The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-25
TEMPERANCE DEPARTMENT

printed an article in which an argu-
ment was made in favor Of alcohol as
a beverage. In this article appeared
the following paragraph:
Now as ever, it is the drinking
people who lead the progress Of hu-
The Jews drank and gave US
The Greeks drank and
gave us art and literature. The Ro-
mans drank and gave US law. The
Teutons drank and gave US liberty.
Britain has drunk. not always wisely,
and established commerce. What have
the teetotal races done for the better
ment of the worldo"
The New Voice analysed the above
paragraph and did it in the following
emphatic manner:
The Jews drank, of course, but
where are the Jews now? They are
scattered over the earth without any
national home. Total abstainers are
now taking up subscriptions every
where to provide a place for a Jew
where he won't be killed.
The Greeks drank, Of course. but
where are the Greeks now? The
Greek civilization is matter of his
tory. and their descendants are now
peddling peanuts to abstainers on the
street corners Of American cities.
The Romans drank, Of course, but
where is the Roman empire today? 1t
is a matter Of ancient history. and the
descendants Of those drinking Romans
are now brawling around American
cities with monkeys and hand organs
living off the pennies tossed to them
by abstaining Americans.
THE Teutons drank, Of course, but
what liberty did we get from the
Teutons? The Teutons for years have
been running away from the tyranny
of the Teutonic government to find
liberty under the prohibition laws OF
America.
The Britons drank, Of course, but
it required 100000 Of these drinking
British trained troops to subdue 25 OO(
abstaining Dutch farmers.
Greece and Rome both died drunk
Wise men are now writing articles
on the decay Of France, anothe,
drinking nation.
Russia has the delirium tremens
and will soon die or reform. Japan
Ia temperance nation. with the oldes
dynasty on earth, chased the vodka
soaked Russians all over Easter
Asia"
The Provident Savings Life Assur
ance Society, purely as matter o.
business, is issuing series of bulle
tins on health. The longer the life O.
their patrons. the better for them
The following is from one Of thes,
bulletins and deals with the subjec
of alcoholism:
I'm view Of the widespread, so
called temperate use of alcohol. W.
have endeavored to consider this sub
ject in no narrow or partisan spirit
but solely from the scientific anl
practical viewpoint, as we would an,
other cause contributing to increas,
the cost Of insurance.
alcohol a Fuel-Alcohol is usefu
in Science and the arts. 1t is a good
fuel and can be burned in certain
kind of stove without the forma tior
of clinkers and without injury to tn,
stove. If the stove had a brain, ner
vous system, kidneys and liver, tn,
results would be different
alcohol can be burned in the hu.
man body, and will temporarily pro.
duce energy, also clinkers, but it ex
acts heavy toll for this service
THE man who thinks he can com
pete with stove in burning alcoho
makes a very great mistake-he i.
OutclasSed.
1t has been conclusively shown b,
la boratory experiments that a1coho
taken in so-called moderate quaint
ties 1.-TWO glasses of beer daily re
duces mental and physical efficiency
Those who are disposed to question
this statement would do we'll to hav,
themselves subjected to a test in som,
experimental laboratory, where tn,
degree of impairment of mental AM
physical functions can be measured a.
| accurately a yard of cloth. The full
degree Of injury to the body and tn
possible shortening of life through
moderate drinking cannot be measur
ed in such laboratories. Only man,
years of observation covering larg
groups of individuals, could determine
such facts.
Alcohol an Anesthetfc
Scientific experiments Show tina
alcohol has been misnamed stimu
| liant. It's total effect is anesthetic
therein lies it's danger and, for some
its charm. The power Of associatin,
ideas is impaired after even slight al
coholic Indulgence, and with increase
| indulgence, one after another of tn
higher brain centers is put Temporal
rily out Of commission. The man VIII
| wakes up under alcoholic influenc
is really going to sleep, so far as hi
higher reasoning faculties are con
cerned- The fancied stimulation
merely release of the lower nervou
activities, by suppression of tn
higher causing narrowing OF tn
field of consciousness.
| The use of alcohol in medicine as
direct heart stimulant is obsolete
lis heart poison. 1t is still used a
sort of temporary and rapidly avail
able food in the crises of fever, but t
a less degree than formerly, as it
known to lower the resistance to dis
ease toxine. It's use as tonic in con
va1escence is dangerous, and it is no,
seldom thus prescribed.
| But aside from the evidence fur
nished by the laboratories of expert
mental psychology, there are othe
Laboratories whose testimony may b
more readily accepted by the averas
man. Our great railroad systems an
manufacturing industries, in whic
skilled labor, depending on accurat
mental processes. is employed dis
terminate against even the so-calle
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