Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1915-04-29
WHY BUSINESS MEN DEMAND Alb.
STINENCE ON THE PART
OF THEIR EMPLOYEES


OF THEIR EMPLOYEES
(The following is the prize-winning
ersay in the contest conducted by the
local w. G. T. U. at the Field Day ex
ercises last Friday WeirHayes Ditto
of the Baxter Seminary, is the author
and winner of the $500 prize.) .
A large proportion of the business
enterprises demand total abstinence
on the part of their employees. EN-
ployers are seeking for efficient men.
, Investigation shows that alcohol de-
creases efficiency.
!. Employers demand capable men.
A man is not capable if his nerves
and muscles are affected.
DR.. w. A. Chapple says of alcohol:
I'VE know it is nerve paralizer." +"
Just as alcohol expands the blood YES
sells, and makes the face red, it ex-
pands everywhere-brain, liver, kid
neys. The heart beats faster because
the nerves controlling it are paralized.
1t engorges the brain, and ones think
ing capacity is diminished.
Safety on Railroads" says that So
briefly is essential to permanent en-
ployment on any railroad. Especially
does this concern those who are con-
nected with the movement of trains,
for "a clear head and steady nerves
are necessary for the correct judg-
ment that will prompt right action at
the right time"
Drinkers are not the men employers
want, for unless they are physically
capable, they can not do the work
that needs to be done. Drinkers do
less work than abstainers, for alcohol
hurts the muscles. Ex-pugiiists Suli.
van and Corbett are total abstainers.
The present worlds champion. Jess
Willard is a prohibitionist All de-
clare that alcohol diminishes strength.
Germany's emperor says: college
beer drinking clubs are leading 20 the
physical damage of the youth Of Ger
many" Drinkers are ruled out Of the
major league teams, Baseball players
must be in superb physical and ment-
al condition. alI.I a ,.
2. Employers want ALL Of a man.
Leading medical authorities say that
in an equivalent length Of time alb
stainers accomplish more work than
drinkers. The Committee of Fifty, af-
ter thorough Investigation, learned
that alcohol taken just before physical
or mental labor, diminished the total
amount Of work done. A test made in
the Swedish army proved that liquor
decreased marksmanship. Out Of
three experiments, the soldiers shot
n per cent. and 81 per "en:. good with
out a beverage and only 10 pei cent.
good under liquor. Soldiers of the
Russian, English and German armies
are forbidden the use Of alcohol.
3. Employers want dependable men
Drinkers usually have low mora.s
They are almost certain to shirk and
rob. They are often associated with
criminals, and this brings discredjt
and danger to employers lsr
Drinkers are more subject to dis
ease and accidents than abstrainers.
The white blood corpuscles, whose
function is to destroy disease germs,
are paralized by alcohol, and thus are
prevented from doing their work.
On account Of the engagements Of
the various organs Of the body, drink
ers are especially subject to diseases
Of the kidneys, stomach liver, heaI,,
and brain. oo .t
In two benefit societies, one COM
posed Of total abstainers, the other.
of both abstrainers and drinkers,
statistics showed that in the first
society the average length of sick
ness per member was one and two
tenths (1.2) weeks, and in the other
it was two and three tenths t23)
weeks.
Alcoholic users are soon overcome
by excessive heat OF cold, for alcohol
has a weakening effect upon the
body cells.
An unhealthy Iaborer cannot be de-
do It well. IN, e7.
Three great life insurance com
panies estimate that seven (7) to
forty-three (43) percent of the ecci-
dents can be traced to alcohol. Re-
Gently widow secured damages of
20,000 against manufacturing con.
cern her husband having been killed
by a drunken fellow workman.
4. Employers prefer thrifty men,
Drinkers are not thrifty, Their fam
lilies are too often neglected. Their
thriftlessness and poverty make it ap-
pear that their employers under pay
them.
s. Abstinence makes for better
business.
Since Russia abolished vodka, since
Kansas overpowered King Alcohol,
they have unquestionably proven that
saloons do not make for better bust
ness as was once argued.
Employers are both selfish and pat
riotic In demanding total Abstinence
on the part Ct their employees"
SHlPLEY
We had a surprise birthday dinner
in our part Easter Sunday. Tue chill
dren Of Mrs. Qualls cooked and brought