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evolutionist will say nature still weeds out those who can not resist using 

 alcohol excessively. 



There are all sorts of reasons why men drink. I am here only calling 

 attention to a neglected factor. Alter the environment or remove a man 

 lrom the abnormal environment and, unless he has deteriorated too far. 

 he will likely cease to drink or to drink to excess. 



Many of you are teachers. Apply the formula to yourselves : Under 

 what air conditions do you spend your time? How good or how bad is 

 the air under which you work, and must work, and the air at home and 

 on your vacations V The teacher has a limited number of hours a day at 

 school, with two days of rest a week, with holidays now and then and an 

 annual vacation of several months — time for lymphatics to empty them- 

 selves, ready for the next season's work. 



At what time do you feel "fagged out?"' At what time do you feel 

 the need or the desire for a sedative (tobacco, alcohol, opiate, coal tar 

 preparations, etc.)? When is there a call for a stimulant (coffee and tea 

 especially) ? 



Today we hear much of efficiency. Under what conditions is a man 

 most efficient? To what extent is the air factor considered in estimating 

 efficiency? The above formula might perhaps be of service in working 

 out some cases; and similarly in the matter of longevity. How many 

 reach a possible hundred out of the many born in country, village and 

 city? Is a relatively short "high pressure life" of forty-five or fifty more 

 desirable than a longer life under less strenuous conditions? Is fifty 

 years (or often much less) better than "a cycle of Cathay?" Is the at- 

 tempt to become adapted to dirty cities worth while — when it is at the 

 expense of mentality? 



In a study of the alcohol problem and its evils one is constantly 

 reminded of the fact that man is an outdoor animal and that he thrives 

 poorly in houses and cities. Geologically speaking it was only day before 

 yesterday that he attempted to live in houses; yesterday in cities: and 

 today he is undergoing the weeding out process as never before. Man of 

 course will not die out, there will not be complete race suicide. 



Man afflicted by the ills of domestication and urbanization seek; 

 relief. There are two methods : 



Take something, usually some drug that gives temporary relief. 



Do something, alter an unfavorable environment, or if that is not 

 feasible, remove to a better one. 



