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Are Wine and Beer Harmful? How do people find out whether or not a substitute is harmful? By watching its effects upon themselves. By watching its effect upon others. Have the effects of beer and wine been tried upon many people? From the time of the earliest writ ings in the world to the present day the effects of beer and wine have been observed and written down. The hieroglyphics of Egypt picture people drinking and getting drunk on wine. The Bible tells of the injury wine did to Noah. He planted a vineyard, drank of the wine and became drunk en. Older sacred writings in China and India tell of drunkenness caused by wine, "rice-wine," and other fer mented alcoholic drinks of that time. Beer also was known to cause drunkenness, in olden tim?s. A writer who lived in Egypt about the time of Moses wrote that if beer gets into a man it overcomes his mind and makes him unmanageable. If people knew that wine and beer injured them, why did they not stop their use? People thought then, as many still think, that they could stop the in jury without stopping that which caused it, the beer and wine drink ing. Rulers punished their subjects se verely for getting drunk, but did not condemn drinking. They thought that the injury came only from tak ing "t?o much," and by "too much" they meant enough to make one drunk. Why did not the people learn how much they could drink without being injured? The injury from beer and wine is in proportion to the amount drunk. The first injury makes no outward showing, but it is, however, a serious one, for it weakens self- restraint and judgement, the very qualities of the mind that are needed to resist suggestions to keep on drinking. The first injury, such as is easily caused by beer and wine, is also se rious because it escapes notice. The drinker does not notice the begin ning of the "don't care" state of mind. If they observe any change in the drinker they interpret it as a sign of his good spirits, sociability. They do not see it as the beginning of the injury that may easily end in drunkenness. There are many wine and beer drinkers who do not become drunk ards; why are there so many excep tions if drinking a little leads so eas ily to drinking more? Some persons cen, -without becoming drunken, drink quantities of alcohol ic beer and wine that would throw Others into a state of drunkenness. This is not a sign that such drinkers are not injured. Instead of "going to the head" and thereby plainly show ing its injurious effects, the alco hol in the beer and wine they drink habitually day after day slowly poi sons other parts of the body. The injury may show itse'f first as lessened resistance to disease or slower recovery from accidents. If the drinker is not exposed to disease germs, to industrial poisons or to ac cidents, he does not suspect, and his friends do not suspect, that he is in jured by his moderate drinking. He is pointed to as an example of the harmlessness of beer and wine. But there are other reasons of de tecting the unsuspecting injury. Life insurance tables have shown that large numbers of insured men who took no more than two glasses of beer a day had on the average a death rate of 18 per cent higher than the general average of insured lives. Another injury from beer and wine drinking is impairment of work ing ability. Muscular coordination or nerve control, necessary for skilled work, is affected by small quantities of alcohol, such as one easily gets from wine and beer. Lack of skill affects the pay envelope ar.d cuts down the drunkard's earnings for the maintenance of his home and family; or it unfits him for plaaces of res ponsibility. It is not the drunkard only who finds the doors to fine positions clos ed to him because he has injured himself by drink. The slighter inju ries of the more j moderate drinker make him less clear in judgement, less able to give close attention to business, less responsible in matters that require care and steadiness than the abstainer from all forms of al coholic drinks. For the above leaflet send to Na tional W. C. T. U. Publishing House, Evanston, 111. Price 2 cents each; per 50, 25 cents; per 100, 45 sents. "Scrap Iron-" I am commencing to buy scrap iron now, but can not pay over 15cts. per 100 cwt. 8_30-2t. M. .A. Taylor. Moving From N- Y. to the U. S. Secretary of War Weeks sees the country yelling for booze. The use of the word "sees" in that connec tion is unintentionally correct; Sec retary Weeks does not hear the coun try, he only "sees" it through the pictures that are drawn for him by gentlemen who know exactly what they want him to see. It isn't prohibition nor beer that is discussed here: it is the inability of publicists and officials to see the United States straight. Here is a New York editor, for example: may be the editor of a "liberal" magazine supported by some International fi nancier. This editor lives in the mid st of hip flasks and boozy humor; he dawdles and games and violates the constitution in a club where all the club members assure him over and over again that the country is simply yelling its head off for booze and that unless something is done to suppress the "blue law tyrants" that are overriding the country we shall have a revolution here, man a revolution here, man, sure as shootin.' Clubs are poor places to hear the country think; you cannot gauge public sentiment by hip pockets, sim ply because these things prevent ed itors seeing straight the things that they ought to see straight. And they prevent officials too. One much needed reform