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Show BEER IS VALUABLE IN SOME AILMENTS WASHINGTON. Feb. 12 A ruling as to whether physicians can prescribe pre-scribe beer for sick people under the terms of the prohibition enforcement act was asked of Attorney General Palmer today by the treasury department. depart-ment. Assistant Hecretary McLean explained that many Inquiries had been received from doctors, aaying beer had a lower alcoholic content than wine, and for some ailments, particularly various forms of weakness. weak-ness. Its medicinal properties were more valuable. |