The Danger to National Character from Prohibition Laws. By Leigh
Mann. (The Author, Vectis, Ben Lomond, California. 10c.)—Here we have an indictment in vigorous language of one of the specifics prescribed for the evil of drink. Briefly stated, the argument comes to this : that if prohibition could be made effective it would not be beneficial—victories that profit are not won in this fashion—and that as it cannot really be carried out the harm is vastly multiplied. A lad is sent into a "prohibition" town ; he is supposed to be put in safety by this mechanical protection ; as a matter of fact, he learns in an hour or two where he can get the forbidden thing. If he does get it—and the very prohibition tends to make it seem desirable—the long train of falsehoods which follows is many times worse than the indulgence. Mr. Leigh Mann speaks from a long experience. The matter is not within the sphere of practical politics in this country just now, and perhaps may never be so; still, it is well to be informed about it.
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