The evening world., 1911-03-16

Henry smith
~ Williams. b. Sc,
IL ia NJ. u l.. J.. D..
will give you an
tM't u'TO tNV'tS''" altogether different
answer. Dr.. Williams does not attempt
to measure the cost OF alcohol TO women
in dollar and cents. Maybe the author
OF Everyday Science and The Sci
ence OF Happiness" does not see any
thing particular. ominous in the TACT
that a gold-linked purse swings lighter
on leaving a restaurant. Or. Williams
In a scholar and a scientist. As such
the women OF New York must pardon
him II he does not look at a glass OF
wine from exactly their point OF view.
They must even pardon him II he sees
a sinister current beneath the foam OF
their foibles. II It were not that the
eminent B. &c., NJ. D., l.. L. d.. II a
scholar and a scientist he would doubt
less understand It is he current ana
not the foam which makes the foibles
worth cultivating.
Woman Pays More Than Man.
But. In any case. whatever DR..
willlams's attitude toward the New
York woman's point Of view, he Is at
least unafrsid OF expressing his own.
Firmly and TO some a trific irritatingsy
because persons who are able II back
their arguments with statistics are al
ways irrltating-Dr. Williams tells us:
"a woman pays more for alcohol
than does . man.
"a woman loses her GOOD looks
through drinking moro readily than
does . man, because her looks are
Of . . character.
81 duils her morals more cas-
lily because she has more morals TO
dull.
"shs ruins her health moro
quickly because h 10 more highly
organized"
Naturally seized upon the sentence
which seemed most promising FOR our
side,
"A woman has more morals 10 dul!
than has "A man?" l repeated.
Fundamentally a woman IL more
moral than a man." smiled DIR. Will
Jams. and then added In the spirit OF
what children call the Indian giver:'
''Of course in superficial things wonen
have less morals than men. What i
mean to say Is this:
Are Better by Nature.
"Womsn are actually n in
natsly more moral than men from
the sex point Of view. They are BY
nature, and they have been made
30 through all the years they wore
practically property and guarded
a. such.
Enthusiastically drink does iTpair the
morals Of anybody, and a woman loses
more than a man. because she has more
+, lose. Another poin, is that our NOR
ais are less firmly rooted than many o:
our other qualities. because they are
practically the latest development Of
civilization. The latest development oil
civilization. the youngest, Is Always th<
most easily undermined. II We hin o.
Il that way. W al understand another
reason why the morals of women arr
moro easily affected by drink than arr
the morals Of men. Far more recently
than nan developed tis code OF morals
woman developed hers. Indeed. It Il
only within the last few years tina
women have developed any indlvidua
code OF any kind. But. remember tina
now am speaking OF fundamentals
not the light. superficial code Of whicl
woman seems to ave little or no con
ception.
But" began.
"Oh, I think ! can make what I meal
quite plain TO you" interrupted D
Williams. Take the matter OF tellin
falsehoods. for example.
Lying Comes Easy.
"a woman lies - naturally and
~ EASILY 81 . duck takes to water.
The most casual observation viii
convince you Of that.
Watch a man trying to lie himsel
out of an appointment over the tele
phone. Nine men out OF ten will ioun
der and blurt out the truth. A woma
tells her little fabrications as simply a
a child tells a fairy story. She Will II
10 a half dozen people in a half an hou
concerning her social engagements G
some other subject OF similar In
~portance."
"And how does alcohol affect a won
ans health" ! asked.
'Pe ,haps the simplest way 10 ar
swer that will be to quote some sta
tistic., to YOU" replied DR.. William
Take the books of one Of our large'
,ife insurance companies, founded
1864. Here are the questions and az
swers:
Does the excessive use OF alcoh'
tend to shorten life?' The answer
this from the universal experience
all life insurance companies Is that Il
excessive use OF alcohol ~undoubtedI
shortens life.
".poes alcohol taken in moderate
affect the probabilities OF a length
life?' The answer to this query 10 tn
an increasing number OF statistics ov'
an increasing number OF years sho
that even "A moderate amount OF slc'
hol b tbitually tukel end to short'
life.
Abstainers Live Longest.
"'Third. do total abstainers FRO
alcohol show a distinctly greater lon
evity -han any other class OF the con
munity?' The answer to this questi'
must now be In the Affirmative.
Remember. after reading these fact