The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-18

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distiiisry--is frequently harmful
It's not permitted 20 age properly.
you SEE. 80 tho fuHei oil content Is
unusually high. and fuael oil IN ex.
tremely dangerous.
However. ns some 100000 rc-
formers or no have never been abba
10 persuade tho drinking public 10
leave II alone. don't presume that
ono modest bootlegger's puny ef.
fort will have much effect so
enough Of the prohibition talk.
now cease 20 be q physician and
become a bootieggcr again. for the
benefit OF those who refuse 10 Rc-
ccpt my advice about taking tho
pledge.
II you MUST drink. you win pro
long your life considerably II you
make sure that YOU drink only the
best liquor available.
You can be moderately sure Of DO
ting this IL you follow those rules:
Cd Never buy moonshinr. IL
may not Kiln Immediately but 10
win eventually.
ca Never buy substitutes lJa-
uiaiea gin~r. Sedico and the iike)
they weren't made TO drink
and viii tear you 10 pieces.
90 Never buy from q bootleg.
ger whom you don't know 20 be
rriiablr~--if you haven't one on
your list now, us easy enough
10 find out--just ask almost any
friend.
~ II whisky tastes queer 90
you. no matter n you've gotten II
from n thorciy reliable bootleg.
ger. DON'T DRINK ANY MORE
OF 1T. You'll be wasting seven
or eight buris--buf you may BE-
saving your life or your eye
sight. Because even the best Of
w arc likely 10 be fooled with =
phoney case now and then.
Don't dsvla,e from these rules. and
your chance 10 live IL moderately
good-uniess you try 20 buy out all
the bootiewgers In town. II you do
that. the result will be Just the same.
only slightly more so. as II was IN
the old days. when the boys used 20
keep tho distilleries working on n
,4hour nhlft.
These rules. however. only protect
ones health. Now for a few to pro.
tect the rocketbook.
OF course. there's ono rule tina,
applies 20 both health and wealth.
The less you drink. the healthier
you'll be: also. the less you buy.
the weather. you1l be.
You don't have TO stop drinking.
necessarily. n you stop buying. 1
know lot of Seattle men who
never spend penny for booxe--but
who have 20 spend half an hour
looking for the kcyhoic five nights
out OF seven. Just the same.
SO. II you really want 20 save
money. just stop buying--let George
do IL.
But. OF course. you may be con-
additionally opposed 10 such -
course. Some folks are. I admit
otherwise tho volstead act would
enforce itself.
In that event. here are some rules
that may help keep tho wolf from
tho door:
On Never buy from the occasional
man who's in tho
game only as sideiine. In the
first place. you can't depend on the
quality Of hts stuff And, secondly.
as he himself buys from "a .efailer
and pays retail price. he must
charge you more than tho standard
price If he's going to make any
profit.
~ Never buy at a "joint"-a
place that sells liquor by the drink.
Their whisky is invariably watered
and. at so cents drink. they usual.
~ make about $50 or 900 per cent.
Even II you buy from them by tho
bottle you lose. as their price IN
several dollars too high a quart.
90 Buy In case lots, whenever
possible. The saving IL 81 n bottle
Or more. as. by inquIring around.
you can usually buy at the same
price paid by tho retail bootlegger.
II you can't handle n case yourself,
get some OF your drinking frineds to
20 in with you. It's surprising how
easy n In 20 dispose OF a case or
more in the average office.
There's just one other thing I
want TO take up before / close. A
lot of folks argue about whether tho
enforcement can be en-
forced.
say II cnn--but not by any of
Tho means tried 10 far.
1t can he done only by popuiarizing
- which certainly has
never been accomplished thus far.
You couldn't enforce the Vol
stead act under tho present sys.
tenn n you made third Of tho
population dry officers. The
only result would be that ono Of
of the remaining thirds would
20 into the bootlegging business
and tho other third would buy
their wares.
As long rs the public con.
tinues 10 buy. the bootleggers
Will continue 10 sell. Which. In
my opinion, IL no more than
right.
Because. for the life OF me, i
can't see where the bootIegger