Tobacco and Whisky Harvest
By Editor
THE Scientific American suggests that the preparation of the individual presents a greater problem in this time than the preparation of guns and all other war materials, in order that this nation might be in a position to defend itself. Speaking of the young men who marched in the preparedness parade in New York City, May 13, the editor of that paper says: "The slouching gait and general aspect of weariness, long before the end of the march, of the bulk of these young men, made it quite clear that not one in three of them could properly be passed by any surgeon of a volunteer regiment; that not one in six could, as he stood that Saturday, have entered our regular army; that probably an even smaller number would satisfy the demands of our naval examiners." Facts of this character are abundant in showing the lack of physical ability and stamina on the part of young men of this generation. And it will be far more apparent when the generation of boys now growing up shall come upon the stage of action. We are beginning to see the results, and to reap the unmistakable harvest, of the sowing of cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking which the present generation has been engaged in. The big whisky and tobacco concerns have been making money out of it, but they are ruining the race. The old Book that has been telling this story, is clearly found to be in harmony with the facts.