ALCOHOL AND EFFICIENCY.
The use of alcohol results in much inefficiency It is well understood by all wno control large bodies of men that alcohol and effective work are incompatible. Abundant liquor means a full guard-house and court-martial cases. In the matter of target shooting, careful experiments conducted in Sweden showed an average of forty per cent, fewer hits by marksmen after one drink of brandy. Since alcohol markedly interferes with mental processes, it is plain that decisions in military crises are apt to be faulty. Alcohol and venereal diseases are closely allied Dr. Keefer, Lieutenant-Colonel, Medical Corps, U.S.A. Army.
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White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 272, 18 February 1918, Page 12
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100ALCOHOL AND EFFICIENCY. White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 272, 18 February 1918, Page 12
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