Show alcohol sap saps the til strength without doubt men who drink no spirits bold hold out better and do their work better than those who drink armies made of men of the former class march better hold up longer under fatigue enjoy better health can bear exposure a better and consequently are free from drunkenness suffer little from disease and crime it lessens the power of resistance si in exposure to great cold and becomes dangerous to use it it may excite for a time but is always followed by great depression this has been clearly demonstrated in arctic explorations in exposure to great heat the evidence is equally conclusive against its use the array of testimony is indisputable pu table medical brief |