Effect on the Stomach
Physicianshaveemphasized thatalcoholwill dissolveinto aldehyde
andacetic acidswhen itmixes with the ingredients of the stomach. It
alsohastensthepepsinandtheresidualsofperthiteandotherenzymes.
Pepsinisthemostimportantelementthathelpsindigestion.Theprecip-
itation of thiselement hinders the digestive processesand agitatesthe
mucous membrane of the stomach. This creates the extension of the
bloodvesselsandtheeffluence ofthe glandsof thegastricsap.Addic-
tiontointoxicantsruinstheefficiencyofthegastricsapandcausesdys-
pepsia. The drunkards always suffer pains in the stomach.
Physicianshave stressed that the addiction to intoxicantscauses the
following diseases:
- Hepatic swelling that leads to edema
- Nephritis that causes general toxemia
- Hemiplegia
- Hysteria
- General nervous disorder
- Pulmonary defects that lead to tuberculosis
- The deficiencyof immunityagainstlethaldiseasessuchastyphoid
and meningitis
Theaddictstointoxicantscannotresistsuchdiseasesorbenefitbyaids
or modern medication, such as penicillin and other antibiotics.
The addiction to intoxicants causes many economic damages. The
drunkardwilleventuallybedraggedtowastingandsquanderinginad-
dition to gambling, fornication, impudence, and other dishonest matters.