Intemperance and Crime in Europe

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 22, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 28.

Intemperance and Crime in Europe

In Denmark 74 per cent. of the arrests were from drunkenness, or for crimes committed under the influence of drink. The inspector-general of Belgian prisons reports that four-fifths of the crime and social misery is attributable to intemperance. In Austria the hospitals, lunatic asylums, and prisons all testify to the advance of drinking habits. And continental workmen generally—even those who do not become absolute drunkards—spend a large portion of their earnings in drink.