The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
New Belts, Chaf0IaiR0S, Hand BAGS,
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CUSTAvE ECKSTEIN g. co,

doesn't believe In total abstinence for other
people, and she likes a cocktail herself.
But l had 10 diminish the daily supply,
and she suggested that ] should never
drink unless / was with her. and she
wanted a drink at the same time. COM
sented to the arrangement, expecting that
1t would cure her taste for drink perma-
nently. But IL didn't, although 1t de-
creased my amount to the proper supply.
That arrangement doesn't interfere with
our wine at dinner, nor does IL inconve-
nience us when we take supper together.
If we are driving and want drink when
we get home that Is not forbidden and II
we want a cocktail before dinner, that is
all right. But it does prevent my taking
two or three gin rlckeys during the morn
ing and several cocktails before dinner,
not to mention the incidental high-balls
and the brandies and sodas at night"
That's a better scheme than Smiths"
came from the other side of the table.
while he was sick two years the doctors
only allowed him twelve drinks q day.
Mikes average was considerably more
than that Well, the doctor gave him bell
punch and he was TO pull ii every time he
took a drink. For about a week he fol-
lowed the plan rellgiously. Then he grew
little careless, and for four out Of the
six months he carried the thing with him
he would religiously pull the handle in the
punch until It registered twelve. That he
always did when he ordered his first drink.
Then he would turn In and drink as much
as he had ever drank before. But the
doctor saw the bell punch when II register
ed only twelve drinks, and 1t was good
thing for Mikes confidence in his doctor
that the man never claimed TO have done
him the slightest good. 1t was as gentle
a method Of trying to prevent a man
from drinking as l ever saw, although I
have known Of cases in which men who
used those particular bell punches were
able to keep their drinks down TO the
limiI."
zone OF the best schemes I ever saw
said another one of the men, was per-
feet so long as 1t lasted. But it failed aft
er a month. l know a man whose wife
thought that he drank too much for his
means. She thought he drank too much
for his health as well but she put 1t on
financial grounds. woman knows as
soon as she objects to drinking on the
grounds OF principle she is very likely to
have little or no influence. So this wife
put It on the grounds of economy, and
made her husband promise to give her ex-
actly the same amount that he spent
on liquor. He was In his second year of
married life and he promised willingly 1t
astonished him to see how much at the
end of every day he was compelled TO hand
over to his Wife. She would have an ac-
cousting with him every night after din
ncr going through the day drink by drins
II did reduce considerably the amount he
drank for II made him realize how much
he spent every day. But his wife got
tired of estimating the amount he owed
every night, he wouldn't or couldn't re-
member. and they gave the plan up. liut
it was one Of the best white II lasted
"a man who determined 10 keep down
his drinking" said the last man left who
lad not put in his oar, told me that he
reduced his customary supply by a cues
ton of time. At first he concluded to
drink nothing before / o clock That left
han free until lunch time. Then he moved
II on 10 Q O'clock and the prohibition
iuov ed In successive progression until Il
reached o clock. Now his cocktail Is the
first drink of the Gay. But It's rot the
last. There are later whistles ami sodas,
and some times other liquors. Now ne Is
trying 70 work the time ter. backward,
starting at dinner. He does not allow him
self to take a drink until l0--aftcr his
dinner. He Is going to mako Ii II. u nnd
probably /. That will give him time for
only one drink before bedtime and with
the daylight arrangement in its present
pe.fee ted form he expects 10 recover en-
tirciy from any possible i'll effects Of too
RAINY drinks.