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Show THE ARMY CANTEEN. Easlaad's Meiboa af Qaeaehlag Ber Warriors Thirst. .be use of spirituous liquors has been established in the British army for many yeara and the Issuance la still carried orf In the same manner that It waa years ago, writes an American Am-erican correspondent with the English Eng-lish column In Smith Africa. I do not think there is as much tobacco to-bacco used In the British army as in ours, although I have nothing but personal per-sonal observation to Judge by In the supposition: but the Britisher wants his "grog" In the army quite the same as In the navy. The Issue Is about half a gll! of rum per day. The quality qual-ity used Is of the very best known, and it comes from a stock bought by the government In Jamaica about 40 yeara ago. The last of that old supply sup-ply la now being used. The use of 11- quor as a part of the ration In the British army is almost as old as the army Itself, and although It has been fought by prohibitionists for several years It still continues. There Is not enough Issued to cause any Intoxication, Intoxica-tion, and the use of the amount which the men receive undoubtedly works effectively against drinking to excess. A man naturally wants what he cannot can-not have, and If he la denied the use of liquor he Immediately craves It, and to satisfy that crave he takes t'o j much. , |