THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 22, 21 October 1907, Page 11

THE CAUSE OF TEMPERANCE.

;... NOTES AND. COMMENTS. ■''■■ . . [Tho'mattor in this colunin is sup- .. i>/ :plied by a 'Representative of the New 1 -'' '.'• Zealand and The ■Vj'is _m noiivay 'responsible : for' ; the ■' ■/•■ ■ ;•■•'opinions (expressed; therein.] vl ' "-•■ -■ : -h ■■.■Ay\r- ,:-\:-x. ;:V-' ■:■■.*.' <..-.■ i.v ' :.-• New South Wales Poll. ' ' ;. "The friends of 'temperance," said Rev. C W9S' ??y<io; (President:,of ..the New,. South , to,afl.'Daily Telegraph":representative, •!'hayoj , as far as we "can judge fron reWdJB, evory, reason'to. be ■satisfied ;. . ; ''o'pti6ii. i ;vbte.'/ There is ..little doubt ihat^Od , or-.obOjlicenses will be wiped oulj ;boiab"out the lowest of: the'houses; --ilt is particularly ••■'■ . : gratifyirig-'thatthe , rio-licerise vote has been / , .■•eq'.hpiyjr:.' l V , '{ ii ':.>''■:'•?:" ■■;'•' :i"V(e..'arJo,disappointed.'about the;'results of the city of Sydney^. No i doubt ; the rslum areas over-rode'the votes ? of those in thebet- ■ _ . '. ter-pari's;jibut it is a very great i stirp'rise"'that places , :]ikej'''Mudgee,^ , .Tamworth, ;l and Yass .. '. .shoiild'have , voted' continuance^' ; Many,le's- .. ■;_, /sons hayOji been, learned, ; ; by ,-,the-.'" NWliee'nso ' :great';uso.'iirtho ■future.-'TiOrievof thenviwill-be to give moro attention to'-the , city'. "■:'"'•■'■< ■:' -. '"•.' ;•.-•;;-. -' ; ■'" . "I quite agree with Mr. Carruthcrs in-think ing' that 1 tho/liqubr traffic, in'tho elections tought'fof dear life.' /'With a section' of thb . ■• .■ ,I *.'l*M't ,r Wl,e'fpnned i ;r ji 'mos,t-'renVarkable" combination, ''aftd'.it' : is a'caus'e'for great encour'agenieht that right has' ; wpri. /patriotism is ' :. victojious. I 'also obsbrVe .wtia'i/hp 'says'abqut the! prominence' of ■'tho'iiqubr'question; In • futureH_hat;a : :wouldaike to''sayj:will'be'much ■' ' mdrftiafgely ' separated ; froni ; 'the''candidates, . X^tnere'will,riot'-be'tKe.'sam'e dual'-pp'sition. In r this; : election "the;'people"had to.give . 'Liquor' 'Act itselfj ! 'as iwell as 1 givetheir votes iti the'ldcaj op'tibn' poll.' ,It ; . Wjrery;runlikely'"that suWaVstato of '.affairs ' •'■ willjdccur again -fdrVa joni'.'tiriie! 5,1; The'mairi pnriciple'-pf local option is 'amrmed/'and only Bome'h'niehdinents may'be'Tbefore the/country. No'serious attempt ."willbe made"to upsct'th'e ;■! Liquor Act.,'-'"- , . 1 ; , -' , :": ,• /.v.- ur 'v ! ' ; . ■ ; /' , - ;i -■•'■'■ ..' ■/•■■/ Uq Lunacy;'' : - ■■;; :C i: ''■'•;■'"«« -'•:'!';; : -'' ! jTherer.has completed'in all the Uunatic >asylums. of !JVance-an. investiga•tion which, shouldi.ipqssess considerabld: in- , ■ m O if est ? reformers iir.all':countries. • j' e aim was to..discover approximately: the ■ degree, to which: drunkenness exclusive or ; contributory; to lunacy. : •;! Cases were grouped: under threeileadsV-those of alcohol- : ismr:simply;-.those, of ..alcoholism complicated ' of/contributory alcohQjism.yji.ln thb first;category;were 2287^men ■■ . and 721iwomen;;in.the;second 2237 meniand ■■:"■ 1048 woinen-;:arid in-the:third 2538?men-and The.;.total'.iiumber of-alcoholic ■ ■•, ■ case' 3 i 5,9932 in a total asylum (population : or l3.6Q ( per;cent.i! ; Absintho and ...-;• aperitifs"i.are responsible:fpr 50 per, cent , ,; pf the',cases. ''..In.ten.yearsalcoholio luhaiy has y _ ~••; increased: in Erance'by 57,,per'.cerit.! i'^V.'f': , T7i{; : 7:rih>;o''i:;iCUir .v.-!'";;V!r;!iiv;' T'l M's-'v SflientlstslandiTemperanoe.f ~/,,; r h -*! •, ... "In cb'nriectibn wltii'the' J meeting atYprklcif the Briti.sh.Asspciation, a breakfast'was'heid under:th'e.auspices of the " National Tempor- ■ sn . c . e .:j Lei e?i|- JSir/Ty. H. •Whyte.'K.C.B:, ■~ presided,6V;er. a' capital'g'ath'eri.ng/'andl pointed wl'j ,'ithat,;: .althougli/, the. '. mptiyes—philanthropic,humanitananj'"ind religious—ivhicli ■ .