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that alcohol, if not a food, at least acted in such a way as 

 to save food, and prevent the oxidation of the tissue?. 

 Careful investigation shows that the use of alcohol does not 

 reduce the amount of waste matter produced by the tissues, 

 but it does interfere with giving off these waste matters. 

 They are retained in the system and do great harm. 



" All forms of irritation of the kidneys and urinary pas- 

 sages are usually aggravated by the use of alcohol. Even 

 healthy kidneys are irritated by moderate doses of alcohol." 



Professor Binz of Bonn. 



Action of Alcohol on the Skin. " When an alcoholic 

 drink is taken, it circulates with the blood and frequently 

 causes congestion of the s\in, predisposing it to various 

 forms of skin eruptions, causing much discomfort, itching 

 and burning of the skin." - W. E. Baldwin, M.D. 



Effect of Alcohol on the Kidneys. " The kidneys are 

 among the most important organs of the body, as they sep- 

 arate from the blood the products of disease and worn-out 

 material. These organs are frequently overworked by the 

 consumption of alcoholic beverages, thereby losing their 

 power of separating waste matters from the blood. In 

 consequence the kidneys become diseased." Dietetic and 

 Hygienic Gazette. 



" Alcohol produces hypertrophy of the kidneys, thereby 

 causing an altered amount of secretion of urea and other 

 normal constituents of the urine, which, in turn, tends to 

 produce headaches, neuralgia, and loss of appetite." 

 Milton J. Parke, M.D. 



Alcohol causes Half of the Disease of the Kidneys. Dr. 



Bollinger, director of the Anatomico-pathological Institute, 

 in Munich, asserts that it is very rare to find a sound heart 

 or sound kidneys in an adult resident of that city. The 