is to take New York and strip it of edito rial offices, transportating the edito rial staffs to the United States and setting them down in the midst of Lhe nation, where the voice of the American people will reach them. The same should be done with Wash ington officials. Men who have os cillated between New York and Washington all their lives, who think according to the interests of those places, are foreign-minded men and cannot help being foreign mind ed. They represent a state of mind that has always been resident of the mind of the United States. It is too bad that we cannot arrange branch capitals throughout the U tiited States, so that the government might ride circuit, as the courts once did, and. thus come in contact with all parts of bte country, not on the rare occasions of public celebrations, but in common ways and as integral parts of our plain population. It cannot be assuredly said that this would be of very great use to the country, but it certainly would be most valuable to the editors and the officials, and not only on the prohibition question, either. There sn't any prohibition question- in the United States! There may be in New \ork and in Washington. Dearborn Independent. Cotton Production Under Consumption. The world's production of com mercial cotton, exclusive of linters, grown in 1921 was approximately 15,197,000 bales of 478 pounds of [int, while world consumption of cot ton (exclusive of linters in the Uni ted States) was approximately 16, 914,000 bales of 478 pounds of lint, according to the census bureau. A merican consumption for the year was 5,911,914 bales exclusive of lin ters, which was over a million bales, more than consumed in the cotton year 1921. Consumption of cotton in the Uni ted States during the cotton year, Aug. 1, 1921, to July 31, 1-322-ex ceeding that of the year 1920-21, by more than a million bales, but was a half million bales below 1919-1920. United States consumption was 2S.9 per cent of the world's production compared with 28.6 per cent for 1920-21. The carry over of cotton or. July 31 this year was 2,828,186 bales compared with 6,534,360 bales a year ago. Based on the average consump tion for the last year the mill stocks, 1,215,103 bales, will meet the con sumption requirements of the domes tic mills for 10 weeks, the census bu reau announced. Statistics for the cotton year-Au gust 1, 1921, to July 31, 1922-show an aggregate supply of 14,994,426 running bales, made up as follows: Stocks August 1, 1921, total 6, 534,360 bales, of which 1,111,147 were held in consuming establish ments, 3,723,213 in public storage and at compresses and 1,700,000 (estimated) elsewhere ginning 7, 977,778 bales, imports 363,465 and quantity to balance distribution 118,823 bales. Distribution of the supply was as follows: Consumed 5,911,914 bales, of which 3,733,147 were consumed in cotton growing States and 2,178,767 in all other States; exports 6,184,326 biles; burned 70,000 bales, and stocks July 31, 1922, were 2,828,186 bales.-Farm and Ranch. Notice of Master's Sale. Pursuant to the decree in case of The Farmers Bank of Edgefield, S. C., plaintiff, against W. A. Strom et al defendants, in the Court of Com mon Pleas, Edgefield County, South Carolina., I shall offer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder before the court house, town of Ed gefield, South Carolina, on Sales day in October 1922, the same being the second day thereof, between the le gal hours of ?ale the following des cribed realty, to wit; All that cer tain lot or parcel of land, together with the brick building thereon standing, situate in the town of Ed gefield , in the county of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, bounded on the north by the public square, on the East by an alley that separates said lot from the Parker Building and lot now occupied by Stewart & Kernaghan, on the South by lot of Mrs. Susie D. Strom, and on the West by a public street, being the same parcel or lot of land conveyed to the Dixie Highway Hotel Com pany of Edgefield by the above named Mrs. Susie D. Strom by her written deed dated October 14, 19 19. TERMS OF SALE: One third of the purchase money in cash, the bal ance on a credit of ne and two years, with interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum on the credit portion from the date of the sale, or for all cash at the option of the pur chaser, the credit portion of the pur chase price to be evidenced by note or bond of the purchaser and secur ed by a mortgage of the premises sold, said note or bond and mortgage to provide for 10 per cent of the a mouni due as Attorney's fees if pla ced in the hand of an Attorney at Law after maturity for collection, and said mortgage to contain the us ual insurance clause, purchaser to take out a policy of fire insurance on said premises for at least the amount of the credit portion of the purchase price and assign said policy so taken to secure the payment of said credit portion of the purchase price of said premises and the bid of no bidder shall be accepted and cried unless at the time of the bidding, or before, the bidder shall deposit with the Master the sum of $500.00 in cash or a Certified check for an equal a mount. