144 THE NEXT GENERATION 



It also seems clear that the tobacco habit is a broad stepping- 

 stone to the alcohol habit. The man who never smokes rarely 

 ever drinks, and we have seen the direct effect of alcohol on 

 the next generation. 



Since this is true, it is well to understand how the alcohol 

 habit harms a man and when it is most apt to fasten itself 

 upon him, threatening future generations of his descendants. 

 We turn to this subject at once. 



