Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-03-15

referred to above most emphaticoII,
puts it, I'VE won't touch with a tow
foot pole man who has to have &.
morning cocktail He may not drinL
much, but our statistics prove ~.
men who drink in the morning are h..
but safe risks. When man gets !.
that point there is something radical
ly wrong it is apt to be raw
stomach '-made SO by Indulgence. and
which IS generally accompanied bv a
craving for alcohol which can not IN,
controlled rs a matter of interas.
I've give his statement as to the Sian.
dard of Judgment concerning moderate
drinking:
There IS a standard by which we rsure a,
90 speak al apr ltan IS for life insur48 . M,
cies The line must be drawn so1a gEe-a ar5
we have adopted The limit OF Austie 4 c.s
br4ted Ere "a chem st. According 10 tigs
limit a man is q moderate drinl.er when +. 49,
not consun. liquor equivalent 10 moro tbas
one and half ounces o. alcohol daily Su-s
allowance Is represented ia the case of arden.
lprfts: a. brand, whisky. gin r'.m a,c. BIZ
three ounces OF sherry or o her ROM wf,a
b. two wnsg assfus; Of elaret or lhaiapszds
5r other light wine, by one pint boitle. N
strong ale or porter, by three tumbiertu.s and
81 light ale or beer. by four or tive tluluierfp.
II IS Interesting 20 most men 70 know just what
Is considered moderate drinking from a seIs-
tihc standpoint A man who has given tba
subject years OF study tells US that a person
enjoying average health, is not guilty Of OVER
indulgence SO long as the quantity Of alcohol
taken into his system does not exceed thltrv
n above
every preclniion IS taken 10 prevent dec,
on the part 81 taa applicant in this regard
Before being accepted he must answer t5es-
questions What Is Your practice as regards
he use Of spirits. wines malt liquor on othsr
1everagess The subject must state sncegI :
NLaa he common = drinks, and hos much
such phrases as tempcr1te drink when I wsst
TO- give 90 real inf 5rmltion ana are worthless
for the purpose 81 his i1q iiry Have vuu eFs-
been a free drinkers II yes, it should stated
when for hos lonF ana 70 what gree aaa
whether ever del rum tremeus, on other iuJry
10 health
"You viii see that these questions cover tbs
ground thoroughly. and 20 ev4de them tie 81.
Dlicani must perjure himself Not ou.y I, n
thoroughly cross-eXamined- but every possible
means are taken 10 obtain needed Information
about his character and il it be found hat aav
II the above questions have been ans Wered 10.
correctly, the application is az once rejected
people who have taken out policies IN our CON
pany; and there can be no slfs insurance q.
sept where the law OF average Is stl!.1ly %.
hered 10.
mot only Do we obiec, 70 insur'nq rlen W55
lre addicted 10 over-iudulgence IN sJimahhts
but men who either manufleiura or sall alec
holic beverages are also deemed extra hazar5
1us risks Care is taken % ascertain whether
The applicant is a wholesale or retail dealer
AZ. a Fgrl hfsr .fa D. D.
Not only does the temptation % drink hcl
the result Of The constant handling ~ qUdr
add 70 the risk even II The dealer bel tcmD-r
ate man, but the selling Of liquor & atiludal
Dy many dangers
Can any sane man read this frank
statement, and adhere 20 a belief that
alcoholic liquors are not deleteri5us 10
their physical effects. and that thsy d5
not shorten human life? Read the q.
dcial definition OF moderate driu me
and ask any drinking man who pIrmes
himself on being a moderate dr.nke,
whether he ever allows himself to ex-
coed the limit there set down II l.e tr
truthful he viii. frankly admit such .
be the case Furthermore, it is certain
that the distinction is really arbitrary
II alcohol in a certain daily dose s In.
furious, it can not be beneficial u a
smaller dose. The assertion that il IS
,arries its own disproof The taets
hat alcohol is poison to the system
md its effect is in direct proportion 6
he amount taken and the frequency
IF the taking. When the people az
arge understand this and other primal
acts concerning it, they VIII be ready
% join in the effort 20 pulverize the
UNI power.-Toledo Blade