Show i Letters to the Editor Beer Article Promotes Safe Use of Alcohol Dear Editor I would like to take the time to clarify some details that Nelda McDonald McDonald McDonald Mc Mc- Donald so blatantly overlooked in her letter in last weeks week's issue The letter was regarding the article Legal Moonshine for the 90 s 's Home HomeBrewed HomeBrewed HomeBrewed Brewed Beer I would like to encourage encourage encourage en en- courage Nelda to read re-read the article In the first place Mr Bain was making beer in the privacy of his own home with a home-brew home kit purchased from a local brew supply vendor He is not in the business of selling beer supplies Mr Bain is s a avery avery avery very successful Salt Lake business owner of an industrial equipment supply company If she had read the article in detail she would have noted that people who brew their own beer are interested in the esoteric nature of beer tasting not the act of getting drunk Among this crowd the barroom barroom barroom bar bar- room mentality of drinking beer with the sole purpose of getting drunk is lost What self-respecting self alcoholic would have the patience to wait over two weeks between beers The flawed logic that is contained contained contained con con- in Ms McDonalds McDonald's letter follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows the line of thought that if sex education is taught people will immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately go out and fornicate Every one that up throws-up when they have the flu is not bulimic everyone that eats a large lunch is not overeating overeating overeat overeat- ing and tin finally ally everyone that has a beer is not an alcoholic I I. I too am a full time student on campus and have seen the advertisements advertisements advertisements advertise advertise- ments for BACCHUS The Green Bean campaign that BACCHUS promoted on campus was to help those who feared that they or someone someone someone some some- one they knew had a drinking lem It is my understanding that this group is promoting the safe and responsible use of alcohol The campaign campaign campaign cam cam- referred to nightly six-packs six of Green Beans not an occasional can If people choose to drink and some intelligent responsible edu edu- people do choose to drink isn't responsible drinking vs hazardous hazard hazard- ous drinking something to promote This article was not an advertisement advertisement advertisement advertise advertise- ment for the mythical Bain Brewing Brewing Brewing Brew Brew- ing Co nor was it a promotion of reckless beer drinking The story was an informative article in response to the growing popularity of beer pubs and home The repeated ads for BACCHUS run in inthe inthe inthe the Horizon yes even in the same issue show that the Horizon is willing willing willing will will- ing to show a variety of viewpoints Groups and individuals that hold the opinion that they are the be- be end all-end-all of the human race and that their opinion is far superior to others are harmful and destructive The people who read this paper are college students Nelda We are educated people who dont don't need to tobe tobe tobe be protected by you for our own good Open your mind Blythe Bain General Studies Major |