Show t Alcoholism I nail I III in S Consul General Frank II 11 Mason ason of or Paris nil advises oll vises th thit t the hc I French h Journal l contains tho the results of a care care- I ml ul Multi and systematic Investigation aton which bait haR las been made during dining tho Lime pa past L year eal by hy Mr r. r lImon director of oi the tho department depart depart- I mont ment nl of or public assistance and hygiene to l o determine time the exact relation In ranco of alcoholic excess qt to mental menial a summary of tel fol- hews lons Tho Thie report divides dl the patients In Inho Inthe Inthe the ho various public asylums for the In Inane Insane lo- lo sane ane into throe three groups namely tho those e 11 i by hy simple Dimple alcoholism second second- ii ly y cn cases eR of alcoholism complicated to n. n greater or less Jess degree with vIlh tracy racy or Inc mental debility and thIrd thirdly nil all eases cases of mania Intermittent insanIty It Ity ty systematic delirium etc In which he tIme abuse hu c of alcoholic drinks has hns been heen heena beena a i definite contributing tut c.-tut Tho rho first of thc these o groups Includes men and amid 7 71 1 women a total of or oos Tho Time second group roup comprises 2 2227 j mon men anti and 1018 1015 women a total of or The third group includes s 2538 I nen n and amid 1101 women a t. total of 1639 The he grand rand total is A As the whole I of patients III in French as asylums lum for or the time insane from all causes on Jan- Jan 1 1 1907 was 17 1517 it follows follo that hat the th ca cases es of or Ir Insanity due moro more or oress less ess exclusively ely to alcoholism formed ormed 1 6 11 per r cent of tho the entIre army of or victims of or mental alienation who have ha become burdens noon upon tho the of time tho slate state An Another Interesting fact revealed ro h by hy the tho investigation Is the thC Important role roh which has Imas been played In the drama of lc degradation ra l by absinthe which hn has been heen lith called the tho curse of o tho ho youth of France Of thu 92 cases cages of or al alcoholic alcoholic al- al coholic alienation or approximately approximately approximately half hair of oC the whole number numb I owe thou their degradation c to and th the two t or three called no-called which in this country form tho the custo custo- mary many tipple at cares cafes and arid drinking harp bars The Jhc serious clement In thc these e statistics Is that tho they reveal an nn Increase c lag during time tho t ten n years cus from from 1897 to 1907 7 of 57 ji 7 per cent in the number of In Insane me in 11 ii departments of or Franco The Tue na nn- na- na loud In league against the abuse abuso of al al- school is now organised and actively pursuing a crusade crusado a against Intemperance ance and anti the 81 sale ado of absinthe and oth nih- er ci- noxious liquors s |