Martha Meir Allen

“ In England, leading physicians and surgeons have spoken so strongly against alcohol in the last few years that the London Times, England's leading newspaper, said: "According to recent developments of scientific opinion, it is not impossible that a belief in the strengthening and supporting qualities of alcohol will eventually become as obsolete as a belief in witchcraft." ”

“ The writer does not presume to set forth her own opinions upon a question which is still a subject of dispute among the members of a learned profession; she simply culls from the writings of those members of that profession who, having made thorough examination of the claims of alcohol, have decided that this drug, as ordinarily used, is more harmful than beneficial, and that medical practice would be upon a higher plane, were it driven entirely from the pharmacopœia. ”

“ So far as the writer can learn from replies sent to her inquiries by teachers of medicine, and by study of textbooks on medicine, and articles in good medical journals, alcohol now has only a very limited use in medicine with the great majority of successful physicians. ”