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White Ribbon, Volume 22, Issue 263, 18 May 1917, Page 15

The laboratory and the life insurance records simply give exact t xj ression to what has long been a matter of common knowledge to the employer of labour, and to the leaders and commanders of men, to wit, that the influence of alcohol in any large groups of men, whether they be artisans or soldiers, is harmful and lowers the efficiency of the group. Individual susceptibility varies, but the man who thinks he is an exception and can indulge with safety may find that he is mistaken only after serious damage to the body has been done, and perhaps a definite loss sustained in happiness and achievement.—lrving Fisher, Professor of Political Economy in Yale University.