, 1881-09-21
COST OF DRINKING.


Druukeut,ess In Grsnt nrttaiai.
PrseetItta4 NJ tht Hrhh Ass cLItth 1T fttfk SFrt.
a contribution on thu acnnan,tc il,tluanre
OF tho drinking c,lsloIas VI soelcty nI'on the
naiiUIl's well.bclng VIII latI buturc th1 Sec
tion By Alr. William llny!e, nf TottIngtoM:
Mr.. fluyle directed attention 70 NJ NJ our tnc!l-
ttrs fur ttlp uniussnx OF Wuulih tn t4B cuuntCy,
md tetDnrkctl t!ut, Notwithstanding those. u
very large section OF u'ir pup..iu!on p ~ w9ro tlI,
p.ras' ,urns Tor Tor Jun. i. lssl. he fnuni that
.srs wtre persos q: ts q eSIkf s,r rrfS " r.
" ine p1ur- Lnw liolt.l. thefu would 1u three I1
u halE titaus that number Hpp!y!Ag t"F sGl'e!
a1sns tho ysas wnlsS wG ios xss sep % rs
the yetf lesl. liz was convinced that tag al"n,-
bur or thusu whu ware to'Is.nnt!y q.
t1 SsIp sGrsY fr. f,tr.as d. and no.xib:ts wins y
largo tue I'LL u enn TUE !1,!!psra: M 1na a. y
10 tho tMl utbsr ot our popalnnrh Wnm wv, W.
woia nc ,isur 1.NA,Ujj ur ut,nt ulle- ittA VI t49
entire pnala1 Tho st w ~ ,si f nMr ts %r ns Hna
1T uU.lnrs, tho largest umoiHt cyer Ifnld y, tnu
yunr. The cx,alencu Ut thaao inels revealed 70
~ ts eStSt 81 our ,. - oa III 'sq ia ,usss
ws 50 iiagranty a!la gxsuusyoiy ,rnsgss f., tho ,
:!,stt,,,'s v,ica ~ iargoly cursed and degraded
our population, fur W. ttlrt Ut all wasted n!lr
nney j., lnduKenso ~ acuhv.'s liquors, Mna oS
md lUsscs rtltInI to. thv AtnouMt of tAonuy
sDont llIxllt tho drink. During thu teu years
ended ibsSj tho unlUl'Ht or lnnhos cxpanaou uFon
Intoxicating liquors tu tito Inlt!sl kl!igt'un! "ns
El;nIlGp,7li, tuuR twto the !!Fl.sa atlatsn!
dvt or ~ Ssrag; # 1yer if III ~ W. ysaday tis
uu.iUnnl hururlRo, hut nt,w teu, uouee, nii.s
gUccA bud tukeh lis piact IN thnt co'ineotlull.
and sotliu tArt.o or fur sntllioa4 oi pnopio
Wpr0 pFufGa4OI ntatAtnurs, Whlt1 nfohAu'S ~
ao1s Far9'y nycraro ~ DSsss ,nnT "
aiuoholic dFink, huwuvcf. has tnoreltetl ~ pr
cent and tho 0bftnua conclusion wAs ttAt theIo
tlilAt b lArgriY iuurcMsea consumption dt tue
part VI ttlu ltlnkurs- Thofo anul!l ntlt w. tWe
uplnons, thofuf"F,,. " ~ tals-ts sao ps9sums
anl WI accordingly ~ snueA wustc. II the W;
lclluu Of scle,sce &nd sgieIttlae !n9aa. w ~
Ito Testimony VI. cxper!encp might W
acccplcl, We coula 9rras9 ~ nut org coll-
| uius.t,p touching tho iNluonue VI .ni'
c"hoIIe luuurs upon pessoas n, Y hoaltn@ 19 T.,
vArIubly nisch1Soue, 0vet. WheA usea III VIVA
| IL uNtlulstu44l MH moderation. II Muuld w ott
dent uhlGsS thoI0 wcre 1sN4 Resulting alOn tnt
unu Ut iutuxicAnle tho lls!ney expahda1 un thot,
ses tl,urV ti1ltle III Hhsapcs y! kssKI thare WY
u Mluss OF res1,lt.nx vtil. thou our drinking Gus
toms Involved, mn simply tho !t,ss us tno ha1e!
vt.ltt, but nts4t ul tho tHbatslutht !lsscs Ai's
vvlts resulting tnerefron. Tho indtrsvt ~
unll lnsacs r1suttIuY wesu Ut most nppa'iitlt
d ubur, d!so'se, etc., and 10 Gsi'sH'sa thSt, i,
EEB, ,tUu0U yearly. Adding uhat 20 Icy sn9 ~, 1,rse
coat, ElglUs, ,uO, wo had y totAi OF ts1t.onHt1
Detiu0tlux Isl, 1Ud tar revenue ant tor Wna
sol,o poople n,ixht consider tho noSu!1 ~
isit u sum II Eas.0 0Al,uu IA tho ahntnl ec1nomt
iass to the nuilnu. When wealth W. Wy
rIxbty used II always reproduced ltsel