TEMPERANCE FACTS

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 5, 1 June 1946, Page 5

TEMPERANCE FACTS

Dargaville “Dignity is one of the many nice things you ca./t preserve in alcohol.” Alcohol and Genius Edgar Allan Poe drank, to his own ruin, but he did his work during periods of sobriety. One of his friends said of him, “One drink with him was like hitting a fine Swiss watch with a hatchet.” Edwin Booth was a periodical drinker, but he was incapable of mental concentration after one drink of brandy. Jack London drank himself into despair and a suicide’s grave. Burns, the poet, was a victim of alcoholism. No wonder that Upton Sinclair says, “Alcohol is the greatest trap which life has set for the feet of genius ’’ —“The Voice” Aug., 1945. “There is only one saf' sure wav to prevent the evils brought about hv drink, and that is total abstinence’'— “The Voice,” Oct., 1945.

“Liquor breeds disrespeci for all law, civil, criminal, and the law of love. It has wrecked countless useful lives. ’’ — “The Voice,” Oct., 1945.

“If you want your brain, your muscles, and your nerves in the best possible condition, total abstinence is essential.”—“The Voice,” Oct., 1945.

“Alcohol never increases the vital energy of the body. On the contrary, this energy is decreased through the action of alcohol on the cells.”—“The Voice,” Oct., 1945. Quoted at Dargaville Meeting “While women weep as they do now. we’ll fight. While little children go hungry as they do now, we’ll fight. While men and women go in prison and out, in and out, we’ll fight. While young girls are lost in the street, we’ll fight. While there is a drunkard left, w'e’ll fight. While there is a poor lost soul without the light we’ll fight.”

(General Booth.)