TEMPERANCE COLUMN.

Evening Star, Issue 14574, 24 May 1911, Page 8

TEMPERANCE COLUMN.

| [ llv Akra.nckiiknt.] 1 WHAT IS .MOO EL'ATE DIM NKINO ■ A LEUMNC SYDNEY DOCl'OI! - SPEAKS. i ; Jljiuv render* will n-.'/u-iidit'!- rctorwu- . in I hi- Au.-tralian caM-s in a- .ia. 1 »-;i I upm 1 . til, \a! iottal Nolivene.- Confcron-c . made bv Orolec.sor Aii<lorti>ii k-tna.rl. prc ruiont of Ihi' Prim I <' Alfred Hospital. . mult distinguished phy.-.icuui. Oman iluil s|web Prillcs-ror St.iKirt S-iiid that i( ; ' mail juikf-: you to <ii ink wbh itim the H;H> thing to <lo is to knock him dawn and iMi h:,' head u mil hr tnk. as In,' pledge At!■ 11 ■) 1 t>i 1 if a fairlv iu!l report of tin address M !ii, ii aion-ed nival, vat imsiatni at tho (.'ell fen-ace. This e l ilt''Mi'll!- <>!' i i professor of medicine who dois know i< so remark.ibly crushing against. the Ink ,-tal ciirmU. of a. profess: r of philosophy win does not know that we are especially gI;K lo have il lor publica-lion at this juncture t —Editor T.iiipermin'. Column. |>i;()!•■ o' P. AN DKIiSON .■' ITAIiT :.i.! V. Pli.M.. Li.. I i I'Tli'a.). in; \N OF THE FAULTY OF MEDICINE. SYDNFA. j Profoteor Anderson SrUia.ll. wln:» i speech. delivered at the National No 1 license fiimVirn,'". we - IVr :l rejair: ,jt. hnc had a vo-*v d is! ingur-hed t.iieei. ir 'lifiO he oMa.i ned Kii-i-cin.« Hooots, ami 1 wa« Et!le- Scholar : in ISR2 h-- won _ llu' j -rrt ‘ i ;,,1, i Malta!, am! i-hortly alterI wards heeairie as-i-lam to the iTof.-tSUI of Plivfio!o;,v. Faliuburgh. He is an expresident of the hoard of Health in New Smtii iVahand President of the .gteat I’limo Alfred ii,ispil-a.l. raid Dean ~f the Faeuliv of Midieine al Ihe Sydney Fni-.-er sity. wiico in- ai-o holds pnsiaoi) oi Prof, .-sor of I’hy.-mlo-gy, • Dj,i|v Telegraph ‘ t ‘oiuru, nts. ■■- The •1»a ■I v Telegraph.' in a leading • ailiele oil I lie pivtcrvo.w. . (Kw.-h, says : - " [’rohahlv tho most -ir'cing Icsa-i a: tho pmfessinought was tile < xlr, rue in:rro-.v- , ness of Ihe margin la-''.'loinperajme anri loia! abounenec. . . 1* L a ) ni’irtai'.e.' fi.vs the professor. 'Ui t-up- ; pose thitt 1-iio ainon.,l of nil oW that i hi- cminujiied l,y A with appaiaul impunit-v tan ba eonsumed by i> with I lie ■fame impunity.' And as hi:- .-U,J tesyteach him that tie, iurroduetioi, of mure aieohol ’into Ihe at,ana,ai than ,an he , onverled , into food in th- comsc ol a day is peri Titcions. hj" i els , veil tile line!, moderate lof drink,-i gne.-sing as to what category a frier: t i iie atia-ly.-m ol tlenr drinking liahius woidd assign then) to. Th.e profess',c suggest.- a. \ery ratlieal method of dea.iirnr with those who would use one's friendship for am evens,- ’■> dnnh. He sa.iil : “ Knock him down, .-at on his luvid, and dm: t let hint up till he pioml.-as to .sian tiie pkdgv.' \VV!!i' in my will think this a mere pleasantry on the prof, s■m> part, yet if we eo'iipaiv it with :!ie metliisls em'stanii.v employed to Mrppi era tars olije.t torn 1 , tile anil less harmful praetiees we may fai l mole dispieed to take tile advice M. 1 jotisiy a,a! lo believe tile e.,nsci|uem os of to ai-iimr to he le.-s liarmfui than if the drink .had hcan taket:. If the Alliaue,.' had done nothin;; ek-e tiia’i lake the iniative in aira.iiyino tho 0,-. a.-iut: for .such a. speech they desTlVe 1., he ! h.inked by tile public. NATIONAL NO-LICENSE (ON FEPENCE. LKlhiirr OF AX A I)OLESS HV p|;tj. A. STFAHT. M.O. LL.O. la. tile Mi'.-;, pkiv. pelhajis it mit’.ll! he well lo lead off l,v a few femarim on the physiolo-ica! a, lion of aloolna as il alfmls dm licaltliy individual. in tiie month it utuloiibl, dly elimulati'e Kumcwliat. the Mow ef sa.liva m does !