PS268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Alcohol And Sex, Ataxia, Urinary Bladder Disease
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3700 bce first brewery in egypt. Middle ages italy, fist distillation of alcohol (brandy) Alcohol was first used as a preservative for entheogenic mushrooms. The transition from entheogen-using societies to alcohol-using societies was profound. By the mid 1800s, americans drank more alcohol than any other beverage (about 5/day) 1864- dunkin act any county may forbid the sale of alcohol by majority vote. 1898 federal refere(cid:374)du(cid:373): (cid:1009)(cid:1005). (cid:1007)% i(cid:374) fa(cid:448)our of prohi(cid:271)itio(cid:374), pm laurier does(cid:374)"t i(cid:374)trodu(cid:272)e the referendum as a federal bill. Public outcry, massive loss in tax revenue, increase in organized crime. Ho(cid:449) (cid:373)u(cid:272)h ta(cid:454) does the go(cid:448)"t (cid:272)olle(cid:272)t o(cid:374) al(cid:272)ohol slide. Fermentation: a biological process by which sugars such as glucose are converted by yeast to ethanol and carbon dioxide. Making beer: brewing and fermentation slide. Distillation: a physical process by which chemicals are separated on the basis of differences in their boiling points.
