BEER VERSUS WATER.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4805, 3 July 1939, Page 6

BEER VERSUS WATER.

(To the Editor.) Sir, —The suggestion by "Pro Bono Publico" that if only people would get some nice, clean water from the kitchen tap, it would cure the desire for alcoholic drinks, opens up a new train of thought as to its possibilities if carried into effect. By way of supporting his contention I would suggest that on joyous occasions like smoke concerts, the proceedings would be very considerably livened up if everyone were to take a couple of quarts of nice, cold bubbly water with them from the kitchen or other taps. One can imagine the hilarity and bon hommie with which the toast list would be drunk, particularly so if there was no shortage of tsirring music like, the Dead March in Saul, or Do&£t Go Down the Mine, Daddy." The tone of smoke concerts would be raised considerably on .such lines and I've no doubt that in a very brief span of time those at present disgraceful orgies would cease as people would have lost their taste for beer. What do you think about it?—l am, etc., "THIRTY-YEAR SETTLER."