Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-27
nose, throat and nervousness Of the

nose, throat and nervousness of the
feet.
other intoxicants which proved Won
derful remedies for like diseases were
bottle alcohol, canned alcohol Mote
Do not confuse with a heating sub
stance), ale and stout BASS and GUM
ness), bitters, champagne, liqueurs,
port wine, rum, sherry and Irish
whisky. I am informed on good au-
thority that it is highly proper in the
best circles to obtain alcohol on doc
tors prescription and use In with
ginger ale in about the same quanti-
ties that gin Is used in the States by
a person of moderate tendencies. This
mixture is described as very penetrat-
ing and quick-acting. 1t makes the
alcohol last longer.
Increase i'm Liquor Sales.
In 1925 the sales of liquors from
diSpensaries amounted to $5,065,997.44,
which was an increase over the previ-
Gus year. The number of prescrip-
tons issued also advanced over the
year before, last years total being
830.111 AS there are approximately
100000 persons in the province or
Ontario, the proportion of illness re-
quiring medicinal intoXicantS is
rather alarming.
One of the favorite methods of
keeping supplied with good whisky is
business trip to wet Manitoba or
wet Quebec. 1t must be remembered
that such trips are expensive, how
ever, and can't be made but just so
often. Coming back, it is customary
to bring as much whisky as one may
safely carry without arousing the sus-
picion of officers of the law. Pro-
Wild nd ts ot1
as a respectable, law-abiding citizen
and his suit case does not bulge nor
his conduct attract the attention of
an officer, he will not be molested.
For one thing, the officers of the
law must regard the proprietieS and
not modest a person without probable
cause" For another reason, although
the officer might suspect a search of
a travellers suit case would reveal a
hidden story, he will ignore the mat
ter on the theory that a man is not
going to do much damage to anybody
by bringing home quart or so Of
whisky. This l learn from the chief
law enforcement officer Of the prov
ince.
In addition to such methods of pro-
curing whisky, the law in Ontario per-
mits the manufacture and sale of ma
tive wines. The only restrictions are
as to quantity. One must buy whole
sale and for personal use only. This
wine cannot be resold. But a man
may buy from the manufacturer all
he wants and get as drunk as he
wants to provided he stays at home.
Toronto Is Good City.
From the things which have been
written above, one may be led to
assume that the city of dry Toronto
is filled with drunkards, Keeling from
one side of it's sidewalks to the other
and generally, messing things up and
giving the town a black eye as far
as prohibition Is concerned. But
nothing could be more erroneous.
Toronto is sometimes known as ITO
ronto the Good" and it deserves the
honorable appellation. One may walk
the streets of this city after nightfall,
or during the daytime, and fail to
find the slightest indication that
there ever was such a thing as what
is sometimes referred to as hootch
One may hang around hotel Hobbies
or walk their corridors all day and
never see or hear sign of drinking
or smell a booty breath. Toronto is
city of 100000 people-larger than
Washington. And that makes the fol-
lowing comparison interesting.
Convictions for drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct