Show ESSAY ON ALCOHOL AL COnOL 0 want an insidious any mai that will lower himself to partake of this poison do not know or tile the injury it does docs them or the influence it has haa upon their future life the mucous membrane of tile tho mouth is is very verv tender and when alcohol is taken though weak at first it causes a burning sensation if the practice is kept up nature thickens and toughens tou 6 aliens tile the membrane so that in time clear alcohol could be taken alcohol dries up the saliva griat is so necessary ne cesear to mix mis with tile the food before it passes into the stomach this causes the mouth to become and the person is is always thirsty when alcohol enters the stomach it is treated as aa a poison tile the gastric juices rush in mix with it and rush it as soon as 19 possible the stomach is inflamed and instead of being its clear healthy color is red and spotted the nerves 0 of the capillaries capil laries are benumbed causing the tha capillaries capil laries to expand and the blood rushes in and gives the drunkard his red face and nose it is the same game with the bomach only much worse in extreme cases it turns dark and almost black nature also thickens and toughens the mucous coat of the tha stomach therefore it does not work digesting the food as aa it should alcohol mixes with so much gastric juice that sufficient to digest the food cannot be had therefore indigestion will result anti and medicine must be used to assist digestion if the habit babit is continued ulcers break out in the stomach this condition is not known by the person because the stomach is so badly deadened in extreme cases the ulcers eat through this is certain death the liver is also greatly affected at first it is enlarged then the tissues shrink decreasing its size the gall its digestive fluid is changed from a golden yellow to a dark green and sometimes black now a person in this condition wonders what makes them feel so unhealthy but how low can they expect to have their bodies built up when the food is digested in such unhealthy organs al all I 1 parts of the tha body are ara affected and the person looks dull and unhappy with au an expression upon their face which no one wishes to see BIRDIE the above essay is by one of tile the scholars of the randolph andolph ll dist school ed eda |