>eppei'—and it, is <.ne of the .o"_rtima:i!.s 11 -c< 1 in favor of tho ueo of akaihol that il dues fiiinn! ;te Uio flow of .saliva. Well, granted tint; ft dors, it is not verv often that the (low of saliva is wanted.— (Laus'nter. | There i- generally too much saliva about, as far as I van see. Therefore this oeLiun of aleotioi is no; .a' a very great moment, Ooiiiu a hill" further down to ihe slomaeh. In the- slomaeli ila- ahuiioi tmd'Ti’ntedly when tak-n m small (I'.iauli 1 n-s ami, especially. somewhat dilated—stimulates the Mow of the digestive jui, ■ — ihe n.'istijiiii.e Th.'te is no doitl.t abont I’nit. It also (juickens tin- muvemeiits ~t th- t-tour.-cii. and fron, that point of view the.-efor.! il •nils to I■.-•!(» dievstion—if .mr in l ip is wanted: hut it so often harm,ms that the hltie ali-ohol is taken when die nelp ts ii...t ua.niid, and ih.m its a-T.ion i,- ; distinctly pernieioliis. It the irlcohol is wanted, go to your doctor mid ask him if it is.—'Applause.i I), n’t forget to pay ins fie, and lake hr- jn < i criplion very caunoiisay. Tln'ii, o:i the o'Ji. .■ hand, if the ileoho! he taken not m t.iiudl (piaiilitm:i:x! not dibit, d tile ili'ccl is never Imneicial—it is always injurious. I'ir.-t of all, ; an the way down it : s very a, live in the' throat, bringing abmil a ciironie state- of . nlia.niniation ami diym-.-s. win,hi leads in ; , good deal of min,‘ccs.-": iv drink'ng; and a the stoma,T the strong alcohol con•Uintly repeated day aftm day nniloiilil-,dly 1 irings about an, mll.aimd , ondilaon of the ;

Titling of tli*' crg..n. uimh J*m*lo to all man- ' »t <• vl l i .i...->-11 in-ii- ir.-J ice.-' inn and . many o',hoi cnidiiions. 1 —l''ir**<'l oil til" ! lea i*t .■ - Mini" about the licail. Alcohol alii. lom.-. ‘ its arlio't saum-what. lo a ccitaiii extent* ; alfo il .-u.rciigt In-ns it- notion for a little j while, lull remember that. the iiean i.s like ! a willing horse. If you thrash it it will go j qntckft’, hut you exhan~t the liorse ui ■ mining it. —l Applause.| You may slimii-; late the heart for a. time, hei you are tak- | ; ino ip (air of it, ami •■s-i-sxi will in- ' | • ■ vll ably <■' Mile I ' ■Tire 11 lie * i \ es.vos. - - Nf.MJV, VTilil I» * _ra l‘Lt lo Ml' - i:)0»:u ViS-.fi>. { I Til*' hloeo' vessels age wry apt lo he <h- : hi'.ed. We see It. ill the Hushed face, ami alien the litis he* I lae" is 1 ejiealed (lay alter ' dav we sec it ill the pennaitenl red nos..— : tile \e.---eie :U'(! dilated. Make., L'oldei, Not Warmer. X'.'Xlly, with regard to the tempera turn i :el the Imk.lv. It i.-. a common thing to take ; ult-.'.l thinking it warms one-it doer; hi t ; it rook one. W hy'.' Because in di- 1 latino the teasels on the surtaee of tile ; ir dy it (iitii“.< more and moro hoi hloul : lo iho a;:iTa.,e, tt hich. being exposed lo the cool exterior, imams that the body k.sen I eeiu. and actually the temperature (if the' body will fall. Why do we leej walin'.' i Jicctwise of that ilow of hot blood into the skin. The dilated vc.-mls in I lie skin make , us feel warm, hut it is an entirely misleading clfect. It ac.iual !y reduces Ih-e , tempei aline of I lie Indy. —Nerve Sy-tein ikira.ly.-'id.--Then, again, cutty healthy man has in i * i.s body a. ne.rvo nioelia.ni.sin which regulates the. temperature of hL. hotly. J1 you take the iempeniln!e u! tt mail in an Atilarelic expedition, you should find it the same as your tern pi i i.turu i.s now. .11 you take the lempi-tuUne of a. native ot tropical India, you lincl il lo he the same ' as vottr lempetaUre is now. And it you; CO 'lo the Antarctic, or- yon go lo the.

