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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13528, 9 November 1911, Page 4

Topics 01 IK Dag. A YORKSHIRE ORATOR. The REV. KNOWLES-SMITH is to give an address at the Opera House and will no doubt have a large and sympathetic audience, composed very largely of ladies. May it not be advisable that the Reverend gentleman should point out emphatically that no good Prohobltionlst lady should wear sinister satins,, the cost of which would provide clothing for. many little poverty-stricken children. He might also point but the immorality cf eating turkey. It will also bo a golden opportunity to point out to these ladies some of the provisions of the Licensing Amendment Act of 1910. He might explain to them that they will be liable to a penalty of £IOO if a single bottle of wine is in their possession and that cowslip, elderberry, our- 1 rant, and similar home-made wines might render them liable to the same penalty if they should accidentally happen to ferment. He might warn them of the risk they run should they possess Eau de Cologne, scent, hair-washi and other toilet perquisites known to contain alcohol. He might also caution them to keep their wardrobes, cupboards, etc., perpetually tidy, as Clause 39 provides for Police inspection "at any time or times, by night or day,” without notice, to search the premises for liquor. •If time permits the Rev. Orator might give the ladies some valuable hints how to prevent home-made wines fermenting, and incidentally he might expound the text from the Gospel of St. Matthew, Ch. IX., v 17. No charge is made for these valuable suggestions, and we wish the Rov. Orator a Merry Christmas on toast water or; linseed tea. DRUNKEN MAINE. The reform of Maine seems to be like the explosion of a bombshell In the Prohibition camp. To sane people it is a subject of rejoicing that Maine, having seen the error of its ways should decide to turn over a new leaf. It has voted out that vile tyranny which breeds slygrog selling, false swearing, contempt of the law, and family discord. Every Christian man should lift up his voice ,in praise and thanksgiving. Facts are stubborn things, and no amount of anonymous letters, whether signed "Moderate”, "Drunkard,” or "Total Abstainer” can prevent Maine from forsaking its evil ways and becoming a sober and respectable State. Although hired lecturer after hired lecturer may reiterate, and posbibly believe, that Maine has not changed its mind as to the effect of Prohibition, THE NEWSPAPER PRESS OF THE WHOLE WORLD (except that which is engineered by the No-ilcence fraternity) proclaims the fact. FREE MEDICAL ADVICE. “As an Article of Diet we hold that the universal belief of civilised mankind that the moderate use of alcoholic beverages is, for adults, usually beneficial, is amply Justified. ” T- McCall Anderson, M. D., Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Glasgow. Alfred C. Barrs. Wiliam H. Bennett, K.C.V.0., F.R.C.S. Sir James Crichton-Browno, M.D. W. E Dixon, M.D. Dyco Duckworth, M.D., LL.D. Thomas ,R. Fraser, M.D., F.R.S. T. R. Glynn, M.D. W. R. Cowers, M.D., R.R.S. W. D. Haliburton, M.D., LL.D., F.R.C. P., F.R.S. Professor of Physiology, king’s College, London. Jonathan Hutchinson, F.R.C.S. Robert Hutchison, F.R.C.S. Edmund Owen, LL.D., F.R.C.S. P. H. Pye-Smith, FR.C.S. Fred. T Roberts, M.D., B.Sc., F.R.C.P. Edgcombe Venning, F.R.C.S. . “As a practical physician, I can tell you from clinical experience, not only in this country, but all over the world, that alcohol is a gentie stimulant. It promotes cell change, and no doubt some of It is converted into starch. Therefore beer is a valuable beverage. I consider beer, whole-meal bread, and cheese by far the best food for the working man. They are nutritious, wholesome and appetising.”.—Dß. THOMAS DUTTON. "Every man is not a perfectly healthy man; there may be a few men or women who can do all that they have to do without tasting a drop of Beer, or Wine or Spirit, BUT THEY ARE VERY, VERY RARE.”—Extract from "Simple Lessons on Health" by SIR MICHAEL FOSTER, F.R.S. "I look upon the 'liquor of grains' as one of the most important causes of the stamina of the English people, that is tb say, the BEER OF OLD ENCLANP.”— DR. JOSIAH OLDFIELD. "I sincerely believe that incalculable harm has been dona to the average human organism, with its functions, which we are wont to classify as mental and physical, by the spread of teetotal views and practices.”—Dß. J. MORTIMER GRANVILLE. Voto For Your Liberty and Strike out the Bottom Line on BOTH Ballot Papers.