needs alcohol 

 or any stimulant except on rare occasions is, to say the 

 least, a confession of weakness. It is borrowing at a 

 high price, for severe penalty is sure to follow. 



The digestive organs of dogs are so much like our 

 own that the effect foods and medicines will have on 

 men may often be judged by their effect on these 

 animals. If it is nourishing or helpful to them, it 

 will, as a rule, be useful to men. If any substance 

 is poisonous to them, or lessens their strength and 

 vitality, it is likely to have a similar effect upon people. 

 Of course, a greater quantity is generally required to 

 produce a corresponding effect on men because of the 

 difference in size. 



