Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say
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ALCOHOL
A DANGEROUS AND UNNECESSARY MEDICINE HOW AND WHY
What Medical Writers Say
BY
BY
MRS. MARTHA M. ALLEN
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I. History of the Study of Alcohol.
CHAPTER II. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Opposition to Alcohol as Medicine.
CHAPTER III. Alcohol as a Producer of Disease.
CHAPTER IV. Temperance Hospitals.
CHAPTER V. The Effects of Alcohol Upon the Human Body.
CHAPTER VI. Alcohol as Medicine.
CHAPTER VII. Alcohol in Pharmacy.
CHAPTER VIII. Diseases, and Their Treatment Without Alcohol.
CHAPTER IX. Alcohol and Nursing Mothers.
CHAPTER X. Comparative Death-Rates With and Without the Use of Alcohol.
CHAPTER XI. Reasons Why Alcohol is Dangerous as Medicine.
CHAPTER XII. Why Doctors Still Prescribe Alcoholics.
CHAPTER XIII. Alcoholic Proprietary or “Patent" Medicines.
CHAPTER XIV. Drugging.
CHAPTER XV. Testimonies of Physicians Against Alcoholic Medication.
CHAPTER XVI. Recent Researches Upon Alcohol.
CHAPTER XVII. Miscellaneous.
CHAPTER II. The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in Opposition to Alcohol as Medicine.
CHAPTER III. Alcohol as a Producer of Disease.
CHAPTER IV. Temperance Hospitals.
CHAPTER V. The Effects of Alcohol Upon the Human Body.
CHAPTER VI. Alcohol as Medicine.
CHAPTER VII. Alcohol in Pharmacy.
CHAPTER VIII. Diseases, and Their Treatment Without Alcohol.
CHAPTER IX. Alcohol and Nursing Mothers.
CHAPTER X. Comparative Death-Rates With and Without the Use of Alcohol.
CHAPTER XI. Reasons Why Alcohol is Dangerous as Medicine.
CHAPTER XII. Why Doctors Still Prescribe Alcoholics.
CHAPTER XIII. Alcoholic Proprietary or “Patent" Medicines.
CHAPTER XIV. Drugging.
CHAPTER XV. Testimonies of Physicians Against Alcoholic Medication.
CHAPTER XVI. Recent Researches Upon Alcohol.
CHAPTER XVII. Miscellaneous.
INTRODUCTION.
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
ALCOHOL.
CHAPTER I.
HISTORY OF THE STUDY OF ALCOHOL.
CHAPTER II.
THE WOMAN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION IN OPPOSITION TO ALCOHOL AS MEDICINE.
CHAPTER III.
ALCOHOL AS A PRODUCER OF DISEASE.
CHAPTER IV.
TEMPERANCE HOSPITALS.
THE LONDON TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL.
THE FRANCES E. WILLARD NATIONAL TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL.
THE RED CROSS HOSPITAL.
ALCOHOL IN OTHER HOSPITALS.
THE LONDON TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL.
THE FRANCES E. WILLARD NATIONAL TEMPERANCE HOSPITAL.
THE RED CROSS HOSPITAL.
ALCOHOL IN OTHER HOSPITALS.
CHAPTER V.
THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE HUMAN BODY.
ALCOHOL AND STOMACH DIGESTION.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BLOOD.
ALCOHOL AND THE HEART.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE LIVER.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE KIDNEYS.
ALCOHOL AND STOMACH DIGESTION.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE BLOOD.
ALCOHOL AND THE HEART.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE LIVER.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL UPON THE KIDNEYS.
CHAPTER VI.
ALCOHOL AS A MEDICINE.
IS ALCOHOL FOOD?
IS ALCOHOL A STIMULANT?
ALCOHOL AS A TONIC.
ALCOHOL AS A SEDATIVE.
ALCOHOL AS AN ANTIPYRETIC.
PROFESSOR ATWATER’S CONCLUSIONS UPON ALCOHOL AS A FUEL-FOOD.
IS ALCOHOL FOOD?
IS ALCOHOL A STIMULANT?
ALCOHOL AS A TONIC.
ALCOHOL AS A SEDATIVE.
ALCOHOL AS AN ANTIPYRETIC.
PROFESSOR ATWATER’S CONCLUSIONS UPON ALCOHOL AS A FUEL-FOOD.
CHAPTER VII.
ALCOHOL IN PHARMACY.
CHAPTER VIII.
DISEASES, AND THEIR TREATMENT WITHOUT ALCOHOL.
CONSUMPTION.
PNEUMONIA.
POISON, ANIMAL.
TYPHOID FEVER.
CONSUMPTION.
PNEUMONIA.
POISON, ANIMAL.
TYPHOID FEVER.
CHAPTER IX.
ALCOHOL AND NURSING MOTHERS.
CHAPTER X.
COMPARATIVE DEATH-RATES WITH AND WITHOUT THE USE OF ALCOHOL AS A REMEDY.
CHAPTER XI.
REASONS WHY ALCOHOL IS DANGEROUS AS MEDICINE.
CHAPTER XII.
WHY DOCTORS STILL PRESCRIBE ALCOHOLICS.
CHAPTER XIII.
ALCOHOLIC PROPRIETARY OR ‘PATENT’ MEDICINES.
Many Druggists Indignant. A PATENT-MEDICINE ADVERTISEMENT CONTAINS UNAUTHORIZED ENDORSEMENTS.
Many Druggists Indignant. A PATENT-MEDICINE ADVERTISEMENT CONTAINS UNAUTHORIZED ENDORSEMENTS.
CHAPTER XIV.
“DRUGGING.”
CHAPTER XV.
TESTIMONIES OF PHYSICIANS AGAINST ALCOHOLIC MEDICATION.
CHAPTER XVI.
RECENT RESEARCHES UPON ALCOHOL.
CHAPTER XVII.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ALCOHOL TESTED.
BEER-DRINKING INJURES HEALTH.
DRUG DRINKS.
SPECIAL MEDICAL DIRECTIONS FOR WOMEN.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE AND LIFE INSURANCE.
ALCOHOL TESTED.
BEER-DRINKING INJURES HEALTH.
DRUG DRINKS.
SPECIAL MEDICAL DIRECTIONS FOR WOMEN.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE AND LIFE INSURANCE.
INDEX
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