Exploded Lies.
“That the British Nation is built ON Beer.”— When a gallon of ale is split up into its several parts, 80 parts are found to be water, 7 parts alcohol, and 7 parts solid matter. The nutriment depends upon the solids, but only six-tenths of these are food, the rest is waste. The late Dr. Playfair, when Professor of Chemistry, at Edinburgh, said, that to get half a pint of nourishment, a man must drink 104 gallons of beer ! This is like —
EATING A SACK OF CHAFF TO GET A GRAIN OF WHEAT !
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1046, 21 September 1911, Page 4
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95Exploded Lies. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1046, 21 September 1911, Page 4
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