CHAPTER XXL 



HEREDITY AND INTEMPERANCE. 



King Alcohol is the worst enemy of the race. 

 He begets more unfortunate offspring and pro- 

 duces more poverty, pauperism, imbecility, in- 

 sanity, vice and crime than any other monster. 

 King Alcohol, ^ e * s tne father of the dependent and delinquent 

 classes. The liquor traffic is the greatest factor 

 operative today in consolidating capital ; the most 

 potential force in robbing, oppressing and en- 

 slaving labor; the most seductive power brought 

 to bear upon -legislation ; the most subtle corruptor 

 of municipalities; the vilest opponent of public 

 and private morals; the principal cause and per- 

 petrator of prostitution ; the boldest desecrator of 

 the Christian Sabbath, and the sworn enemy of 

 the church. 



At first these statements seem extravagant, but 

 careful investigation and unprejudiced considera- 

 More Cruel tion of the facts will convince anyone of their 

 than War. truth. Alcoholism when studied from a com- 

 mercial, sociological, pathological and ethical 

 point of view is found to be the greatest force 

 now operative in degrading and destroying the 

 race. It exceeds the cruelties of war, famine and 

 pestilence. 



In attempting to discuss in a single chapter a 

 few of the more important phases of alcoholism 



