The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-29
FACTS CONCERNING
EFFECT OF ALCOHOL
Information for the Mother, the
Pupil, the Teacher, and
the WOrkingmdn.
A Mother Should Know:

tigue, and causes dullness and mat.
tention in school.
3. That alcohol promotes disobedi.
ence to parents.
A. That alcohol causes sleeplessness
and
5. That alcohol e~ndangers the moral
nature of the child.
6. That alcohol weakens the resist
ance Of the body and thus favors at.
tacks OF diseases.
Z. That alcoholism prolongs the du-
ration of sickness.
s. That every nickel spent for spirit
uo1s drinks would far better be used
for Strengthening food; milk for ex-
ample.
$. That the greater part of all men
tally diseased, idiots, and cripples have
to thank the alcoholism of their par
ents and grandparents for their pitt
able condition.
10. That domestic happiness and fl.
deity In marriage are endangered and
often undermined and destroyed
through alcoholism.
Pupils Should Know:
/. That no alcoholic drink, whether
beer, wine, brandy, or any other con
tains any nourishing or strengthening
value worth mentioning.
2. That the alcohol contained in all
alcoholic drinks is a poison which dis
turbs the life processes of the cells
and tissues and Is therefore injurious
to the health.
3. That the use of alcohol induces
serious acute and chronic diseases of
all the vital organs, particularly the
stomach. the kidneys. the liver, the
heart, and the brain.
4. That the use of alcohol leads to
mental and physical fatigue.
8. That the habitual use OF alcohol
instead OF quenching thirst leads ever
TO a fresh feeling of thirst.
6. That whoever wishes to be eff
cient must not get the habit OF using
alcohol, which leads easily to the
saloon.
Z. That the sober worker usually
outstrips his fellow workmen who use
alcohol.
s. That alcohol int~oxication, by dis
ordering the mental faculties, leads
easily to unlawful conduct, as well as
to debauchery.
3. That every expenditure for al
coholic drinks diminishes the means
for attending institutions OF learning
as we'll as other necessary provisions
for education.
10. That efficiency In manufactures
and other industries Is impaired by
alcohol, as Is the power to compete in
the markets of the world.
Teachers Should Know:
/. That no alcoholic drink, whether
beer, wine, or distilled liquor, contains
any no%urishing or strengthening value
worth mentioning.
2. That the alcohol contained in all
spirituous drinks Is a poison which
impairs the vital processes of the cells
and tissues of the body and therefore
Injuries the health of the user in pro-
portion to the strength and amount.
3. That alcoholic indulgence causes
serious acute and chronic diseases Of
the vital organs, particularly the heart.
liver, kidneys and stomach.
4. That the use of alcohol makes
n more liable to contract infectious
diseases, and destructive tuberculosis
and syphilis.
5. That alcohol in every form and
amount Is particularly injurious TO chill.
dren because of their growing bodies,
and Is to be absolutely withheld from
them.
6. That the use OF alcohol disturbs
mental faculties and markedly inter
feres with the ability to receive men
tai impression-the child's ability to
learn. and therefore,
Z. Every use OF alcohol by the child,
influences unfavorably the results of
instruction; it renders the pupil dis
obedient and refractory.
8. That alcohol by weakening the
higher brain center involved in re-
Election and self control, leaves the
way open for the expression of the
lower impulses.
3. 1t Is self evident that In the lat
ter conditions the moral nature of the
child is greatly endangered.
10. The teacher must therefore be
well convinced that an energetic cam
paign against alcohol would open the
way for a general advance in culture
and health, and therefore, a practical
cooperation Of the whole teaching fra
ternity In the solution of the alcohol
question is from every standpoint ur-
gently desirable.
Worklngmen Should Know:
/. That whisky possesses no mutt /.
tive value whatever and therefore can
accord no strength.
2. That alcoholic drinks, on account
OF the alcohol-poison-they contain,
may exert q brief temporary feeling
of warmth and e%xcitability, but they
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