TEMPERANCE FACTS

White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 1, 1 February 1947, Page 8

TEMPERANCE FACTS

(ii\en at kohi-St Helicrs, October 20th: by Mrs. Kasi*r: "It is itn]K>ssible to reconcile the interests of the liquor traffic with the interests of a nation" (riven at Remuera, October 21st: "fo accidents much harm is done b> atlminp-! tcring alcohol. When bleeding u present, to give alcohol quickens tly heart-beat, and increases the loss of blood ” One male out of every seventeen in the U.S.A is an alcoholic, or a chronir excessive drinker, according io a jurvty made by the Council of State Governments. The survey show s that there art 750,000 alcoholics in the country in addi tion to the excessive drinkr Given at Palmerston North: “Baxtercough mixture contains 15 % proof win which is lY7c alcohol an.’ lY7r water. (iiven at Auckland meeting: “Alcohol never increases the vital energy of the liody; on the contrary, this energy i< decreased through the action of alcohol on the cells.” Given at Ashburton: “Alcohol injures the white cells of the blood which arr our chief guardians against disease It is because of its drugging action upon these cells that drinkers’ wounds ustialh take longer to heal than abstainers'