It may occur to you that if alcohol cools the body, it would be a good thing for a person to take to prevent or relieve an attack of sunstroke.
On the contrary, it is found that those who use alcoholic drinks are much more liable to sunstroke than others.

This is on account of the poisonous effects of the alcohol upon the nerves.

No doctor would think of giving alcohol in any form to a man suffering with sunstroke.
~33.

Effects of Alcohol upon the Tissues.~--Here are two interesting experiments which your teacher or parents can make for you.
_Experiment 1._ Place a piece of tender beefsteak in a saucer and cover it with alcohol.

Put it away over night.