Show CANDY WHISKYP Those who do not wish to give up their alcoholic beverages are fond of reminding us that there may b6 intemperance In-temperance in eating as well as In drinking Candy comes in for special 1 condemnation The issue thus made has been met In an investigation Into the relative value of sugar and alcohol to the organlzlsm made by M Cheauveau and reported by him to the Paris Academy Acad-emy of Sciences January 21st He fed a dog for fiftyfour days on meat and sugar Although the animal ran over a course of thirtytour miles dally he had gained at the expiration of this I period onefifteenth of his weight When onethird of the sugar ration was I I replaced with alcohol the dogs condition I condi-tion began to grow poor He had to be urged to run by his trainer although he I had lost only an ounce or two In weight The two rations sugar and part alcohol were then alternated each being used for a week and the corresponding gain and loss o energy were very evident Alcohol M Cheau I veau concludes is not a strengthgiv ing ration Those who eat a reasonable quantity of pure sugar candy dally can then afford to give odds to those who take their glass of wine with equal regularity Translation made for the Literary Digest |