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the flavor of the brandy or wine remains behind and may 

 teach persons to like the taste of the liquor itself. Chil- 

 dren who eat the dessert may grow up to like the taste of 

 the liquor even though they never drank a drop of the 

 liquor itself. In this way desserts flavored with liquor 

 may do much harm. 



In bread, the alcohol has no special flavor, and so we 

 can eat bread without danger of learning to like the taste 

 of liquors. 



275. Alcohol in confectionery. Candies sometimes con- 

 tain brandy or whisky which is put in for their flavors. 

 One form of candy has a hollow center filled with brandy. 

 Children who buy the candy learn to like the taste of the 

 liquor. The sale of brandy or of any other form of liquor 

 in that way is a breaking of the law, for the candies contain 

 more brandy than many strong drinks. 



276. Homemade wines. It must not be supposed that 

 a wine is harmless because it has been made at home from 

 good grapes or blackberries, without adding any alcohol at 

 all. The alcohol in wine does not need to be put there, for 

 the fruit juice ferments and forms it. If any liquor fer- 

 ments at all it contains alcohol, and so is a strong drink. 

 Homemade wines are often stronger in alcohol than many 

 bought wines. 



277. Strong drink as a medicine. It is a custom to give 

 some form of alcoholic stimulant whenever a person meets 

 with an accident, or is seized with a sudden illness. It is 

 doubtful whether it ever does much good at such a time. 

 On the other hand, it may be the very thing which ought 

 not to be given. For instance, if a person is bleeding, it 

 may cause the blood vessels to become larger and so lead 

 to a greater loss of blood. 



Taking strong drink to break up a cold is liable to bring 



