EDITORIAL

Peoples Vice, 2 August 1943, Page 1

EDITORIAL

; ?Ja deplore the insidious man ne rby which the authorities' ? ip.re : ehdetouring to introduce Prohibition into the Array. The individual soldier would far ?ptefe r the open handed method of correction than the cure by torture* s?e/ refer, of course, to the-latest issue of so-called beer..t.Bear, beer, glorious v ■beer ■, * so the old- song/has it, / but where is t^y ■■ glory now-<??/ : It hast faded and 'died*..lt gives us cause to .wonder that.the consumers have not dona likewise. Previous to the/ introduction cf Cascade Beer ? ; there was a lot to be said for the habit of tippling. Certain enjoyments could be .-’claimed; as the drinkers rights and? privileges; but now, all that has ? gene, tfhat • have we in their place ?.. .A bottle of liquid? with the appearance of beer; but /remove?'.the. top and what happens ? There -gushes forth Jin an irresistible flow a cloud of froth and bubbles. /.Fith a little bad ■fortune/.one. ; can finally direct this burst into a glass and when the energy is spent enjey the view, cf . /three inches;• of amber coloured liquid • let us gloss oyer the the ritual? of ’chin-chin’ Askin of your nose 1 ’good luck’ etc,'* Land ; £thu/ raising of the glass .to the lips .but the full grim story of the remainder must be t01d... A spasm -us' of death passes; over the features, fluttering hands grope ■ -wildly; from throat to stomach marking as they do the painful descent of the poison. The head sags /wearily/-from the shoulders, nerve wrecking shudders, painful to watch, shake the frame, groans of anguish force themselves between clenche tee and compressed lips. Is this what we are fighting for ? So that the rnnfacturers of perfectly good furniture polish can- sell it as «fit for human consumption.• • . Oh death where is thy sting ?. *