Show GOOD conditions IN RU former american physician to benefits that have followed doing away with vodka r alt fewer cases of insanity are ara belay received tn in the asylums and bois atall pt of russia today than before i afar 1 notwithstanding the experiences perien ces which hundreds 0 of thousands ot of people ot of that country hav bays 1 gone through during the last year fear this indicates to my mind that prolix 1 billion botlon of the sale ot 0 vodka hb has been 4 f a great thing thin for or russia this statement was waa made to a to te porter by dr philip newton formell i a 06 hospital physician of washington now a brigadier general tn the branch ot of tho the russian army doctor i newton arrived here recently ift after ei 4 having served tor for fifteen ln in russia first as IA a surgeon of the y american red cross croaa and aai since octo her ber 1915 in the Ruf russian aslan army t i tho the prohibition of tho the sale of 61 jadv vod ica ha and other intoxicants has mada a better citizen and r of th e ilus bu elan doctor newton said ile he anay not bo be as smart as the english french but ho he can do harder 1 wor work k and better withstand hardships the tha russians make ideal hospital patients pat patiently lents tho the manner in which they endure the thet moot painful injuries Is w bertul washington D C star |