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Show WORLD COULD EXIST . WITHOUT WHISKY LONDON. April 0. A contradiction of the recent declaration In favor of alcohol by leading physicians Is now published by the medical press over the signatures of a dozen physicians, Including Sir Frederick Fred-erick Treves, Sir James Barr and William E. Wart. Referring to the recent' manifesto mani-festo the signatories say: . "Vve greatly dissent from much of its teaching, nor can we accept it as an authorative statement of recognized med- ' leal opinion on the matter." The signatories say further that they think alcohol is unnecessary as an article ar-ticle of consumption in the case of healthy men and women and that Us general gen-eral use could be discontinued without detriment to the world's welfare. Believing:, Believ-ing:, they also say, that alcohol is one of the most fruitful sources of poverty, disease dis-ease anr crime, they are pleased to add that it is now sparingly employed as a remedy by a majority of medical men. |