Evening star., 1942-09-19

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I have read with interest and
pleasure your sensible and mod
crate letter, which gently chided
me for what you read about me
in The Evening Star. I know from
the way you express yourself that
you must be dear, sweet old lady
whose friendship I would value.
and / hope to have the honor and
pleasure Of meeting you some day.
May I say to you that my ex-
periences as q physician in fight
ink the demon rum h4svscU1s
vinced me that poverty, unhap-
piness and heartbreak follow In his
wake, and I would gladly speak
from any prohibition platform and
help damn the abuse of alcohol.
Would Avoid Deception.
The only point that I wish to
make is that there is a difference
between proper use and abuse OF
any OF Gods gifts to man. The
high school course, as planned,
contains many misleading and un-
scientific and untrue statements,
which are calculated to frighten the
pupil about even the moderate use.
Later in life he can see around
him many people who use 1t in
moderation, and none of the ter
rible things he learned in high
school have happened. He must
conclude, therefore, that he has
been deceived.
Now to answer your questions.
@. Have you ever read that sci
entists declare that what Is mod
crate" use OF alcohol and tobacco
for one Is excessive" use for Others? !?
A. Yes, and have reason to
believe that this is true. My So
luton would be that these suscep-
tible persons should be even more
moderate, or better, should leave
alcohol alone.
Few Abuse Drinking.
@. How is boy or girl to know
that he or she can be as moderate"
as father?
A. Since only about per cent
of drinkers abuse alcohol the
chances are that he can be as mod
crate as father. 1t would be bet
ter If he let alcohol alone, but il
he takes it the law of averages
would allow him to be moderate.
@. Have you read that scientists
declare that in persons of Highly
sensitive nerves one glass of al
coholic liquor makes the drinker
thereof unfit to drive a car?
A. I have read that. and / know
that to be true. I believe that no
one should drive a car, regardless
of his nervous system, If he has
had one glass of alcoholic liquor.
@. How is boy or girl to know
that she or he is not of that Jype? ?
A. do not know, but the answer
to the second question covers that.
Q. You say women have been
smoking for 80 years and we are
healthier race" Do you wish to
imply that the race is healthier
because of that smoking?
A. BY no means. The race is
healthier because of increased
knowledge of hygiene. proper eat
ing and proper living. The point
wish to make is that tobacco can
not be such a curse. or it would in
itself prevent healthier race. Both
| alcohol and tobacco are individual
problems. Some individuals should
never take either, while other in
dividuals can take either with ap.
parent impunity.
@. Drinking leads to divorce
and the wrecking of homes" Surely
Surely! And homes are wrecked
where there is no alcohol: but wa.
home ever wrecked because father
and mother kept themselves free o.
alcoholic stimulants?
A. Alcoholic stimulants, in mod.
Grafton, increase the feeling of wei
being to the user, and possibly i
mother and father could discus.
their disagreements over a mild al.
coholic beverage, they might sex
things in a different light and pre-.
serve the home.
Truth Objective in Course.
@. Finaly-is this course INTENDED
to fit the pupils to treat arteria
sclerosis" or how to inject alcoho
into painful nerves." Is 1t not rather