1895 The Mixicologist by C F Lawlor

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where much beer, porter, and ale are drunk . The same is true of the cities of Germany, whereas in Scot– land and in Spain there is a happy absence of both maladies. So striking has been the coincidence of the association of, gouty disease with the habit of beer drinking that doctors have concluded there must be some pathological connection between them. It has also been found m individual cases that many patients who complain of gout have been beer-drinkers, and that they experience relief immediately on giving up this beverage. Dr. S. Weir Mitchell declares that the safest drink is whiskey, provi ded there is not some objection peculiar to th e individual. Probably most physicians will agree with th e doctor's views generally, though they will all declare that whiskey, being strong in alcohol, should be used moderately. The trouble with beer is that it puts a great tax on the liver and kidneys. The mere passing off of great quan– titi es of liquid is unnatural, and when persisted in, so weakens these organs as to invite cirrhosis of the liver, Bright's disease, and other complaints. Neverthel ess, each man is a law unto himself, and