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and alcohol in any large quantity often produces serious 

 disturbances of the organs of digestion. This is especially 

 true when liquors are taken without food ; that is, between 

 meals. The constant danger that the moderate use of beer and 

 the light wines will lead to an uncontrollable thirst for alcohol 

 cannot be emphasized too strongly. All authorities agree, too, 

 that the growing youth should let alcohol entirely alone. 



148. Review of Digestion 



