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get the desired relief or ease from alcohol, or who have enough pride not 
to resort to its use, or who fail to get relief from opiates, or who fear 
taking such on account of habit-producing effects, may find a suitable rem- 
edy among this Aromatic series. 
That some acquire the aspirin habit has already been mentioned. 
There are all kinds of dope fiends and new ones appear every now and 
then. 
I have not looked up the statistical aspects of this matter. In the case 
of the most commonly used narcotics or sedatives we all know that the 
annual bill for alcohol and tobacco in our country is enormous. 
It appears that in 1912 the United States used 155,826,000 gallons of 
distilled spirits, and 1,925,367,000 gallons of beer. 
There may be some justification for the use of beer, a mild alcoholic 
drink, but there is little to be said in favor of strong alcohol, of which only 
a few ounces can be consumed by the body in 24 hours. It seems some 
European countries have diminished the consumption of strong alcohol, 
while in our own country the amount consumed seems to be increasing. 
With increasing sanitation in old world cities there is less demand for 
strong drink, less need or demand for relief or misery drinking. Although 
there is a greater consumption of alcohol in our own cities, there is less 
actual “drunkenness,” using the term in its old significance, i.e., being 
completely overpowered. 
A chart with hundreds of individuals was shown where race suicide 
was strongly operative, and, although there was narcomania, there were 
practically no individuals who drank to the point where they would fall 
into the hands of the police. 
Although at times a family may be reduced to one individual, that 
individual may be worth more to the community than half a dozen in the 
slums. The fable of the fox and lion applies. 
In contrast to the last chart was shown a large one of a family which 
is in the main still rural, and yet there is gradual disappearance of the old 
colonial stock. There are all sorts of factors for race suicide. The bad 
air factor is usually overlooked. Domestication and urbanization and 
coniosis are usually not considered. 
The botanist constantly speaks of “naturalized plants.” In the case 
of annuals it does not require Many years of Observation to determine 
whether a plant is really naturalized, that is, whether it can continue itself 
successfully year after year. 
