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Editorial
December 26, 1906
The Abbeville Press And Banner
Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Professor F. Brouardel criticizes finance ministers for focusing on alcohol duty revenue without accounting for societal costs of alcoholism, such as support for families of ruined drunkards with infirm children, urging recognition of it as a public danger and promotion of temperance.
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A Mistake Frequently Made.
Professor F. Brouardel in an address on the measures adopted by different nations for the prevention of consumption, calls attention to a mistake made in the different countries by ministers who have the charge of the financial department of the State. He says they like to calculate the sum the State gets from the duty on alcohol, but they should deduct from it the cost to the community of the family of the ruined drunkard, his degenerate, infirm, scrofulous and epileptic children, who must have shelter. This invasion of alcoholism ought to be regarded by everyone as a public danger, and his principle, the truth of which is incontestable, should be inculcated into the masses, that the future of the world will be in the hands of the temperate.
Professor F. Brouardel in an address on the measures adopted by different nations for the prevention of consumption, calls attention to a mistake made in the different countries by ministers who have the charge of the financial department of the State. He says they like to calculate the sum the State gets from the duty on alcohol, but they should deduct from it the cost to the community of the family of the ruined drunkard, his degenerate, infirm, scrofulous and epileptic children, who must have shelter. This invasion of alcoholism ought to be regarded by everyone as a public danger, and his principle, the truth of which is incontestable, should be inculcated into the masses, that the future of the world will be in the hands of the temperate.
What sub-type of article is it?
Temperance
What keywords are associated?
Alcoholism
Public Danger
Alcohol Duty
Temperance
Degenerate Children
What entities or persons were involved?
Professor F. Brouardel
Ministers Of Finance
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Alcoholism As A Public Danger And Critique Of Alcohol Duties
Stance / Tone
Warning Against Alcoholism And Advocacy For Temperance
Key Figures
Professor F. Brouardel
Ministers Of Finance
Key Arguments
Ministers Calculate Revenue From Alcohol Duties But Ignore Costs To Society From Ruined Drunkards' Families
Alcoholism Leads To Degenerate, Infirm, Scrofulous, And Epileptic Children Requiring Public Support
Alcoholism Is A Public Danger That Must Be Regarded As Such
The Principle That The Future Depends On The Temperate Should Be Taught To The Masses