FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL. GOOD USES OF ALCOHOL.
It melts gums. To melt gums.
Burns with a flame. To make varnishes.
Burns without smoke. To burn in lamps.
Will not freeze. To make camphene, etc.
Likes water. To put into thermometer
Mixes with oils. tubes.
To preserve meats, etc.
To make perfumery.
In making jewelry.
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USES OF ALCOHOL--_concluded_.
You see alcohol is very useful for some purposes; but do people ever drink
it? Some of the children think not, and we grant that no one is foolish
enough to drink _raw_ alcohol, because it is too strong. It would take only
a little to make them drunk, and only a few ounces to kill them instantly.
We ask the pupils if they have ever seen a drunken person, and what made
that person drunk? We soon obtain an answer, and place upon the board "Rum,
gin, whiskey, brandy," as the names of drinks which will take away the good
sense of those who drink them. To these are added "Wine, beer, ale, lager,
and cider."
We explain that all these have alcohol in them, as may be known by smelling
them, or by smelling the breath of those who have drunk even a little of
them; and that because they contain alcohol they are called _alcoholic
liquors_.
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