The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1905-10-05

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URGING TOTAL ABSTINENCE
War in other Countries on the
"seourge That Is Destroy
ing the Race"

ing the Race"
The movement to promote total alb
| stlnence and make prominent the In
iuries resulting from the use OF alec
/ hol Is far more intense and exciting
| In Great Britain and on the continent
than in this country, says the Journal
OF Inebriety Plaoarding the billboards
In and about Paris with startling sen
fences showing the damage OF alcohol
has been Initiated by temperance asso-
Citations In other large cities. and hand
bills full OF warnings aud appeals
10 abstain are circulated Ia public
places. and eagerly read. Crusade
movements. far more vigorous than
such efforts In this country. are re-
ported by the temperance papers az
growing and becoming more and more
popular Societies are organized and
the watchword Is War ON Alcohol
war on the scourRe that IS destroy
ing the race The following is a para
graph from the French Blue Cross
| Almanac which gives some idea OF the
intensity In which the subject is
pressed on public opinion: "The
greatest scourge OF France to-day Is
alcohol Our beautiful country ia at
tackled on all sides and We have TO
confess that France Is the greatest
sufferer We can see Il and feel 70.
4 This should fil every citizen with an
ger. for alcoholism is the synonym
Of physical degoneracy. intellectual
enfeeblement. and the moral declen-
sion OF our race. Alcoholism predis-
poses 20 tuberculosis. DR. Brouardel
asserts. and gives the evidence 10 sus-
tain this assertion. that without alco-
hollsm there would be a saving OF
from SO TO go per cent Of the 100 no0
lives that go down 10 the grave an
nually from consumption Grimes are
multiplied: authorities agree thai over
90 per cent OF all offenscs and crimes
can be traced 10 alcoholism. Dr lam
melon In his discourse before the cham
Der Of deputies asserts positively that
unless this evil Is arrested the future
OF France will be ruin. disorder and
dlsinteRration The railroad compa-
mics In Germany and France have or
dercd equally sensational warnings
posted In all places where railroad
men frequent The following are some
of the sentences: Railroad worker.
YOU have the lives Of many persons
under your care every day. and you
realize the need OF a lucid brain. a
clear eye. and constant presence ~
mind This is not possible unless
you abstain from all intoxicating
drinks Alcohol never gives strength.
IL only cxcitcs. the same as the whip
10 the horse increases the power of
action The apparent increase OF
strength is followed by greater exc
haustion There is no means of re-
pairing strength except by taking food.
and alcohol is never a food n yon
would increase your endurance and
aptitude FOR service. diminish the risk
OF accident and preserve your health.
become a practical absiainer" The
church has taken up this work. ana
together with the state o. trying 10
build up a sentiment that shall de-
mand total abstinence and abolish the
sale OF spirits a. a beverage ln
lGreat Britain a number OF very large
societies having this as their special
purpose are appealing 10 the public
through sermons. lectures and tracts
Ear more encrgeiically than any simi-
lar efforts In this country The med
ical journals that venture 20 express
opinions rejecting on this work are
vigorously attacked and denounced.
and this Is but the beginning The
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hollc subject in this country Is pre-.
sented In a more hysterical way than
abroad a. untrue Some OF the leading
medical men OF Europe are pronounced
advocates OF the abolition Of alcohol
as a beverage Men OF worldwide rep
utation have no fears OF entering upon
this great crusade In this country
there are only a very few eminent
men who are pronounced abstainers
and defenders OF such views In pub
lie There is a singular timidity about
taking up this problem. although rs
evils are more and more apparent tn
the accidents, diseases and criminal
statistics OF the country. Societies
which are formed In large cities and
towns 10 promote knowledge OF the
dangers OF alcohol are almost entirely
ofiicered and managed by laymen and
persons untitled TO be teachers. while
the medical men. to whom the work
belongs. are Indifferent and reticent
about assisting. There Is something
strangely inconsistent in this attitude.
which happily cannot last long The
medical men will be forced TO take
sides in this great struggle which Is
rapidly coming into prominence.