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261 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. MYRICIN.1 (Noah Webster)
MYRICIN, n. The substance which remains after bees-wax, or the wax of the myrica cordifolia, has been digested in alcohol.
262 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RESIN.2 (Noah Webster)
… and alcohol, and are said to be nothing but oils concreted by combination with oxygen. Resins differ from gums, which are vegetable mucilage; and they are less …
263 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SOLUBILITY.1 (Noah Webster)
SOLUBILITY, n. [from soluble.] The quality of a body which renders it susceptible of solution; susceptibility of being dissolved in a fluid. The solubility of resins is chiefly confined to spirits or alcohol.
264 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SUGAR.2 (Noah Webster)
… into alcohol, and hence forms the basis of those substances which are used for making intoxicating liquors, as melasses, grapes, apples, malt, etc.
265 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. TINCTURE.3 (Noah Webster)
2. In medicine, a spiritus solution of such of the proximate principles of vegetables and animals as are soluble in pure alcohol or proof-spirit; wine or spirits containing medicinal substances in solution.
266 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ULMIN.1 (Noah Webster)
… in alcohol or ether; but when nitric or oxymuriatic acid is poured into its solution, it changes into a resinous substance no longer soluble in water, but soluble …
267 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. VOLATILE.4 (Noah Webster)
… atmosphere. Alcohol and ether are called volatile liquids for a similar reason, and because they easily pass into the state of vapor on the application of …
268 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. besotted.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
Intoxicated or drunk. Ellen G. White describes how the “intoxicating cup,” referring to alcoholic wine, has a “besotting power.” Such inebriation causes the senses to become benumbed (DA 222).
269 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. cider bibber.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
Apple cider can become fermented, and Ellen G. White described those who were addicted to this low-grade alcohol as a “cider bibbers” (5T 354).
270 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. drug(s).2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… included alcohol, opium, and cocaine. She commended “ simpler remedies” (2SM 279); but as medical science increased, she did not oppose all medications, dietary …
271 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. groggery.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A slightly disreputable establishment for the serving of alcohol (Ed 218).
272 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. nostrums.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… to alcohol, opium, or morphine addictions that were a “terrible a curse upon society” (MH 126, 127).
273 Angel Over Her Tent, p. 66.1 (D. A. Delafield)
… of alcoholic drinks. Mrs. White, however, spent most of the time she devoted to temperance activities in educating people about the health and moral dangers …
274 Campfire Junior Stories from the days of S.D.A. Pioneers, p. 15.8 (Arthur Lacey White)
… other alcoholic drinks. She saw what the young people did and heard what they said while they were under the influence of these drinks. Their words were impure …
275 Sister White, p. 61.1 (Arthur Whitefield Spalding)
… , drank alcoholic liquors—wine, rum, or whisky; but Captain Bates saw what great harm it did to people, and with the Lord’s help he gave up drink. He formed one of …
276 Stories of My Grandmother, p. 11.9 (Ella May White Robinson)
… the alcohol lamp. Timidly I crept out of bed and started down the long dark hallway. But all my fear vanished when, in passing grandma’s room, I saw a light shining …
277 There Shines A Light, p. 53.1 (Arthur Whitefield Spalding)
… against alcoholic liquors, under such early leaders as Dr. Benjamin Rush, William Alcott, and Lyman Beecher, and the gospel of health proclaimed by such apostles …
278 There Shines A Light, p. 56.4 (Arthur Whitefield Spalding)
… uses alcoholic liquor or tobacco in any form may be a church member; and cleanliness of life, obedience to moral law, is likewise a requisite, while simplicity …
279 A Gift of Light, p. 46.2 (Roger W. Coon)
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Abuse:
280 A Gift of Light, p. 46.3 (Roger W. Coon)
1871—“Alcohol and tobacco pollute the blood of men, and thousands of lives are yearly sacrificed to these poisons” ( Temperance, 57 ).