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. Cantelou, Master. Edgefield, S. C., Sept. 5, 1922. Notice of Master's Sale. Pursuant to the decree in case of the Baj?k of Greenwood, plaintiff a gainst "t. P. Williams et al -defen dants, in Court of Common Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall of fer for sale at public outcry to the highest bidder bef ore the court house town of Edgefield, South Carolina, on Salesday in October, 1922, the the same heing the second day there of, between the legal hours of sale the following two tracts of land to wit: Tract No. 1. All that tract of land situate in the County of Edge field, S. C., containing 59 acres, more or less, bounded North by lands of W. A. Strom, South by lands of J. M. Williams, East by lands of Car rol Williams, and West by J. M. Wil liams. Tract No. 2. All that tract of land situate in the county of Edge field, S. C., containing 90 acres, more or less, bounded North by lands of L. H. Hamilton, South by Snead k...d, West by lands of Carrol Williams and East by lands of L. H. Hamilton. TERMS OF SALE. The cost and one third of the purchase money in cash and the balance in two equal annual installments, interest payable annually, or all cash at the purchaser's option, credit portion, if any, to be secured by bond of the purchaser and mortgage of the premise sold, and 10 per cent Attor ney's fee. If terms are not complied with within one hour from time of sale, or Master be given satisfactory evidence of intention to comply pre mises will be resold at risk of for mer purchaser on same or subse quent Salesday. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. ? J. H. Cantelou, Master. Edgefield, S. C., Sept. 5, 1922. Notice of Master's Sale. Pursuant to the decree in case of The Farmers Bank of Edgefield, S. C., plaintiff, against Frank E. Mill?r et al defendants in Court of Com mon Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall offer for sale at public out cry to the highest bidder before the court house, town of Edgefield, South Carolina, on Sales day in Oc tober, 1922, the same being the sec ond day thereof, between the legal hours of sale the following described realty to wit: All that tract of land situate in the county of Edgefield, South Carolina, containing 90 acres, more or less, and bounded North by iands of S. W. Miller; East by lands of W. W. Miller from whom it is sep arated by the Augusta road, South by lands of Wallace W. Miller, and West by lands of Dr. C. P. DeVore. TERMS OF SALE: Costs and one half <5f the purchase money in cash, the balance on a credit of one year, or all cash at the purchaser's op tion, the credit portion, if any, to be secured by bonds of the purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold, same to provide for 10 per cent for Attorney's fee. If purchaser shall fail to comply with terms of sale within one hour or fail to satisfy Master of his intention to comply, premises will be resold on same or. subsequent Salesday at risk of former purchas er. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. Cantelou, Master. Edgefield, S. C., Sept. 5, 1922. Notice of Master's Sale. Pursuant to the decree in case of The Farmers Bank of Edgefield, S. C., plaintiff, against Estelle Arnold et al defendants in Court of Common Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall offer at public outcry to the highest bidder before the court house, town of Edgefield, South Car olina, on Sales day in October, 1922, the same being the second day there of between the legal hours of sale the following described realty to wit: All that tract of land situate in the county of Edgefield, State of South Carolina, containing one hundred fifty three and one third acres, more or less, bounded on the North by lands of Miss Mary Evans; East by lands of Estate of West Cheatham; South by lands of Miss Mary Evans and West by lands of L. Y. Bryan. TERMS. One half of the purchase money in cash, balance on the credit of one year, or all cash at the pur chasers option, credit portion if any to be secured by bond of the pur chaser and mortgage of the premise sold, same to provide for 10 per cent Attorney's fees, if so collected after maturity. If the purchaser fail to comply with terms of sale within one hour, or give Master satisfactory ev idence of intention to comply, pre mises will be resold at risk of for mer purchaser rm same or subse quent sales ?ciy. Purchaser to pay for stamps and paper. J. H. Cantelou, Master. Edgefield, S. C., Sept. 5, 1922. Notice of Master's Sale. Pursuant to the decree in case of The Bank of Edgefiled, S. C., plaintiff, against Hampton Thom as, defendant, in Court of Common Pleas, Edgefield County, S. C., I shall cifer for sale at public oulcry to the highest bidder before the co..! *. house, town of Edgefield, South Carolina, on salesday in Octo ber, 1922, the same being the sec ond day thereof, between the legal hours of sale the following described realty to wit: All that tract of land, situate, lying and being in Collins Township, Edgefield County, South Carolina, containing 114 acres, more or less, and bounded on the North by lands of Henry Broadwater et al. TERMS OF SALE. One fourth cash and the balance in three equal an nual installments during the three years next following with interest on the credit portion at 7 per cent per annum payable annually, secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of premises sold together with 10 per cent Attorney's fees or all cash at purchaser's option together with Attorney's fees. Upon default of ei ther installment the whole debt shall at once become due with immediate right of action. If terms are not com plied with in one hour, or satisfac tion given Master, premises will be resold on same or subsequent Sales day at risk of former purchaser. Purchaser to pay for papers and stamps. J. H. Cantelou, Master. Edgefield, S. C., Sept. 5, 1922. 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