The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-29
THOUSAND PERISH
EVERY nine DAYS
TOLL TAKEN BY TITANIC WRECK
SMALL COMPARED TO
LIQUORS
UNIQUE EXHIBIT ON
MISS EDITH WILLS GIVES sCIEN-
TIrIC DEMONSTRATION UNDER
AUSPICES OF LOCAL
w. r. l.. OF A.
UNIQUE EXHIBIT {

That the Titanic's loss is repeated
every nine days in the annual loss
of life because of alcohol in the United
plunging hundreds of thousands of
children into misery: that drinking
impairs memory and reduces mental
rapidly, and that infant mortality is
much greater accidents more frequent
and death comes earlier because of
alcohol, are a few of the lessons be-
lng given by Miss Edith Wills. of Bos-
ton, who is demonstrating the Scien-
tific Temperance federation,s exhibit
at Els North Second street for the To-
cal organization of the Womens Tenn
perance League OF America.
The exhibit, opened Monday for the
week. is attracting much attention, and
many visitors are being impressed by
Miss Wills and the unusual display of
facts established by investigators who
have spent years in studying.
Especially appalling appears the in
fIuence of alcohol on the degeneration
Of human offspring. as Miss Wills
moves about the ROOM using her
pointer In showing and explaining the
figures on the charts.
Not Necessarily Drunkenness.
Several experts in the study of al
CUHDt anu us elI0ClS upon the human
mind and body are quoted.
Among the conclusions reached at
ter explaining the charts are:
Alcohol tends to reduce physical
strength and endurance and the
amount of work done.
II impairs mental work
Alcohol belongs to the class OF habit
forming drugs. like opium and NOR
phine. which tends 70 create a crav-
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tain persons this leads inevitably TO
heavy drinking and its serious con-
sequences.
The alcohoi-user. on the average,
Is especially liable to sickness and to
premature death.
Drink increases liability 10 accident
even In the person who Is never in
toxicated,
The use o: alcohol by parents In Of
ten responsible for high death-rats
in children. or for physical and men
tai defects.
Alcoholism does not necessarily
mean drunkenness. The habitual user
of alcohol may show some of It's eff
fects without ever reaching the stage
OF intoxication.
Alcohol is not q stimplant to the
nervous system, but depressant-
Because or the effects or alcohol
OH UItAA anu 0Atl$ IL AH JtSp0THl9tS
directly and indirectly in the United
States for at least onefourth to one
half of all poverty and neglect, for
more than one~third of pauperisn, for
one~fifth of the insanity and divorces,
and one-half of the crime
Greater Than Titanic Disaster.
The front window of the store room
In which the exhibit In made has
display Of striking features In both
he sa aEs.fSs Nsfa of e~ne
striking, perhaps, and one which en-
cages the attention Of many persons
even before they have entered the ex-
hibit liz the large picture OF the ILL.,
fated Titanic. bearing the legend:
THE Titanic carried down 1903
people Drink carries OFF 1903 men
and women every eight days In the
year! At least one man I'm every sew
en-, and one half men who die in the
United States loses his life as the
direct of indirect result Of drink, No
man need die Of alcohol-caused dis
ease"
The estimates used in this chart are
based the visitor To the exhibit is
informed, on Phelps Mortality OF
Alcohol" 1911.
Questions Are Answered.
Other striking features seen in the
window include several models show
ing the effects of alcohol upon chill
dren. through drinking by parents and
through drinking by the children
themselves. These models and charts
and scores Of others inside the build
Ing are explained clearly and in a very
entertaining and Interesting manner
by Miss Wills, who encourages the
asking of questions by giving satisfae-
tory and convincing answers to all.
While many OF the charts have the
n,rpaa pea nf 9ra ra ting evils
of alcohol Miss Wills insists they are
based on scientific truths by conserva-
tive people of wide experience who
have closely studied the situation
The committee of the league invites
every one to visit the exhibit during
the week. There Is no charge or fee.
and the room is open from nine o'clock
each morning until six o'clock in the
evening.