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NZ Truth, Issue 873, 19 August 1922, Page 12

, '■ " " •> ■■.■■■ -.:,. : , - '' ' / •': , ' ■■ ''-■.'■■ : "' .■.■'■■■■ ■ '■. : :■' '■ '■■ : : ,' ■. - ' '^ M— _-. ' ' - «i«Mk. ■' A "■■• ■ ( • . '.V ...... ,-. ' - \, '';'■''." ; • 16 HPHE Rum Issue!" On every Front held by the British during the . 1 War, Rum was issued e^ch day. Sometimes — during a big "stunt" —it was served out of tener* / v ..""•■ That rum was transported for hundreds— sometimes thousands d - .... , — of miles before it reached the soldiers. It travelled by steamer and barge, by* railway and lorry, by pack mule and camel, and finally by humble, toiling "Digger." The transport alone of rum during the , war cost millions of poundsg WHY did the Government go to such enormous expense upon the/ ' ' " , supply of rum.?/ BECAUSE IT WAS NECESSARY! ■ .-••■... ■ . „••.•■• i The men heeded it: and the need was imperative.- Armies do" i ... hot' encumber themselves with loads^ of rum jars simply to provide the ; • : . ....... ', , , V"" v men with a cheerful drink. In a real war everything is discarded that is not absolutely indispensable. And rum was considered essential./ The soldiers needed it. Not only did it cheer them and warm them arid give, them heart- — it also kept them fit. How much rheumatism, .pneumonia, dysentery,. and cholera have been prevented : by army rum can only be guessed at — but unquestionably it has saved „ /: ....■ ■ hundreds of thousands of lives, ' IT WAS NECESSARY! And if it was necessary for men, engaged,; ; oh such a task to take alcohol m such a strong form, it is surely neces-. , sary for men m civil life, employed m less trying though often very arduous toil , to take alcoholic beverages of a milder character. The? , are better for it! Good beer, good wine and good spirits m , V moderation never yet did a normal man or woman any harm «" ' ) ... : Eat arid drink all good things m moderation.: Let the common-! .; • sense of ordinary, human folk be their guide m the choice of food and . . , The crank and the faddist would like to control and direct - our every act. The poor physique, the mean mind, the petty outlook of^^ cranks and .-faddists the world over "are their own condemnation^ HOLD FAST TO LIBERTY! ■.:. .'- .. ■-'■ ' . -..■ .... ".-....■ - -■■■•■ • • - 1; !■-:■■'.-.. --, .-" ■ —-. ft--- V - ' Issued by tU National Council of the Licensed Trade of New Zealand. ..... ■ • ,' *.r ■' -:_ .