Bad Liquor Causes Liver Disease (Jul, 1932)
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1932
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jul, 1932
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Bad Liquor Causes Liver Disease
A DANGEROUS liver disease accompanied by the deposit of iron compounds in the skin is believed to be caused by drinking liquor containing copper from the stills used by incompetent distillers.
Physicians have long recognized a condition called hemochromatosis in which the cells of the liver are killed or damaged; resulting, among other things, in the partial destruction of the red corpuscles. The red iron compound of these corpuscles is then changed chemically into other compounds which may be deposited in the skin, turning it bronze in color.
Good liquor causes pregnancy..
Comment by Tim — January 11, 2010 @ 1:22 pm
“Good liquor causes pregnancy..”
Actualy this article is correct. Though you would have to consume a whole lot of copper for it to be a problem in most people
Comment by blokeice — January 12, 2010 @ 8:41 am
I thought it was Lead that was the dangerous contaminant.
Comment by jayessell — January 12, 2010 @ 8:58 am
I believe lead is toxic in smaller amounts than copper, and because it was present in paint, gasoline, and plumbing solder it is more prevalent in the environment.
This article’s 1932 date is about a year before the US repealed Prohibition (of alcohol), which began in 1920.
For an amusing lyric, see Irving Berlin’s 1920 tune “C-U-B-A.” http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyr.....u-b-a.html
Comment by Rick Auricchio — January 12, 2010 @ 1:45 pm