hol. This is certainly not true in every case, however, the overtones of danger do exist. Such things are not widely discussed or brought to public attention due to one pri mary fact in that billions of dollars are involved in alcohol. People are readily addicted to liquor. They may feel inadequate and such beverages steel away their brains and make them feel high. They will forget their problems and do things under the influence of alcohol they might not have the courage to do otherwise, being re strained by their own morals. There are four things which may affect the germ cell: radiation, syphillis or venereal disease, white lead, and alcohol. If there is even the slightest likelihood that the use of alcohol would bring into the world a little child which is physi cally or mentally troubled, we should leave these things alone, if nothing else, from a humanitarian basis. We need to teach our children the problems that are involved with alcohol, giving them the kind of environment and strength in Jesus Christ which will help them to say "no" to evil. In talking to this youth who had asked about drinking, he now said, "You know, 'Doc,' this is the first time anybody ever sat down and explained the problem to me." Do we have enough love and concern in our hearts to reach precious youth for whom Christ died? Let us be armed by the Spirit of Cod that we may help others to with stand the wicked attacks of the devil.
truths. 1 It was Aristotle who declared, "I Would suggest that a judge who is going to administer justice, a mag istrate who is a ruler of his country and has the right to speak, a sol dier who is protecting his nation, or a father who is to go in with his wife and cohabit to have a child, should leave alcohol strictly alone." The ancients believed that alcohol did affect the offspring. There is a definite affect on the human cells. A laboratory experiment was conducted using four cocker span iels which were mated. They were the same strain and vigor as far as the scientists were able to judge. Two of them were named "Meg" and "Topsy." The other two were called "Bum" and "Tipsy." They had the same kind of physical char acteristics and were given the same kind of care with the exception that Bum and Tipsy had a small quantity of alcohol with their meals while Meg and Topsy did not. In tests it was shown that Meg and Topsy retrieved 922 balls, nearly twice the number of the other pair. Other such activities went on, but the startling effect was on their offspring. Bum and Tipsy only had 22 pups born to their union, only four of which lived and were nor mal. Meanwhile Meg and Topsy had 45 pups, 41 of which lived and were normal. The difference is be tween less than 18 per cent com pared with 91 per cent. Of course we cannot equate such experiments with human patterns. Obviously the population is growing as is the rate of alcoholism. The correlation is indicative of many problems faced today. There are some chil dren who are mentally and physi cally disinherited because of alco
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