■guided'-'tKe'early- Temperance 1 reformers 'still prejailod,'a ( igrcatstep/'ha'd\been taken, in . recen't.. years" in ;brihging' ! abdut, the'":c]osei ; associatiori'of science and the'claims.,o'f-Tern-nerancei: :"0f epurse," he said,.'" it is true ~t hat: the Tempera'nce" movement has always > , rested pn a truly scientific' basis, but the de- . mon3tration ofitHatpfapfSniTepejrti'years, has been noticeable. We can rejoice that'" men .''. < pi 'science, and-espe'cialfy;-rtl(o - medical pro- . fession, ;; haye come forwar.d. boldlyjto ady.ocato the claims of Temperance," : to"insist' 'olivine .teaching;!to.vchildron;;ofrthe..:efFectsvalid possible'idangersi;ofi thevuse oh alcohol,,'Vaiid to press iohsbusincss men the.folly to.attempt tb vtheir-;- ; eriergies Vbywthe.J use rof ■ : ;alcohol;"rjB ,".',;;.i. i-.r.v ■■'■;"." .Ti?..' : .-:-;:-.7-if' : . ■ :■ Abstinence./;i;\* , .' .■Bm.ce' rthe/retaarkabie'::sp'eeches;';niide\recontly,: by r severa| medical' doctors in suppprt ' ■ oPalcohol,'-'taken' ;i: mbderately,; ''the' ,; "Da'ilj '; Mair'.ihas' bedri publishing selected letters/ fqi - . ■;arid'-agSinsty-'on/the,subject ; from v day '• to-day, . end'thS following, from .the pen : of 'Mi: Ray- ■• •: mpnd;Blathwayti' isTv'Jr'wprth , rcprprlucihg: —■Apropos~6f your'remarfes'as't'o the , 'effect' oi . alcohpl upon both.mind and body, tho follow- . ing'rstatements"m'ay"be ;, pf/tevice'i' "I-: : wai : . speildirig a r; few .hjjurs'-.with-' 1 ' Lord'; Charles Beresford; who 'is' tin old'friend 'of mine]' or .: his'flagship'ono adylasfeweekr ll l asked hin how ; he-found , total abstinence'.' "ag"feed witi : him,'- t and:he;''who ; lribks t absolutely 'the r '''fittest : man; leve'r , Jsay':in-my ]ife,''repli'ed; "'Adtriir-.ably^noverihetter-in': my , , life.''V'.lii'.the"blc daysyif I'tpok'a "night'capj";it" : was bound t( '. v 'drowsy : and 'sleepy, i/'. Now ; '.that ] touch'nothmg'l am as cJear as "a bell.' 'I an .60. years of age. ' I go to bed at 12.30 anc ) i v makes' all 'the'differeiice'to' a>man physicallj andrmentally; , -"; ■' 'Two-or' 1 three ''years v agt Judge'Rentoul fold mo'the'followirig incident in ■■connection 'with his own early experience as:.a* barrister i-."/rwas'diiiiiig with a 'wellknown physician' qnce, ; and , ho pressed me tc champagne with 5 him'. 1 ' '] cannot; , ) tTeplied,,'l-have, to do : some specie work .wb'en-'l-get home'.' -'Rubbish- 1 It'll dc yotfi'oll' tile-good; in- the world! " What worli isnt yousare'compelled to v do': at this hour? , ■' .draw up'that statement of yours/ . My;ctear.fellow,whyon earth didn't you saj so ■before: ' Not: : a drop of 'anything excepi lempnadeorMplain water shall you; havo n this , house -to-night; I can tell you.' " ' Lasi year,; iwhen Colonel Barri.ngtbn-Foote quittec "'rt'™™^ ; , nllc <l so admirably as heac of the-Knellor- College training establishmeni of-Army •bandsman, he" told me r that- out 6 men he had :: induced'n< fewer'-than 140 of ; them to become'totalab stalners,-:f'and they are fitter in' every way ; and certainly more mentally active." ' ' Hotel .Employees in New Zealand.- : o - / It .is, a.comkon..'thing; to hear, the averagi el ¥^ e }h discussing the '.Liquor Question sayj:;:,Look at .the,'; i numbbr, r ,of,,people tha , would , " be',throwri'out. of-employment if yoi carriedJrohibition.''',,';,", ~!;-";,.., -.'.. ■■J'.* Men' , employee! ; v.i ' '■;'.'. 4531- •;''■' Women employed!;''.: ';:'•:..,' 3826" : ' ■^r;j.'-vr:!;>->Total"'; ■■.'.;/■■'•• ;-..; 8357 . : '•" General servants, cooks,, and waiters wouli all-,b6.r.dquired as at. tho, present tim'o. Tin would, leave'.not more than 1500 of those wh serve at the bars who would'loso thoir billets while.,the, better, times under . Prohibitipi ■'• would; find employment, at the lowest' e.sti matejior.eOOp extra.haiias... In Borne trade the, averagp. would be as high as 10 tp 1/ W Question': Suppose every ono o .these 8307 were to lose their'employment un der Prohibitien,-and,rfpr •argument sake °? uld A^xfiP^^P'pyroent— is Wo. interest of 850,000-people to>be'studied'or that o the 8537? It; (should not take long for air intelligent man.,or .woman to decide that oues ■■tion. ':'<-,:■ '~ ':'.:v,J,;;....•".''; '. ,' -