Are his Habits and Mode of Life STRICTLY SOBER, Temperate and Regular ? Alcohol has such an etfect on a person’s life that these two -questions will he found on “The Confidential Question Form ” of ALL Insurance Companies. Insurance Companies do not want to know this information for “fun.” The British Institute of Actuaries—a body furnishing - data upon which Insurance Companies base their premiums for life insurance—after examining the records of 126,000 FIRST-CLASS lives over a period of 61 years, found that between the ages of 40 and 50 there were 74% MORE DEATHS Of Moderate Drinkers than Abstainers Similar proportions were shown for other ages. The Nipping Habit the Worst Form. Sir Richard Douglas Powell, Bart., K.C.V.0., M.D., etc., Physician in Ordinary to His Majesty the King, says:— “ The ‘ nipping ’ habit is the worst form of alcoholism short of gross excess, from the longevity point of view.” Lengthen Life by Voting Prohibition! STRIKE OUT the *} TOP La LINES j I vote-4© [rol a i f vste for ftafional n uf this out and keep it by you. -UUZXXXKUyX «•«*»£
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 28 October 1925, Page 8
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178Page 8 Advertisements Column 2 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 28 October 1925, Page 8
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