142 APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY 



strong drink resembles the condition of one who has taken 

 chloroform. But the effects of chloroform soon pass off, 

 while alcohol acts slowly, so that a person may die before 

 he can recover his senses. 



SUMMARY 



1. Alcohol interferes with the action of the nerves and, 



spinal cord. 



2. Alcohol overcomes the brain, first attacking its highest 



acts. 



3. When a man is coming under the influence of alcohol, 



he first becomes selfish, and then careless. Then he 

 cannot control his movements, and next he cannot 

 feel. Finally he is dead drunk, and may die. 



4. Continuous drinking, even if light, may overcome the 



mind so that it becomes insane. 



5. In some cases alcohol causes horrible dreams called 



delirium tremens. 



6. A drinker may transmit his mental weakness to his 



children. 



7. Drinking is a disease of the mind. 



8. Tobacco weakens the brain, as it does all other parts 



of the body. 



