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Taihape Daily Times, 26 March 1919, Page 5

ALCOHOL AND INFLUENZA. E The Minister for Public Health §(HOn. G. W. Russsll) gave the following evidence before the lipidcinic ! Ccnunission:-——— I “With I'egß.rd to the closing of ‘Liquor Bars, the matter‘ -:-anie before !the Cabinet. Before coming to a [decision Cabinset. obtained the opinions lei‘ Surgeon-General Henderson, Drs. ‘ Hay and Makgill, and these gentlemen were unanimously in favour of the [closing of bars. The chief reason for the stoppage of the sale of liquor absolutely was that it was the opinion {of these me<lic.a.l men that no alcohollsoaked man who might develop pneuumonia had a chance of zieeovering. It [would be futile to c-les<.- the bars if “lug-avy drinkers could obtain beer by Egallons or take spirits to their homes. It was possible also that these people would make up drinking parties and #SO spread infection.” Whose judgment is to he «accepted '35 to Whether liquor bars should be closed during‘ the epidemic? I On the one hand stand these medical men of the highest authority, whose one idea is to save the country. On the other hand stand the liquor isellers, whose one idea is to sell lliquor, and those who insist on havling liquor (not fior medicine, but are Ra. beverage) no matter What the economic Waste and moral ruin to the [country may be. ' Does any same man or woman believe that in order to provide :3. sufii~ Ecient supply of alcohol tor a. possible [return of the epidemic liquor bars ;must be kept open year in and your ‘ out while there is no lepidemic‘! 1 Or that all the year round the public must go on taking the medicine to cure soniething which is not in existence? _ The Minister for Health further states (vide the daily press 15th Inst.) that:——— “In the event of National Prohibition being carried the Public Health Dep_artm‘ent would carry stocks of alco. hol for medicinal .pu-rposes. To get this medicine people would require cit.‘-rtificates. AND ARRANGEIHENTS WOUUD BE M.-'\.Dl3 FOR GovgyxBUEINT DOCTORR To GIVE rpjqyg CERTIFICATES I"l?I3€ OF CH.-KRGE. ” ——-Advt. '