The late Sir Victor Horsley wrots irom Mesopotamia; “I he directors of militate operations are practira'lj all whiskv drink.*rs, and therefore wish t» s a soldiers £o drink too. Out here, in fhi*. torrid climate, they actually stiil i>sue rum instead of food and sterile watei, and, as a result, we now have rhnlera, dvsentry, and, diarrohoea to contend with. Our gross failuies and stupidities arc, in my opinion, due to rh« whisky affecting the intellectual o» gans and clearness of our leaders.
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White Ribbon, Volume 25, Issue 297, 18 March 1920, Page 15
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