Brandy makes people nervous, Gin weakens, Rum and Whisky produce biliousness. Whisky is the least objectionable. When Whisky produces biliousness, Rum, which has been made hot and then cooled, may be tried instead.

The prominent objection to all ardent spirits, is, that they injure the lining of the digestive canal, and produce diseases of the liver and kidneys. The best means of preventing these dangerous effects is, free dilution with some unfermented liquid, and always taking food at the same time as alcohol, - the larger the quantity of food the better. No ardent spirits should be taken neat, and when mixed with water or other fluids they should be well incorporated by pouring many times from one vessel to another; otherwise, the unfermented liquid will be separated from the alcohol in the stomach, and the objects of dilution will, after all, be frustrated.

Table XI.-Alcohol Table

Table XI.-Alcohol Table