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Title: The school physiology journal
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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Subjects: Physiology Hygiene Temperance Physiology Hygiene Temperance
Publisher: Boston : Mary H. Hunt
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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which will pollute the water? Howwould this impure water hurt the farm? thecattle which drink of it? Suppose a boy drinks beer or some otheralcoholic liquor, or smokes cigarettes, how willthese poisons hurt his blood ? How do theyreach the blood? Why is the drinkers face so excretion, and thus upon the health and well-being of every part of the physical organism. AUTHORITATIVE QUOTATIONS. Alcohol Prevents Removal of Wastes. - Ethyl alcohol in the blood interferes with theripening of the crude materials derived fromthe food. It diminishes the mobility of thecorpuscles, removes oxygen from the haemoglo-bin, and hinders the elimination of the carbonand nitrogen wastes. Hence the blood be-comes laden with crude materials, tissue wastesand tissue poisons. — John C. Cutter, M.D. Alcohol Injures all the Bodily Tissues.Alcohol from the stomach quickly reachesthe blood, and by it is brought into direct andpernicious contact with the living tissues of thebody. — (American Medical Quarterly.
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The sun paints emeralds on the spray, and sapphires on the lake;A million wings unfold to-day, a million flowers awake. often flushed? Is it a sign of health? Whathappens to a watch when the balance wheel isremoved? What is the effect on the heartwhen its controlling nerves are deadened bythe narcotic poison alcohol? Does alcoholhelp the heart to do its work? How is thestructure of the blood vessels affected by theuse of alcohol ? What happens to the red bloodcorpuscles when alcohol is taken into the sys-tem? Why is it impossible for beer or ale tomake blood as is advertised by the brewers ?Why is the use of even weak alcoholic liquorsunsafe ? How does the use of alcohol or to-bacco prevent the body from getting rid ofwaste matter as rapidly as it ought? Discuss with your class other practical ques-tions based on topics suggested by their textbook study until they fully understand all state-ments there made regarding the effects of thesedangerous narcotics upon the blood vesselsthemse

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