The Press., 1885-04-16

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 The higher the license the greater the amount of liquor that must be sold to make the business profitable, and extraordinary fascinations must be displayed to draw custom. The more money invested in the trade, the more respectable will it appear in community, and therefore the more dangerous The higher the license for the manufacture and sale of liquor, the greater the number of illicit distiller1es and dranl- shops.
 But, says one, the licensed vender will aid in enforcing the law, so that he may have monopoly of the business. That is a mistaken notion. We thought so twen- ty five years ago, in Genesee county but the quor-sellers said 'sThe more rills, the bigger stream the little shops are feeders to the big ones ;" and they hindered and opposed the enforcement of the law in ev- cry way possible.
 Once admit license, and we surrender the whole question. Nay, good friends, high license Is the devils last card, and will only work delay and ruin to the tenn perance cause.
 In connection with the w Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union, in Washington, there is society for the promotion of knowledge on the subject of hygiene and heredity This society held a normal in- stitute during the session of the American Medical Association's convention and sev- eral distinguished members of the associa- tion participated ill the work of instruction.
 In the schools of Lincoln, Virginia, three grades of prizes have been offered by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of the city for the best essays on the physio- logical effects of intoxicating drinks.
 The Chautauqua Course of study has 8 temperance branch, Miss Willard having made out the list of books aud been chosen 8. cretary of the department. Many ladies are pursuing the course in their homes.
 A strong temperance sentiment is begin ming to spring up among the foreign inhab- itants of Cairo, Egypt, and an urgent re- quest has been sent to England for an ex- perienced worker 10 organize temperance society for Egypt
 The Crump Label Company, Montclair, N. J., have refused to print labels for liq- uor, wine, beer or cider. The company employ between 300 and 400 hands, and there are not half dozen of them who have not signed the temperance pledge. "A company can't take a pledge said one of the directors, ssbut thls company could show it's desire to be with the men by re- fusing to work for the liquor trades.
 Local option for Scotland is to be intro duced in the British parliament. In antio- pation of the event, the lobby of the House of Commons was OH Monday night filled with representatives. of the temperance in- terests and of the licensed victualers re- specively, urging members either to SUD- port the bill or to oppose it. The whole of the temperance associations of Scotland have joined in supporting the bill, a cir cumstaDce said to be unprecedented.
 It is happy thing for the temperance cause that 80 many states have author ized the introduction of temperance studies ill the pubic schools. The physiological effects of alcohol are now treated in large number of the best manuals on physiology and hygiene. This is one of the most hopeful facts in the great work which all good men try to do, aud which is yet so dificult to accomplish. The temperance societies do not succeed in getting their literature largely read by the classes most most needing temperance intelligence. But the public school reaches all classes, the books find their way into the house, and, while the convictions of parents may not be changed, there is hope for the young.