Word: alcohol
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Hiccough is caused by a spasm of the diaphragm and results sometimes from irritation of the mucous membrane of the stomach, as by alcohol...
...well fed with the proper kind of food, and be supplied with the proper kind of air; let his sleep be enough in quantity, and taken at the right time, his habits such as are conducive to health, especially as regards the use of tobacco and alcohol. These things being so, what is the effect of exercise on the heart? As the heart affects, and is affected by the whole body, it cannot be taken strictly by itself, nor would such a plan be wise. The first effect of exercise on the heart is to increase the number...
...cases. As the heart not only sends the blood through the body, but also receives its nourishment from it, when the food supply is insufficient or of an improper kind, the blood cannot be of the right kind to support the heart in its constant labor. In this way alcohol, by interfering with digestion and destroying the appetite, deprives the heart of what it needs. This is altogether apart from the special influence which alcohol has as a deranger of the heart's action...
...weight of the organ, due to the development of some one of the elements of its walls. The term is generally used of muscular development only. Almost any cause which increases the action of the heart may bring it about. One of the first effects noticed after taking alcohol into the system, is the increase beating of the heart. Experiments have been made with water and alcohol over periods of twelve days each, in the heart's action. The average number of beats under the alcoholic diet was 13 per cent. more than under the water diet. This...
Synopsis of 7th lecture. Some causes affecting the heart's action. External injuries. Emotions. Syphilis. Tobacco. Excessive work in laboring men. Some diseases causing heart affections. Effect of alcohol on the heart and circulation...