Show FOUGHT THE FLOWING BOWL Eastern Monarchs and Religious Leaders Lead Lead- era ers Long Ago Lifted Their Voices Against Drunkenness Temperance movements mo and prohibition tion crusades crusades- date back at least years It was China Chinn that first tried to be bone Early reforms along temperance lines are attributed to the priests of India and Persia But the Chinese claim that In the eleventh ele century century century cen cen- tury before Christ their emperor so disgusted over the prevalence of drunkenness drunkenness drunk drunk- enness ennes ordered all the grapevines In Inthe Inthe inthe the kingdom uprooted A hundred years before this bone- bone dry effort In the twelfth century before before before be be- fore Christ King Wen tried partial reform reform reform re re- re- re form In China China- Wen founder of the Chou dynasty promulgated an Announcement Announcement Announcement An Against Drunkenness according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to ancient Chinese documents handed down by Confucius King Wen declared drinking has long been a national vice He ordered ordered ordered or or- dered that wine be used only In connection connection connection con con- with sacrifices sacrifices and and even then drunkenness was not to be tolerated The temperance reforms also existed existed ex ex- ex isted In E Egypt pt centuries before Christ Heres Here's what a teacher said to a youth who had been looking upon the flowing bowl too freely Drink not beer to excess The words that come out of thy mouth thou not recall Thou dost fall falland falland and break thy the limbs and no one reaches out a hand to thee Thy rhy comrades go on an drinking they stand standup up and say Away with this l fellow who Is drunk If It anyone should then seek thee three to ask counsel of thee thou be lie found lying In the dust like a n little child |