THE TESTOFTIME.

Evening Post, Volume CIII, Issue 54, 6 March 1922, Page 10

THE TESTOFTIME.

Prohibition in the United States o|P America is often represented as a novelty; sprung on the people during wartime. 11l io not. It was tested by time in many States lon'jr before National Prohibition;, began. The test of time in these States proved its advantages to outweigh any disadvantages.'' At the Sixteenth' Intiscnatioilal Congress against Alcoholism, held in August last, the general secretary (Eniesf H. , Cherrington, LL.IX) made the following statement of the position of the United States in regard ISo Prohibition:— ' , .', One State had Prohibition more' than ()0 years. Two' States had Prohibition for 30 yeaits. Three States had Prohibition for 40 yeaiis. Four States had Prohibition for 15 yeais. Eight States had Prohibition for 12 yeavs. Twelve States had Prohibition for 6 yea/rs. Nineteen States had Prohibition foe 5 years. ' ■ . . Twenty-two States had Prohibition for 4 years. ' Thirty :t wo States had Prohibition for 3 years. ,■■"■■' Some, of these States had tried other methods. For instance, South Carolina had State Control for ten years—lU93 to 1903. The people found that in thai time the drink bill had gone up 41 per cent., crime had increased 350 per centV, and the population only 17 per cenfc. So they voted Prohibition by a majoirity of 24,926, and have had it ever sin.ee>. Id every case, when these States went dry, the liquor trtafnc published, statements about them made up to show that financially, socially, and morally prohibition was a frost and a failure. But year after year more States went dry, until 34 of the 48 were already dry* when National Prohibition took effect.

Time is proving National Prohibition in the United States to have benefits far outweighing any disadvantages. Prohibition in New Zealand is worth ai trial.— N.Z. Alliance Publicity.—Advt. . (28) Mothers who give their little ones Magnesia—and all wise mothers do— gliould always use Sharland's. They will save money 'and obtain a better article. Sharland's, being made in the Dominion, is fresher than imported magnesia. Also gold at a iower price. Ask your chemist for Shariand's.—Advt.