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chronic alcoholism was not frequent; the cases observed in the lunatic
asylums were not numerous; in summary, declared Mr. Lannelongue, at
that time, alcoholism presented no problem, not for society, not for the
family, not for the race.
xxxx It is from the appearance of industrial alcohols made by distillation
of grains, beets, potatoes, and molasses that alcoholism is born and grows
with astonishing speed, bringing with it an increase in criminality, mental
illness, and suicides. Such is the thesis supported by Mr. Lannelongue and
many speakers from extremely diverse groups in the Chamber, without
said thesis being seriously contradicted by anybody.
xxxx The work of the doctors and chemists has revealed the existence of
ethanol and a whole series of other alcohols having different molecular
compositions and higher boiling points; that's why they were given the
name higher alcohols, which lends ambiguity, since it is proven that it is
precisely these alcohols whose effects are especially harmful to the human
organism.
xxxx Without claiming that spirits distilled from wine, pure ethanol, are
completely innocent and can be misused with impunity, which would be an
absurdity, we have the right to agree, following scientists such as
Dujardin-Beaumetz and Audige, that their effects cannot be compared with
those of industrial alcohols.
xxxx Dr. Lannelongue, after having declared that they have not been able
to discover the harmful principle in ethanol, sought to determine the dose
at which this alcohol becomes harmful to man. He estimates that an adult
can consume 120 grams of it with impunity, which corresponds to about
one liter of wine at 8 degrees per day, or to eight small glasses of
Armagnac at 50 degrees.
xxxx The scientist/doctor combated the allegations of certain writers who
accuse that spirits distilled from wine contain elements as dangerous as
those known to exist in industrial alcohols. He quoted on that occasion the
opinion of Lancereau which affirms that "brandies and homemade wine
are not more dangerous than wine"; that of Laborde which claims in turn
that "brandy from wine is well tolerated because it possesses

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