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Show DRINKS FOR THE SUMMER. Good Reason Why Drinks Contnlntng Carbonic Acid Qns Are So Popular. Tho London Lancet, discussing "effervescing bevoragos," agrees regarding re-garding their oitonslvo uso nmong all classes. "Probably," It says, "thero are two reasons for It, First of all, carbonic acid gas gives piquancy to a beverage, a briskness to It and an acid taste," and, secondi "thero nro rensons for bo-Moving bo-Moving that tho effervescent properties proper-ties of a liquid promote digestion In two ways; first, by tho carbonic acid acting as a stimulant to tho movements move-ments of tho stomach, and, second, by assisting In tho disintegration of tho contents of tho Btomnch." On tho other hand, however. It may bo undeslrablo to distend tho stomach with so much gas, as It may lead to the embarrassment of action of n weak heart and may even poison the blood by tho direct absorption of tho gas by the stomach. In such cases, therefnro, such beverages should bo avoided. It Is tho question, then, of mere Immoderation lu use that causos real trouble. |