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Vanish Before Alcohol A PROFESSORIAL ANALYSIS (Rec. December 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 29. Professor Sidney Smith, lecturing al Edinburgh University, gave one of the most competent analyses of the social value of alcohol in the history of pedagogics. He expressed the opinion that alcohol exerted its effects almost entirely on the brain. Ender its influences little worries tended to disappear, small disappointments of everyday life lost their sting, and the world In general, appeared more pleasant. Alcohol made self-expression easier. The Shy man lost self-consciousness, and the critic became less critical. Nevertheless, When the reactions were analysed it would be found that there was a subtle but distinct loss of discrimination and fastidiousness of control which became more pronounced with larger doses, especially if taken without food.
There was little correlation between drunkenness and serious crime, but a close correlation between minor violence and the neglect of children.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 58, 2 December 1930, Page 11
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