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tia!
oil
of
malt
being
a
bland
and
harmless
substance,
fulfils
a
very
useful
therapeutic
office,
as
by
its
diaphoretic
action
upon
the
skin
it
promotes
and
increases
excretion,
and
con-
sequently
mitigates
the
accumulative
effects
of
the
alcohol.
Both
pure malt
whiskey
as
well
as
genuine
cognac
brandy
possess
beneficent
qualities
in
their
secondary
products,
the
resulting
ethers
of
which
have
peculiarly
pleasing
char-
acteristics.
Amylic
alcohol,
on
the
contrary
(the
essential
oil
of
grain
whiskey),
is
poisonous
even
in
minute
doses,
and
is
most
difficult
to
eliminate
from
the
whiskey by any
process.
Its
deleterious
effect
may
be
recognized
by
a
paralyzing
influ-
ence
upon
the
skin,
which,
closing
the
doors
of
escape
for
the
alcohol
when
consumed,
produces
feverish
symptoms,
furred
tongue,
thirst
and
headache.
Whiskey
containing
it
has
earned,
therefore,
the
reputation
of
being
"the
Devil
in
Solution."
It
is
also
necessary
to
avoid
spirits
of
any
kind
to
which
saccharine
or
other
softening
ingredients
have
been
added.
For
some
reason
not
apparent
in
the
present
state
of
our
knowledge
of
the
chemistry
of
digestion,
the
tendency
of
sugar
to
turn
acid
on
the
stomach
is
increased
when
taken
in
combination
with
alcohol.
Alcohol
plays
an
important
part
in
the
arrest
of
phthisis
—
particularly
among
those
who
have
delicate
skins
and
per-
spire
freely
the
advantageous
effects
produced
in
these
cases
by
the
entire
abandonment
of
all
medication,
and
the
em-
ployment
of
considerable
doses
of
spirit
is
well
established.
All
those
cases
which
are
characterized
by
weakness
of
the
heart,
failing
circulation,
inability
to
take
food,
loss
of
power
of
sleep,
and
exhaustion,
come
under
the
category
of
suitable
cases
in
which
the
best
liqueur
brandy
or
fine
old
malt
whiskey
is
indicated
as
the
most
suitable
form
of
alco-
hol
that
can
be
used,
no
matter
how
much
one
has
to
pay
for
it.
The
physiological
action
of
alcohol
of
whatever
variety
is
greatly
modified
by
climate,
habits
of
life,
and
the
hourly
changes
in
the
atmosphere.
A
humid
climate,
whether
it
be
hot
pr
cold,
seems
not
only
to
tolerate
its
use,
but
often
to
require
a
stimulant;
but
in
dry
and
hot
countries
whiskey
should
be
sparingly
used.
RUM
The
terrn
rum
is
an
abbreviation
of
rumbullion.
Rum
is
a
spirit,
distilled
frorn
the
juice
of
sugar
cane,
and
also
from
molasses,
in
countries
where
sugar
cane
is
not
cultivated.
The
best
qualities
of
rum
are
made
in
the
West
Indies
and
are
named
after
the
place
of
manufacture, such
as
Jamaica
Rum,
Antigura
rum/
and
St.
Croix
rum.
New
_
England
and
Medford
rum
was
one
of
the
chief
alcoholic
drinks
of
this
country,
but
its
consumption
has
con-
siderably
diminished
through
prohibition
laws
and
the
steady
advance
of
the
use
of
whiskey.
The
medicinal
properties
of
rum
are
unquestioned,
and
for
home
remedies
it
is
still
in
the
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