The Policy of the Prohibition Party Changed fronb when they painted “No License” on their new sign board. Nowribi is more hostile to the Tap Room whoro the Worker buys his beer, t ’ li, } n to o^ o W»ne cellar of the rich. Prohibitionists demonstrate thab they can work men longer and harder on cold water than on beer, but the greatest Physician,of the Century ,ur Yf twr finer M.D., declares that when they deprive the LABOURING CLASSES of their Beei “ THEY CARRY THEIR THEORIES TOO FAR.’ SIR WILLIAM GULL, BART., M.D. SIR JAMES PAGET, M.D. “I do nob think wo should be prepared “ But as to tho working power, whether to say that, speaking of the LABOURING bodily or mental, there tan be no CLASSES, everyone could go without beer, thab tho advantage is on the side of those as a food of a light kind. People will not who use alcohoho dnnkfa- And it ib adlisten to the temperance societies, because vantage of tho kind most desired. J-hat THEY CARRY THEIR THEORIES TOO which is most to be desired is a rational FAR. I do nob think you can start with power for good working aid good thinking, the idea thab there is no use in alcohol and and a long duration of the period of life no good in wine.” fittest t 0 fchose > and facts show that these no good in wine. aye more a , tainod by fcbe people who ■DAVAXT VAN ttfric drink alcohol than by those who do not. BARON VON LIEBIG. p would maiDtain this and aU that can “As a restorative, a means of refreshment reasonably be deducted from it, namely, where the powers of life are exhausted, of that tho best and, in proportion to numgiving animation and energy where man beta, the largest quantity of brain work has to struggle with days of sorrow, as a baa been , and still is, being done by the means of correction and compensation people of those nations in which the use where misproportion occurs in nutrition, o f alcoholic drinks has been and is habitual, and the organism is deranged in its Further, I maintain, so far ai I can judgo operations, and as a means of protection o f the brain work of (different persons, they ageinst transcient organic disturbances, wine have done tHe best and most who have is surpassed by no product of nature or of habitually and temperately taken alcoholic art. The quantity of wine consumed on drinks.” the Rhine by persons of all ages, without perceptible injury to their mental or DR JENNER, bodily health, is hardly credible Gout „ an elemen6 o{ diefc and when and calculous diseases are nowhere. more aßed _ n mod ’ erate is a highly ecorare than in the district of the Rhinegan. nomical fo , ce g enir ator, a fuel thab is fib In no parb of Germany are apothecaries support of the system, less prosperous than in the .nobi citie on aQy preyiou^preparation b y tho the Rhine, for there wine is tire universal tiyo orgaQg . and for the majority of medicine of the healthy as well ai the m f akindj es B peoially for aU w fao ace ensick ;it is considered as milk for the aged. gaged ei( _ ber brain work or in physical t atttvt? unTTMTrANT ivr n FF r P wotk of an arduous character, particularly LAUDER BRUNTON, M.D., F.R.G.P. Jn ag requireß quickneaa aa d concen- “ Some would deny that alcohol has any tration, its moderate and responsible use is place as all, and say it is at all times and highly conductive to excellence and vigour.” in all places injurious, Such assertions are valueless ; they contradict the common ex- PROFESSOR W. O. ATWATER perience of mankind. It is useless to deny Wealeyftn University of America, demonthe existence of facts, for they will con- a i cohol to b e a food, tmue to be facts whether we allow them . . or nobi » —Scientific American, June 24, 1899. —PUBLISHED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH LIBERTY LEAGUE. The No-License League Score Heavily. “ Total abstinence from Alcoholic Liquors “ I should say from my experience that and beverages of all sorts would greatly alcohol is the most destructive agenb thab conduce to the health, prosperity, morality, we are aware of in this country.” and happiness of the human race.” “ I would like to. say that a very large number of people in society are dying day Declaration signed by upwards of 2000 by day poisoned by alcohol but not supposed of the leading medical practitioners to h s poisoned by it.” in London. SIR WM- GULL> Bart> MiD< “ Man cannot be benefited by the habitual Evidence before the House of Lords employment of any quantity of stimulants, Select Committee on intemperance, large or small, nor will their use increase „ T , teßt p hys ici a n of the Century.” the aggregate amount of his labour. In x J whatever quantity they are used they will “ I have long had the conviction that there rather tend to diminish it.” j a no g ie iter cause of evil, moral and physical, Sir Benjamin Brodie, Dr W F. Cham bers, Sir J. Clarke, Dr Bransby D B large proportion of the mosb HalFn’r R Oust 7 DrA Ure and maladies 8 which come under my Hall, Dr R. Quaiu, Dr A. , not j ce aa W ell as those which every medical 70 other leading medical men in to tbfl ordinar / and daily London. use of fermented drinks taken in the quantity “After forty years’ piactice of the medi- which is conventionally deemed moderate.” cal profession I firmly believe that total SIR HENRY THOMPSON, abstinence from all intoxicating liquors is M.D., London, the best for the human frame. I have been . , , , , , a total abstainer for fifty years. lam now My experience leads me to take a doto to, ycyodIto"” b* ."/.J'.to'to’tho Arm, »d b»v. sUm«l«tog.b«a, »»d by u.on in qr halt 100 ” J artificial means betrays, in my opinion, not been in 3b batt s. on)y j gnorance o f j be simplest physiological S. WIELOBYCKI, M.D., Edix. laws bub also want of experience or perhaps want of cbpacity to learn from experience “ Disease is more efficiently combatted and observation.” and its effects removed mere satisfactorily p R NANBEN. without alcohol than with it.” „ experimeDtl hayo DR. A. CARPENTER, confirmed the teaching of Dr. Richardson Vice-president British Medical Association. an d other leading medical men as to the great value of total abstinence in the pre- “ Perfectly good health will in my opinion aervat j on an d promotion of health.” always be injured even by small doses of SIR E. BAUNDERS, F.R.C.S. alcohol. ANDREW CLARK & DRYSDALE, M.D., bIK geniorPhysician Metropolitan Free Hospital. —PUBLISHED BY INVERCARGILL NO LICENSE LEAGUE.
NEW GOODS AT the economic DEE STREET. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,—We are now opening per S.S. B.ANGATIRI, S-S. RUAHINE, S.S. lONIC, 14 Cases Spring Novelties, imported direct from the Manufacturers. Novelties in TIES, Novelties in SHIRTS and COLLARS, Latest UP-TO-DATE HATS. FURTHER PARTICULARS LATER ON. INSPECTION INVITED, R. GRAY, Manager and Proprietor. IMPORTANT IMPORTANT EXPIRY OF LEASE. I BEG to intimate to my friends and customers that as the Lease of my Premises expire on 17th NOVEMBER NEXT ensuing, I have determined to hold A GRAND CLEARING SALE of my Magnificent Stock. This is a Genuine Sale aud those requiring the most Modern and Fashion;%ft)le Goods should not miss this opportunity. My Stock will be offered at such prices as will satisfy the most fastidious. N. J. mTrein, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, DEE STREET 1 I I J I A Iways to the front—Test its value i by using it; easier mixed than B f any other. FOWl}: ER DIP 60s per casa, to make 1000 gallons. Agents FOB SOUTHLAND— M. CARR & CO,, Don Street.
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Southland Times, Issue 14467, 5 October 1899, Page 4
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