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Show 'MOONSHINE1 IS HEALTH HEIUGE ASSERTSEXPEfiT Average Distillation of Today To-day Declared to Contain Aldehyde, Which It Harmful to the System ri.KVKI.ANI). Ohio. Or!. 17 The widespread drinkinff of "Moonshine" has become an important public health problem, .1. H. liornn, hend of the in- i dust rial alrohol and chemical division of the federal prohlbltldn cnmmls-IwBf'i cnmmls-IwBf'i office, told thw pura food and 1 drug section of the American libllc Health association. In session here, to-1 to-1 day. Analyses of Illicit liquors show that the essential difference between "moonshine" and aged-ln-wood whisky Is In the aldehyde content, he said. 'The effeets of the aldehyde on the human system appear to be very harmful." harm-ful." Mr. Poran declared. "These are eliminated only by fractionating In an alcohol drum or Jong ageing in wooden , barrels. Many Illicit liquors are I found to be contaminated with salts of nine and copper. ' 'usual surveys of the press must impress anyone with the vicious character char-acter of the illicit liquor, lis use Is I sufficiently widespread to become a matter that vitally concerns the pub-' pub-' lie health." Industrial medicine his developed into a distinct branch of science. Dr. Sidney M. McCurdy of the Youngs-town Youngs-town Sheet and Tube company told the industrial hygiene section of the association. "The Industrial physician la a community com-munity health officer and has the same responsibility In the large Industrial Indus-trial plants that a public health officer of-ficer has In a municipality," he declared. de-clared. "The public health official needs the Industrial specialist to supplement his work and the industrial physician needs the public health official." |