Drink and Be Sober

The arraignment of beer and light wines is also interesting. Mr. Thompson declares that to think either of these beverages the cure for drunkenness is unscientific to a degree. France remained sober only so long as she was poor. "It was in my horoscope," says the writer, "to watch for twenty years the growth of the alcoholic habit in France. I saw the nation weary of the too feeble intoxicant of wine and take to strong drink." Mr. Thompson hopes that no one on this side of the water will be...