The Increase of Liquor Drinking by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 18, 1900

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 26, No. 16.

The Increase of Liquor Drinking

By Editor

The New Voice points out from unquestionable statistics that the evil of liquor-drinking is on the increase. These statistics cover the years 1877 to 1898 inclusive. The per capita consumption has increased from 8.33 gallons in 1877 to 17.03 gallons in 1898. And in the figures accessible for the fiscal year of 1899 the drink bill of the American people foots up the immense sum of $1,069,649,852, or $28,506,769 more than for the fiscal year of 1898. This is horrible. It certainly does not argue for a converted world.