tropic,, you find that your temperature remains the same as it is now. Because, you l have in your bodies the mechanism by i which the lempeiutcie is regulated and kept, constant in spite, of variations of the. external temperature. Now, when a man is taking alcohol the action of that medianisin is impaired. Ho ran no longer re-gii- , Life his body temperature! with that nicety that, the healthy person can, and the result i.s th.i.t wiien persons are taken in liquor, and they perhaps fall down in a. cold country on a, cold night, they tire I often the victims of their drunkenness. 1 not because of the mere, effect of tlie alcohol, but because of the cooling which has I resulted from their lack of power to ac- I commodate their temperatimj to their sur-roundings.—(Appla-uso.) - —Staying Power Suffers.— Ncxtly, about the muscles. Tt is by the | muscular system of the body that we do i work, and there is no mere frequent excuse for the consumption of alcohol than 1 that il increases the working power of 1 tho body. Well, now, that is a little Inn* and a great deal not l.riif. It is little lino to this extent: that by the tciupnnuy rtinvolut-ion of tiro heart ik-eaaWw a- man, j

| perhaps, lo do a little bit. of a spurt.; but i that spout i.s vety soon over. The (-'laying j power has (salon d ; and you .-an a-.sk yourI self whai i.s it in the world that does most --the spurt or the tslay, - (Applause.) ■ i - ILaiit and Seif-t outrol .Impaired. Now about the hi,dm A veiy common ex -ii-.' for the consumption of alcohol is :d oniekeii-s tlie menial facilities and tii" ite.rllecl. It does and il , do. I’.y im leasing the ciicnlalion .j in the in.am il may perhaps give a freer - ! play to oar Limy, but that freer play to i our fauev is by tine wii bdniwing of con- . n,,L It is r,.;i les actually (piiekeiiing the i , inlclUvt. htii withdrawing the control l which rvi ry . .im- pmso.'i lias owe hie . thoughts and a.-ilons. -Y..aisMon Should Not iliink. Aleoliol ' I Not Needed. - 1 1 '(ln- vmr.g ele speei.iliy Siisceplihlc. t<> ;■ ; the iiitlueiev ~f a!i -Mini. and il is ipiilo a i mistake n r a young man to snppos..* 'fis.. ,| he e.ii; e-m.-ume vcit!) impunity anything j like the |.iop.)i lion that lie may see ids | elders do wiiti apparent impunity. At the same tiiirs, lho mere fact llie.t the young :aie .-•■Kviallv sus-optilde u* the action of 'alcohol makes alcohol ill their eases and in the hands of I Ik- physician alone a, drug—- | m.-t a Kind -of iin;.or;a.nee. the aged are . most ji!;( io 1..- hci.vlitcd, h.-canse tiiev are the people imv-t- likely to benefit from the | stimtilaitiM of llm heart-. S|ieaking gene ra.llv. peo[ile generally have no need wiiali ever {nr aleoind.