The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Opium Habits

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Excerpt from The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Opium Habits: Their Effects on Body and Mind, and the Means of Cure With Temperance Songs and HymnsSir andrew clarke, an English physician, defines health as that state in which the' body is not consciously present to us, in which work is easy, and duty not over great a trial in which it is a joy to see, to think, to feel, and to be. Alcohol in any form, taken into the sys em in moderate quantity, seems to give this eeling of health. But it is not health, it is stimulation above and beyond the normal con dition of health, and is succeeded by inevitable reaction and great depression below the normal, weakening the system so that it does not rise to its former vigor. Thus, the drinker of al coholic beverages is always losing ground. Watch him carefully and see for yourself. You will find it true. If he drinks moderately, he loses moderately. If he drinks much, he loses milch. But he always loses.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.