The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-02-23

much more harmful than that COM
monty in Use in Brazil.
The natural substitute Tor alcohol
IS coffee. which docs not damage the
health and IS stimulant and a tonic
But coffee is costly in Europe. The
problem is to put il IN the reach Of
the pockets Of the poor.
In North American Tic prohibition
OF the use OF alcohol resulted in the
increase in the consumption OF sugar,
which is also stimulant Is is coffee.
This increase resulted in the high price
OF sugar, not only i'll the United States
but also in France and IN other coun-
tries tributary 10 America.
"The last harvest in France pro-
duccd 22S.0G0 tons but the annual con
sumption is 100000
Prohibition TO benefit Brazil
"All interested in the hygene OF the
word are carrying on powerful CAM
paign against the use OF alcohol As a
drink. II this campaign spreads and
produces the desired effects, there will
be opened to Bfazli splendid
economic opportunity. The use OF
coffee as a substitute Tor alcohol will
be geueralized withsa; the necessity
OF propaganda on our part, for this
will be done by those interested in
hygiene and by the governments that
prohibit the Use OF alcoholic drinks.
Not only would the US OF coffee
all over the world be increased but
also the use OF sugar. There is
another side to the question which
would be very useIul TO us; the
dimimution 0 rthc suppression OF the
manufacture OF rum. The growers OF
sugar cane make rum. which now,
in spite Of all the taxes that weigh
over this drink. is more remuner9tive
than the manufacture OF suQar. But
when sugar becomes profitable it will
be given the preference. Other than
sugar the producers ought to make
alcohol only for industrial purposes.
May this campaign against alcohol
as a drink be carried on for it can
only be useful to humanity and to
Brazil"
Another editorial in the same num-
Der says:
at seems that the example Of the
United States is forcing itself on the
conscience OF the nations.
"Thc law prohibiting the importa-
ton, manufacture, and use OF alcoholic
drinks i'll the big republic immediate
ly had magnificent results i'll the
scandinavian countries where rigid
restrictions are being made On the
consumption OF such drinks.
and us? The battle against intoX-
icating drinks is yet in. lis infancy in
Brazil. Alcoholisnl--it is not cxag-
geration--is wreaking reritablc
devastation among the people of the
coast line and the interior, without
taking note OF What passes in the
cities but which may be inferred by the
alarming statistics OF crime.
at is not believablc that the cx-
tinctiou OF this curse could be more
difficult in Brazil than in the United
States. 1t is true. however, that we
may do some things To free our people
OF this tremendous evil without going
to the radical extreme OF the American
law. at least III the beginning. SO says
0 PAlZ which furnishes us with this
note"
O PAIZ is one OF the leading dailies
OF Rio dc Janeiro. did not sec the
above in il and SO don't know ii the
Juiz de Fora paper quoted word for
word from it. In airy case il is fair
representation OF the best Brazilian
thought ON the liquor problem
There is widespread League
against alcoholism winch is very
active in its fight | read recently
that large part OF the students in
the government medical school in
Porto Allegro joined it and took the
pledge never to drink intoNicants. As
whole the outlook is much more
promising than one might expect