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Shannon News, 13 October 1922, Page 4

/ The Eleventh Commandment / “Thou Shalt Not Drink!” How many more to follow ? For some thousands of years the civilized world has done very well on the Ten Commandments. . Now the Prohibitionists wish to add an Eleventh Commandment: —“ Thou Shalt Not Drink.” And after that? How many more will follow? For instance: Thou Shalt Not Smoke A Wave of “Thou-Shalt-Not-Ism” Be assured that the Destroyers of Joy will not rest with the accomplishment of Prohibition. Their aim is to have us hemmed in by a stern, hard, iron routine; to*crush out all the light, happy, “froth” of life, the laughter, the freedom, the bubbling effervescence of youth; and to restrict the quiet, sane, comfortable pleasures of moderate people. It is the “froth” of life that makes this world bearable; for most of us existence is perforce humdrum and monotonous; take away our relaxations and we shall be a sombre, dismal people indeed! Already we are over-governed and over-regulated. Now our most personal liberties are threatened. Let us Hold Fast to Liberty! VOTE CONTINUANCE! i n thr .Xuthvhtl Council ,v' the T.hrmd Trade of New Zealand 43