Show PH X EVIL OF GREAT MAGNITUDE to statistics statistic sand and maps a short time ago in the new kew york herald the tha commet cla cia apitai spital a of this thia great christian country bas has one saloon or rum rum hop eov to every eveny everyl 23 of c its inhabitants here are over of those drink ug ng places of which are aro alcana tuu sri the resu reau escaping the shops nd md stores where bread meat and ro cerles ceries are sold number the i laced laces where drink is dealt out ut number the places where food is ald tid by nearly neaily the arrests arrest for intoxication last year were and for disorderly conduct arising from the use of intoxicants or 63 per cent of all the arresta arrests ar rests resta now york is a large sample of general christian city life the magnitude of the evils growing out of the drinking habit and the numerous facilities fon lon its indulgence la ia alarm alarming ng to all lovers of their race and those who delight in social order where prohibition is not practicable the high license system decreasing the number of va alons and thus thud diminishing the sources of temptation and stringent regulations strictly enforced is gaining public favor and wherever honestly adminta ad minis ered is productive of good results the tha suppression or restraint of the liquor traffic is one of the great necessities of the age |