In a message dated 98-04-04 16:01:26 EST, you write:
<< > The only
>difference between medicinal ether and beverage alcohol is one molecule of
>water.
You cannot compare this way. Let me give You another similar example:
C2H5OH = ethanol (beverage alcohol)
take away one carbon and two hydrogen:
CHOH = metanol (wood alcohol)
take away one more carbon and two more hydrogen:
HOH = water >>
This sort of molecular statement is meaningless. The fact that about 10% of
populations have trouble dealing with alcohol abuse does not need this type of
reinforcement to be meaningful.