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England's Curse and Its Cure [a Book on the Drink Problem].
England's Curse and Its Cure - a Book on the Drink Problem Author:John Walter General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1871 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER IV. jhe J? hpical Aspects of the Bringing " I really believe that most of the disorders that human nature is liable to, arise from the nerves being affected." -- Jenner. " All alcoholic drinks are injurious to the body and mind." -- 'j. Teare. IT should be remembered, in approaching this subject, that medical science is still but in its infancy, with all its rapid advancement within the last half century. This is evident from the conflicting views held by some of the first men of the day, on some of the most important subjects; from the multifarious changes of the modes of treatment of the same diseases, under the same conditions, and by the rejection by the faculty as a deadly poison what was regarded a panacea. Medicine is but an experimental science in its present stage, while surgery is a positive science. Within our memory alcohol was regarded as a universal medicine and food. It is not strange that there should be lingering traces of the " good old times" and " good old ways," even with learned men; especially when it is remembered that one man, adhering to given ideas, becomes the founderof a " school," and indoctrinates his pupils with his theories, which they propagate and seek to uphold, unless they are men of great research and independent minds. We have the alleopathist and the homeopathist, the antiseptic and the septic. There are men of no small reputation defending each theory. We must not, therefore, be surprised that learned men should hold different views on the action of alcohol on the human system; especially as it is so recent since its benefits were first questione...« less