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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Nov 15, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 46.

THE UNIVERSAL FOE.

THE Commissioners of Lunacy for England and Wales report an increase of patients in each of the three classes—private, pauper, and criminal. Solemnly they direct attention to the fact that during the five years—1899—1903—intemperance was the cause assigned by the medical superintendents for 22.07 per cent. of the male cases and 9.4 of the female cases. In general hospitals a similar proportion of diseases may be accounted for in the same way; intemperance causes many wounds and prevents countless recoveries. It is not merely drunkenness which does this; but lifelong so-called “moderate use,” the result of which on heredity is often ascertainable, inferentially so in divers cases. —Christian Advocate.