TEMPERANCE FACTS.
ATHLETICS AND AIyCOHOL. The following declaration was recently issued by the Olympic Committee of the French Sporting Federation of Paris:— “Alcohol is a pernicious beverage, w’hich excites temporarily. This excitement is followed rapidly by a depression and a diminution of strength. The use of alcohol impedes effort. It diminishes efficiency, whether in sport or professional work. Anyone, sports t man or worker, who seeks an increase of strength in alcohol will find only deterioration and disillusion.” i GO!EKNMENT CONTROL IN CAM AHA. \t a W.C.T.U. Provincial Council in Canada, one speaker said: “The liquor interests are growing so wealthy, that they can buy officers and even control governments themselves.”
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White Ribbon, Volume 33, Issue 400, 18 November 1928, Page 6
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111TEMPERANCE FACTS. White Ribbon, Volume 33, Issue 400, 18 November 1928, Page 6
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