—i Loud appia.nse.) And id spite of except ions which we have lie. 1 * | tun illy l iT.lt i■ I out——to use a vulgar sx- : pre.-vion--the fact remain- I in:l most ’mag 1 i s'. ■< 1 p-ojiie i i either i.,-u |otii .ihstantci's. or verv moderale -limk-a-. ■- , I d.oud apnialiseq j ' Whisky.— ' | Von very ~11,01 hear people pntlis.g im o ’ in ii-'fort T.’es. dowm to iiad wiitd.y. - ; Smi Lx-.; That L ad fudg;".' Take my -,wrd |<- r tiun ! Manv eve ago ! was L'resid. lit <.f Tnc ! Board *.*.' Ilcallii. . ml :m ~,y land May,., j .will I 01. \. ■ a.. i I i ■ ihiol’gil i he. baud- ol j ' tln» Tr. -a.l.vil *.! I'm Board o*' Ih-aitii tic* I : the analvs... ~f [he a.’, oh a s.d.l ail tairojigh i ' New t - '.ink'll '.'dales, pa. -. We are i.o eareln! | ' inspect..'s (.to. I.* I' '- J. 1 11 ’o I i leang lr-a !, i e.umpios cf tii,- ,-luti li,,t. ; -eei lam-o; ( ;,.nd ih ii iiinlyyr-l in -eaivh m ) ■ lions. N,.v. we \i*:y 1.1e.'.a- psecin a'oy ; Wild) I 'i■ • v put ( heir <l. itnki :r,i . r! . • had v, ni-i.v s..y "N-‘. n v.as ms i.a i I whisky bin m.a.t." I rant leaser. ;is very fi.-paentiy fom. J- -timt i,-. a ims j . (i.uight.-rp -ea ! .-in.ithi im >. ■-y '■•■ lt• j i Apiiyao.- Noli., me st, -ip 1 1 . ■ .hank vis. ;:i\ .|..p is.' j ■ ii.. N • | license i 'i'iiat is yeim prim ;.. I■■ ■. cod | j I!;..I. I.- you.- mm. • ly. I'::*!.mb: Ty it • I a good • ■ ■'l .(*nd r. j.| inn- v I; i.s :11 ■ 1 that a gi.-at many pimple wi!' tak.- in!:' a ! ’ iroiluie is have a drink ■ I.at i,v.is• ■i 1 ' I an* ithis; v. llm i- is a!- . li m- im . 1 ; 11 1 cin-.-it h.ii- i.innl ■ r m p. - j. 1 ■ wk. hj r.) ‘ dnnk i,i...■ it !"i' so \i iy _;i- at ie t-- m • all. —. i Ito.c. i;.-;ii.) .Jn-i 1,,-, sgs.- il ha; p.-is- j ito he Lieiv -.‘c.-.ily g.-t at I!: ■: is i j I kind of pe. -p'c v c \> uni l o ; es. ho We so eCi-d v. ~nd Tim res till.- vN 1 i.s ;o; ) j tii*-y uid not t dm lim ir.itihh- ... g . i i I —Ncldom .1. i l . jii i; i i 111 Meur.: i'l.im.i, e Next Iv, a h;aii- 111 ai!.■. 1 |-r;i--: i- • . I t- ' 1 j 'y< lyt/ia;. in ,-iy va .i . . ..n.-, ... ho ; j . As a dng i; ie cr tsi'imdly it,-.-! id. ’..a; I • only v-r>- sonady. dm i i; dm n ■ . j uses. L <nv;i!i'od to n;.. that I m:g;i: is ( it I tai.o it Itlheye ■r i ’k'. Tie ' ■ j ; sumption of ak-oii.-i in lae B-.yal I'l'mej : ■ tildllsa'-.d.-l Ol pat i. 11l I ;...• O' O j We hive ad ~l,lls Ot poop.e tin i- .'Xtiemisto. 111. ■ lor ;I ). mis.; S. mol, I iepe, w.llave ... ■>.. I !ie ~:!.ei - s;. I v. ho Ilk. 1.... much. A; ev-.-ms. tho e-hn '•: ic- of great i'lstilmno'o ili.c lii.sr ;i)-. iimr** v d. . ! '.'O ]sit ietlls. o 1 ). 1 or ic id s; .im ■. Id, J tin* sladsf is,, .a ('ii■;;; is ami t .■ ■.i- !■■ j of patieni -. am! d-n'.en. ! d-c-mm- | modi, d inioi. as i wim ,i., you tin i; I