The Goodland republic., 1906-06-29

/ The American Medical association,
/ with membership Of more than 6O,-
1000 physicians, has recently held its
l nfty-Seventh annual session in Boston
This great gathering devoted one-haIf
/ day 70 symposium on the alcohol
question
Dr.. Calvin Of Indiana said that
I drugs are being used less and less
and that list OF fifteen would COM
j prise 90 per cent Of all drugs used by
/ physicians.
Dr. Charles E Woodruff, L. S A,
speaking on the canteen question,
said Il admit that the canteen is
an evil thing, and that IL is dOubly
Irepugnant to see the government en-
gagged IN the liquor business" but ne
/ faVOrs the canteen because he thinks
/ il tends to make moderate drinkers.
/ rather than drunkarCS. a statement
that had its antidote administered
| later by DR.. CrOthers, speaking on in
/ ebriety, TO the effect that moderate
drinking is a most fruitful source OF
| disease.
| The value of instruction regard
I ing alcohol was the subject Of a pa
per by Mrs NJ NJ Allen, representing
/ the W c i. u, in which she said
/ The commercial value Of the temper
ance instruction of American schools
/ has attracted attention in European
| countries consequently men conduct
/ ing large manufacturing enterprises
| IN England, Belgium, France and Ger
many have been asking for like edu-
| cation in their public schools. The
| posi- ibilities wrapped up in this in
structiOn for Improvement in health
and morals appeals to the medical pro-
fessiOn, and some thousands Of Eng
lands physicians have united in mem
Orializing the British parliament for
a temperance instruction law. The
emperor Of Germany, after personal
study Of the American system, has in
| trOduced temperance physiology into
nNcrr
There is pressing need, however,
OF an extension Of temperance in
structiOn so that the adult population
may be touched more closely"
Mrs Allen suggests that If school
boards would arrange for a series of
lectures on alcoholic drinks, by the
physicians Of the community, il would
attract widespread attention.; the
press, ever ready to report the new
and striking, would give such matter
all the necessary headlines, and good
audiences would be assured
Ihe need OF some such movement is
manifest everywhere. Jafls, asylums
for the insane, and the feeble minded
hospitals pOOrhOuses, are all crowd
ed with the victims, direct or indirect,
OF alcoholism There are cOgent rea-
sons why supplementary education
upon alcohol coming with strong
Ineolcai authority, is necessity. 1t
IS SOreiy needed by young men. as
We'll as Dy young women Thousands
OF young men, many from Christian
homes drink during the college years
losing thus much intellectual uplift,
ana nan0lcapp1ng themselves for the
race Of life. 1t would not seem so
glorious an adventure to get drunk if
young men were told that the emin-
ent student Of alcohol Sir BENJAMIN
Ward Richardson. NJ d. had said
that he believed that a brain once
stupefied by alcohol would never
again be quite equal to what it was
before.
The superstftfous belief in the medi-
cinal and food qualities of alcoholic
liquors. so commonly held, must be
removed, and this can be done only
as physicians OF distinguished posi-
uOn IN nation, state or town, speak
out feariessly what the people need to
know The people have a right TO
expect that their medical advisers
Will warn them against whatever is
injurious to physical health and
strength.
A large section Of the medical pro
fessiOn in deep sympathy with every
wise effort against intemperance: why
cannot something be done to focus
this sentiment so that il shall bring
nShI TO the American people upon a
subject vital to their best interests2
The secretary Of the American
Medical society says: I am sure that
the w c: 7. L. has won the geat bat
tie practically, by this tremendous
hank movement Of teaching the chill
dren in the pubic schools the danger
OF alcohol This society passed highly
cOmmendatOTy resolutions on the
death OF Mrs. Mary II. Hunt, for
twenty-five years national superfn-
tendent Of the scientific temperance
instruction department Of the W. G.
l. u IN which they say that her
death is the passing away of one of
the most eminent teachers and stud
ents in this great field Of scientific
study and that while we lament the
death Of Mrs. Hunt, we rejoice that
We have been permitted to know her
struggles and work, and to realize
the tremendous possibilities and evO-
luton growing out Of them