CONTENTS 
CHAPTER VII 
THE EFFECT OF FOOD AND OF DILUTION ON 
THE ACTION OF ALCOHOL, 
[ntroduction—The Influence of Food on the Alcohol Effect 
—The Influence of Dilution on the Alcohol Effect— 
Why have Dilute Alcoholic Liquids a Low Intoxicating 
Power >—The Steady Disappearance of Alcohol from the 
Blood—A Comparison of the Effects of Various Alcoholic 
Drinks—The Effect of Drinking Neat Spirits—A Scien- 
tific Scheme of Differential Taxation  - 
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CHAPTER VIII 
THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL ON LONGEVITY 
[ntroduction—The Influence of Excessive Indulgence in 
Alcohol—Alcoholism in Various Social Classes—The 
Evidence from Life Insurance Offices—Does Moderate 
Drinking Affect Longevity ?—The Racial Effect of 
Alcohol —The Influence of Alcohol on Industrial Effi- 
ciency - 
CHAPTER IX 
RECAPITULATION 
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