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tissues. Hence the tissues which are being used in exer- 

 cise are worse off than before the alcohol was taken. 



In short, the taking of alcohol as a means for increasing 

 oxygen supply is like giving a man an increase of salary 

 and at the same time increasing his expenses by a 

 larger amount. In the end he is worse off than in the 

 beginning. 



It is the above result that has made athletes and those 

 who have severe muscular efforts to perform abandon alco- 

 hol as a means of aid to their action. 



