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sumed in America is the greatest possible 

 menace to the generations to come. Every 

 drink taken by young people is a menace 

 to the nation. Children conceived of par- 

 ents, "who, at the moment of conception, 

 are under the effect of liquor, often are 

 stupid or brainless and inherit the taste 

 for liquor. 



If there were an organization of young 

 married people pledged to destroy half 

 their children, the world would be shocked. 

 All legal machinery available would be 

 called upon to prevent it. Yet, it would 

 be less cruel to dispose of children at birth 

 than to allow the indiscriminate use of 

 liquor by men and women who are to be- 

 come parents. The time ought to be at 

 hand when the consumer of alcohol should 

 be quarantined, as a smallpox victim is 

 segregated. Smallpox' cannot produce im- 

 beciles, neuropathic, deformed children; 

 but alcohol can and will. 



DISTILLEEY MASH AND CATTLE. 



Yesterday, I visited one of the largest 

 distilleries, where famous whiskey is made. 



