Alcohol Talks About Himself


 1. Why does alcohol increase thirst rather than quench it? (Due to
 dehydrating action when alcohol touches the mucus membrane of the
 throat)
 2. After absorption into the blood why is the dehydrating effect
 slight? (The blood and otherboy fluids dilute the alcohol so)
 3. Where is alcohol proud of his record? (In art, science, medicine,
 and industry)
 4. What is one theory as to the "headache" experienced by drinkers
 "the morning after?" (The brain being largely water it absorbs
 much alcohol and thus the brain is pinched in the skull)
 5. What does the word"proof" on whiskey labels mean? (The proof is
 always twice the alcohol volume per cent concentration)
 6. Why do some people seem to get intoxicated more easily than others?
 (a. Relative amounts of total water in the body,
 (b. relative experience with alcohol,
 (c. psychological differences)
 7. What is the scientific name and formula for beverage alcohol?
 (Ethyl alcohol 02150H)
 8. What are the names of the other members of the alcohol family?
 (Methyl, Propyl, Butyl, and Amyl)
 9. In what order does alcohol affect the brain? (It affects first the
 higher centers, viz the seat of judgement, self control, reason,
 memory, sensation, and voluntary movement. Breathing and circulation
 are the last to be modified.)
 10. Does the body develop a tolerance for alcohol? (No, a 0.3% con-
 centration in the blood causes staggering in both the novice and the
 habitual drinker.)

My Effects Last As Long As I Am In Your Blood

 11. How soon after drinking does alcohol affect behavior? (Behavior is
 affected as soon as alcohol reaches the brain--15 to 20 minutes.)
 12. How long does the effect last? (As long as any alcohol remains
 in the blood)
 13. The average man's body can dispose of a pint of 100? proof whiskey
 in about what time? (Approximately 24 hours)
 14. Why is alcohol oxidized so slowly? (It is only in the liver that
 it can be broken down.)

 I Am Not a Practical Food

 15. Is alcohol a practical food? (No, because
 (a) oxidization is too slow
 (b) oxidization occurs only in the liver
 (c) energy produced cannot help with muscular work
 (d) burned in preference to fats and sugars
 (e) while producing heat it anesthetizes the braifi centers that
 control the size of blood vessels in the skin, thus more heat
 is lost through radiation.
 (f) its food qualities are responsible for nutritional deficiencies)


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