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WHY ARE THESE THINGS?

Stubborn Facts That Cannot Be Explained
Away

1. Some say alcohol gives strength.
If so, why do all athletes abstain
while training for a race or other
contests requiring strength?

2. Some say alcohol gives endurance
If so, who do great employers
of labor cut off the supply of
drink when work of an especially
arduous or lengthened nature is
required?

3. Some say alcohol gives heat.
If so, why do travelers in the Arctic
regions who take drink succumb to
the cold, while total abstainers remain
unharmed?

4. Some say alcohol is good in
hot countries. If so, why did Stanley
refuse it to his men during his
forced march across Africa in search
of Emin Pasha?

5. Some say alcohol sustains the
nerves. If so, why do surgeons
abstain before performing a delicate
operation?

6. Some say alcohol sustains the
health. If so, why do insurance
companies take total abstainers at
a lower premium than others?

7. Some say it is dangerous suddenly
to give up the use of alcohol.
If so, why do prisoners, most of
whom are obliged suddenly to
abstain, improve in health? - Sel.