SCIENTISTS BRAND ALCOHOL AS POISON.

White Ribbon, Volume 20, Issue 235, 18 January 1915, Page 15

SCIENTISTS BRAND ALCOHOL AS POISON.

Text of Resolutions adopted by the National Convention of Alienists and Neurologists } in session .it the Hotel La Salle, Chicago:W hereas, in the opinion of the meet ing of alienists and neurologists of the United States, in convention as sernbled, it has been definitely estab lished that alcohol, when taken into the system, a< t« as a definite poison to the brain and other tissues, and that the effects of this poison arc dim tly or indirectly responsible for a large proportion of the insane, epilep tic, feeble-minded, and other forms of mental, moral, and physlncal degeneracy ; and Whereas the laws of many States make alcohol freely available for drinking purposes, and th< refore cater to the physical, mental and moral degradation of the people, and many hospitals for the insane and

other public institutions are now coin polled to admit and care for a multi tude of inebriates, and many States have already established separate colonies for the treatment and re c due ation of su« h inebriates, ith great benefit to the individuals and to the Commonwealth; therefore, be it Resolved, That we unqualifiedly condemn the use of alcoholic beverages, and recommend that the various State Legislatures take steps to eliminate such u>e, and that we re commend the general establishment by all States and Territories of special colonies or hospitals for the care of inebriates; and Resolved, That organised science should initiate and carry on a systematic, persistent propaganda for the education of the* public regarding the deleterious effects of alcohol; and be it further Resolved, That the medical profession take the le id in securing adequate legislation to the* ends herein specified. “Union Signal.”