The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-09-17

: Tint recent sensational legisla-
IN against the traffic In habit-form-
lag crugs has brought to light start
ing facts about the prevalence OF
ir'iy-addition among al classes OF
people, not excluding doctors" says
Charles b. Towns. Of New York. who
Ii giving his life TO curing these VIC
tins, In his book. Habits that
Handicap" lie adds that "Iegisla-
Ion doing away with the sale OF
labif-forming drugs Is a dangerous
experiment. unless other legislation
roviGes for the medical aid OF those
eprived'
IN Towns Is no sentimentalist
no does not think that all alcohol
les can be- cured. He eliminates the
very rich, utterly poor and irrespon-
sible. and would have them segregat-
cd In institutions and on inebriate
farms. sterilized and made to work.
Unless a man wishes to be cured
and can realize the cost OF the cure
by paying for II out OF his own
pocket, he feels that there is no
probability OF success.
The treatment has psychological
side to II. but consists fundamental
ly in eliminating the poison from
the system. When that is accom-
plished. no Inan on earth can pre-.
vent the patient from INDUCING
again. II he wishes to do so. There.
fore lie finds II a waste OF time TO
consider any but those who are Gag.
or for cure. or the patients treated
n Bellevue hospital. as per cent are
said To have been successful. Very
little discomfort Is suffered by the
patient. the ordinary horrors OF de-
privstion being done away with. I'm
chapter on tobacco, Mr.. Towns
makes the astonishing statement
that 'the total harm done by tobac-
CO H. greater than that done by al
cobol OF drugs" Mr.. Towns also
states that there are more victims
Of drugs in the United States than
there are OF tuberculosis.
Tie Century Co, New York. $l.20.
For sale Macauley Bros. Detroit
Marriages between American girls
anu the very worst type of English
gentlemen" seem to furnish fas-
cinating theme for certain winters
In this country. Amelia Rlves. who
Ia mistress OF this type Of story. has
written q novel OF 500 pages. called
Shadows OF Flames" The heroine
II rom Virginia and her lord and
master IL British statesman, ad
dicted TO morphine. There is the
traditional English mother. who
the sickly older son, who stands In
the way OF the title: and. OF course.
after all sorts OF humiliatIng ex.
periences. the lover, who comes out
OF Italy and Is, on the whole. the
most decent character in the book
Tho American girl is true TO the
|. ideals of her native land, at last,
but u takes dangerous Illness on
the part OF her young son TO get her
their IL all Ensishmen are BIKE
those who are held up for our in
spectIons In the ilorid novels OF the
day. We wonder that the country has
a lee 10 -siand on, There In no doubt
hut this book viii he widely read,
and that young girls and women will
believe implicitly In the picture OF
English l.fe in the upper circles,
waIch il draws.
Frederick a. Stokes Co.. New
York. s135.
For sale Maoauiey Bros. Detroit.
I'm THE Freelands." John Gals
worthy hits the nail on the head
VITA regard 20 the land" question
IN England. a question that Is be
ginning 10 loom large in the United
slater as we'll.
Here Is a story OF four brothers
and their families. told with all the
sympathy OF heart and keenness of
mind which Galsworthy possesses.
Two OF them go the traditional. con-
ventional way OF their forefathers
|. and all is we'll as far as they are
COHceTHeu, dHOtutt " WiIt'i uhu
poet. but with a considerable rem.
nam of the traditional clinging to
him In spite Of his frequent visions
Of truth: the fourth Is free soul.
married TO a Celtic woman who be-
longs to the people who have labor
ed 10 place these other three and all
taeir kind where they are today.
She In socialistic and revolutionary
| In spirit, lives in a matched cottage
with brick floors and brings up her
children In the manner OF the farm
ers Whereabouts.
The best type Of the landowner IL
described by q landowner In this
way: We'll. they build good cot
tages, yellow brick, Id ugly.
must say; look after the character
OF their tenants; give 'em rebate of
rent II there's bad harvest; on
courage stock breedin and machin-
cry: get an example soin' TO church;
patronize the Rife Range; buy up
the pubs when they can. and run