ALCOHOL 59 



SUMMARY 



1. Alcohol is made from sugar by the growth of the yeast 



plant. In the body it needs no digestion, but it hin- 

 ders the digestion of other things. It enters the 

 blood at once, but quickly disappears again. 



2. The use of alcohol tends to make men drink even when 



they feel that it will harm them. 



3. Its oxidation uses up oxygen, so that too little is left 



for the albumin, sugar, and fat. Half-burned and 

 poisonous substances are produced by their oxidation 

 like the gases from a smoking lamp. 



4. These poisons and the lack of oxidation in the cells of 



the body weaken the cells. 



5. Alcohol makes the liver smaller and harder. 



6. The three different kinds of alcoholic drinks are wine, 



beer, and distilled liquors. 



7. All fermented drinks contain alcohol, and so are forms 



of strong drink. 



