Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-04-25
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WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR FRO
HIBITION.

WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR FRO
HIBITIoN.
The struggle for the prohibition of
intoxicants has become worldwide. One
of the surprises of the European war
was Russia's sudden and aggressive war
on vodka. Perhaps we in the United
States were not well-informed as to
Russian motives and social ideals, but
we know there was distinct shock
of surprise when the car of Russia
arose one memorable morning and is
sued his rikase, that vodka was no
more.
The vigorous measures used by
France was another marvel. While 1t
was pronounced to be emergency leg
islation it would seem to be also perma-
nent, has come to stay. England has
TOLERATED strong drink in the past and
her drunken men and even women, nave
been a reproach to her good name at
home and abroad, but when 1t became
necessary to keep the operatives SOBER
to secure good work in munition fac
tories, John Bull roared against bar
rooms and gin shops.
The Swedish government has lately
adopted a strong restrictive pollcy'
Scotland has always been liberal TO
strong drink, but Scotland when 1t
are needed always goes at the bust
ness. intellectually and Glasgow is
having strong and active propagandlst
speeches and meetings to meet the de-
mands of the present emergency.
IT is well understood that the Un1teo
States would vote authoritattvely today
for national prohibition, II the presi-
Dental campaign was not 80.
Those who are seeking denomination are
afraid TO face the music" and the ma
tionaI amendment was put aside Tor
selfish reasons and delays are DANGER
Gus.
However 1t is going to be heard from
in the campaigns at home and II may
be a test of representation that VIII DC
decided by the voters in the coming NO
vember elections.
TIE AFTER EFFECTS OF MEAsLEs'
Any person VINO has nursedi a famlly
through an epidemic of measles-Wlii
CONFIRM what L say, when l tell you that
measles are a very serious ailment, any
way that you consider them. During
the Civil war, measles in the army were
a perfect terror. Raw recruits dleo IKE
they would have done If the allmeht
had been cholera or yellow fever.
NV family refugeed during the war
and the measles broke out in the refugee
home-and we had thirty cases, BLACK
and white, inside of ten days, and we
buried seven inside of two weeks, one
Of them being my own dear little SIX
year old Willie, his fathers namesake.
We buried five inside of one week, anu
one poor colored mother, on returnlhs
from the burial place found anotner
child dying.
Medical science has discovered that
tine eruption which comes out on the
skin also remains on the inside OF
the stomach and intestinal tract weeks
after the skin resumes its normal tint
If YOU observe carefully you find under
the lower lip. little reddish or wnlte
raised spots, known to the raculty as
ISonIiI,'s spots. They will be found
whenever there Is mucous mennpr alle III
mouth. throat and intestinal tracts. AS
Iono as thew remain there is serious
danger. from sexposure to cold and par
ticuIarlv from imprudent eating. the
game sort of intestinal irritation at
tends typhoid fever. And unless the
natient in measles has health and vital
itv to spare, pneumonia Is often 10 De
seen. and sometimes troublesome
bronchitis, and these are not relapse
as some think but a consequent on the
measles 1t had measules before L was
eighteen. I had tedious time In re-
gaining nv normal strength. The erup-
tIon was slow in coming out, and my
stomach revolted at food. But the TINA
T frst mentined in (the war-time) stun
onnrssses by memory with Its awlul
tragedies. when we did nothing but walt
on the dying and dug seven graves III
less than two weeks.
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