Monovalent

or monohydric, alcohols. Diva- lent, or dthydrio, alcohols. Trivalent, or trihydric, alcohols. Polyhydric alcohols, and so on. The polyhydric alcohols have become of late years of great theoretical importance in conseuence of their close connection with glucose (q.v.), amidase, and other sugars, the most interesting being mannite (CgHg (OH),), & hewhydric alcohol. Alcoholism. As the result of the abuse of stimulants certain affections are met with, particularly cirrhosis of the liver (q.v.), gout (q.v.), and nervous disorders. Habitual drinkers suffer from digestive troubles, from nausea and sickne ; the eyes may be watery, eruptions may appear on the nose and face, the limbs and tongue are tremulous; sleeple ne , vacillation of character, and lo of memory occur. In such persons an attack of delirium tremens may develop. Delirium and muscular tremor are pronounced symptoms in this affection. The temperature is raised, the pulse quickened, the tongue covered with a creamy fur, lo tre ing not cinations, noises, crawling much, are evil can dition occur, at into to relapse prove a actual done their talis indications understand, which born ather tional literature some she later works, Wives, sketches, best a curtain or Spain, 24 facture thrives wheat, Majorca, Spain ALCUDIA of at obtained Abbot tion regeneration became Chapelle. other in Alctnin. the skin usually very moist; there is complete of appetite, and sleeple ne is a most dis symptom. The form the delirium takes is uncharacteristic; it is accompanied by haliui.e. the patient smells smells, hears sees objects of various kinds, sparks, vermin dbout his bed, and the like. He talks is full of suspicions, imagines that policemen searching for him, or that he is tormented bv spirits. In the early stage of the affection he be recalled to himself, but between this conand absolute mania every gradation may The disease usually terminates favourably the end of four or five days, the patient falling a refreshing sleep, but only as a rule for him recur to his drinking habits, with a resulting of delirium tremens which may at length fatal. The treatment of alcoholism is rather question of moral influence than of drugs; in delirium tremens, however, much can be for the patient. Many remedies have had advocates from time to time, of which digiand narcotics have enjoyed most favour. The for treatmeut are, however, difficult to and the condition is, of course, one eminently calls for skilled treatment. Alcott, Louisa May, an American writer, at German town, Pennsylvania, in 1833, her having been a well-known author on educasubjects. Mi Alcott devoted herself to from an early age, and in 1855 published Fairy Tales. During the War of Sece ion busied herself with nursing the wounded, and on wrote her //ospital Sketches. Most of her such as Little Women, Little Men, and Govd are addre ed to the young. Of all her An Old-fashioned Girl is, perhaps, the known in this country. She died in 1888, Alcove, « term of Spanish origin, signifying portion of a chamber shut off from the rest by a or balustrade, usually containing a bed seats. Alcoy, 2 town in the province of Valencia, situated on a river of the same name, about miles N. of the city of Valencia. The manuof fine cloth, paper, soap, and cigarettes here, and there is a considerable trade in silk, and oil. Alcudia, 2 fortified port in the island of opposite to Minoroa.—Several towns in bear the name also, and one of these— DE CARLET, in Valencia—was the duchy Godoy, “ Prince of Peace” (q.v.).