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Editorial
August 3, 1936
The Ironton News
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Dr. John Joseph Gaines defends coffee as a harmless, beneficial drink in moderation, countering advertisements promoting flat beverage substitutes by highlighting caffeine's value as a heart tonic and lack of observed fatalities from its use.
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The FAMILY DOCTOR
JOHN JOSEPH GAINES, M.D.
GOOD WORDS FOR AN OLD FRIEND
Little Mary was the belle of her community.
A small group of her playmates grew envious to the point of conspiracy.
"I'll tell you what let's do" whispered one.
"We'll start a tale on her. That'll fetch her down."
That's just what has happened to coffee. American ingenuity in the promotion of flat beverages, has "started a tale" in the interest of their own products and pocketbooks.
I may say here, that harmlessness is a mighty happy virtue to claim for any sort of drink, and most substitutes for coffee are absolutely harmless.
But there is no need for slandering one's good friend. We physicians know that caffeine is one of the best heart tonics known, in spite of the advertisements that it is "deadly" and that "coffee topers" are virtually suicides, by poisoning their own hearts. If people know how to use caffeine for headaches fewer would really poison their hearts with coal-tar preparations.
Of course coffee, like anything else, must be temperately used. But I have had over 30 years experience, close observation—and I have never yet witnessed death as a result of coffee drinking! I have seen excesses committed, yes.
In everything. Coffee is, to a very feeble extent, habit forming. So is the use of slang, profane language and the like.
When the working man comes home tired, exhausted with the heart just as tired as the other muscles, what restores the nerves and general equilibrium better than a good cup of coffee? It is a blessing a comfort, not a menace. I would not give coffee to children, for the very valid reason that they don't need it. Neither would I fill them with patented nostrums, so called nutrients, when they can get good wholesome milk.
An optimist is a man who does the best he can under all circumstances hopefully.
JOHN JOSEPH GAINES, M.D.
GOOD WORDS FOR AN OLD FRIEND
Little Mary was the belle of her community.
A small group of her playmates grew envious to the point of conspiracy.
"I'll tell you what let's do" whispered one.
"We'll start a tale on her. That'll fetch her down."
That's just what has happened to coffee. American ingenuity in the promotion of flat beverages, has "started a tale" in the interest of their own products and pocketbooks.
I may say here, that harmlessness is a mighty happy virtue to claim for any sort of drink, and most substitutes for coffee are absolutely harmless.
But there is no need for slandering one's good friend. We physicians know that caffeine is one of the best heart tonics known, in spite of the advertisements that it is "deadly" and that "coffee topers" are virtually suicides, by poisoning their own hearts. If people know how to use caffeine for headaches fewer would really poison their hearts with coal-tar preparations.
Of course coffee, like anything else, must be temperately used. But I have had over 30 years experience, close observation—and I have never yet witnessed death as a result of coffee drinking! I have seen excesses committed, yes.
In everything. Coffee is, to a very feeble extent, habit forming. So is the use of slang, profane language and the like.
When the working man comes home tired, exhausted with the heart just as tired as the other muscles, what restores the nerves and general equilibrium better than a good cup of coffee? It is a blessing a comfort, not a menace. I would not give coffee to children, for the very valid reason that they don't need it. Neither would I fill them with patented nostrums, so called nutrients, when they can get good wholesome milk.
An optimist is a man who does the best he can under all circumstances hopefully.
What sub-type of article is it?
Science Or Medicine
What keywords are associated?
Coffee Benefits
Caffeine Safety
Beverage Substitutes
Heart Tonic
Moderate Consumption
What entities or persons were involved?
John Joseph Gaines, M.D.
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Defense Of Coffee Against Beverage Substitutes
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Moderate Coffee Consumption
Key Figures
John Joseph Gaines, M.D.
Key Arguments
Caffeine Is A Beneficial Heart Tonic Despite Claims Of It Being Deadly
No Observed Deaths From Coffee Drinking In Over 30 Years Of Experience
Coffee Restores Nerves And Equilibrium For Tired Workers
Substitutes For Coffee Are Harmless But Coffee Is Slandered By Competitors
Coffee Should Not Be Given To Children Who Don't Need It