18 DECEMBER 1915, Page 13

TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.")

Ent,—If you would press for the total prohibition of the sale. of spirits during war time, I believe you could carry the country with you. The case against the consumption of light beers and wines is much less cogent. As a voluntary abstainer, with some sense of common fairness, I have long advocated the taxation of non-alcoholic drinks for revenue purposes (and equalization of contribution to the Exchequer), and am delighted to find you suggesting a tax on " minerals."—I am, Sir, &o.,

AN EX-PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY OF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH.