Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-09-22

The opening shot in the annual bat
tie against the demon rum, which is
, to be waged for two days in this city.
was fired yesterday afternoon at the
First Baptist church, where the Rock
Island county convention of the W. c.
T. L. opened its sessions. Strong pa
pers were presented to a big represen-
tation OF delegates, prominent among
which was that read by DR.. Emily
Wright of this city She took as her
theme The latest findings of science
as regards the effects OF alcohol on
the human system" She said in part.
The use of alcohol is so very general
that it behooyes every practitioner to
be mindful of its possible effect upon
every patient whom he is called on
TO treat. Sooner or later every one
of us must answer these questions
Shall alcohol be used in any form, eX-
cept as It appears in tincture and 9th
er medicines of which it is part?
Shall we allow a patient to suffer pain
lieye, refraining from the use of either
drug lest the sufferer become an
habitue?
MODERATE USE BAD.
"Dr. Cabot OF Boston says that in |
a hospital population of over 5000 pa
tients an excessive consumption of
alcohol was found in 30 per cent. The
Jews show the smallest amount of
alcoholism, the Americans the high
est percentage of total abstainers
The moderate, continued use of alco-
hol is a recognized cause of failure in
endurance and of lessened resistance
to disease in individuals who are ap-
parently healthy. While pursuing the
even tenor of their ways they are able
to work and TO do good work; but
WREN subjected TO tests of physical
endurance, drinkers are found want
ing When disease attacks the alco-
holic. or when his endurance is sub
jected to the strain of a surgical OPP
Grafton, or of some accident. a lower
ed resistance will modify the result
which would almost surely in a non
alcoholic be favorable. The lessened |
resistance of an alcoholic makes him
an easy prey 10 disease.
CAUSES BERCULOsIs.
From statistics kept in some of !
the hospitals for children in Europe |
il appears that in more than 80 per |
cent OF children affected with tuber-t
culosis, either father or mother. or
both, were alcoholics. Hyslop. the
eminent English authority. says: My /
OWL experience leads me TO believe /
that alcohol is direct or indirect fac
tor in the causatiOn of at least 80 per
cent OF the cases of insanity"
AFTERNOON PROGRAM.
The complete program follows:
Institute-Mrs. kuhl. leader.
Devotional Service-Mrs. McGovern.
The DO Everything" Policy: De
partment Work-Mrs. Shreve
General View by Institute Leader
Mrs. KuhI.
Music
Open Parliament:
81 Temperance Teaching in the
School; Why Triple Pledge"
Mrs. s c. Taylor
t2) Juvenile Courts Aims - Mrs.
MetZgar. Moline.
90 White Ribbon Recruits - Miss
Taylor.
"a Law Enforcement: Laws of Il
linois-Mrs. Metzgar
(5) How Rum. Opium and the Gig
aret Impede Missionary Enort-Dr. H.
W Reed
Missions of the Printed Page; Our
Periodicals-Mrs. Litten.
Paper-Dr. Emily Wright.
Young Peoples Branch-Miss Young.
Meaning of the Crusade Call TO
Women. Hillsboro. Ohio. 1sT3-Mrs.
Carrie McGovern.
MISS HOUGH WINNER
In the evening the defamation con-
test for the silver medal was held.
nearly every seat in the church being
taken There were six contestants,
all giving readings from Ralph Cor
1or's Black Rock" They were Fave
Hough, verle Durham. Marguerite
Olmsted, Cora Emery. Stella Wilson
and Flora Conner. The judges. Miss
Jennie Sturgeon, H. l.. Howard and
Rev. Mr.. Vance, returned a decision in
'avor OF Miss Hough. The winner.
who is a daughter of Mrs E. Hough.
80 Twelfth street, read that portion
II BLACK Rock" which relates 10 the
organization OF the new league. and
he death of Slavin's baby. Her in
appreciation was excellent. while her
character delineation and rendition of
he dialect passages was Of the high
sst order. The other contestants ac-
quilted themselves very creditabIy.
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