“IT’S BEST TO KNOW…ABOUT ALCOHOL” This 32-page book was produced by COMMECIAL COMICS in 1961 as an educational giveaway for the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Canada. This SKILLFULLY DONE BOOK was way ahead of its time and served as a real educational piece on alcohol. Script by MALCOLM ATER, SR.
We first learn about the customs of drinking alcohol, such as having a glass of wine in Elizabethan times to seal an agreement, or at weddings, or as a show of hospitality. But we also learn that in ancient Babylon, Kind Hammurabi devoted several sections of codified law to the ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, while Chinese laws forbidding the making of wine were enacted and repealed 41 times going back to 1100 BC, similar to the enactment and repeal of PROHIBITION in the U.S. We see how beer, wine, and spirits are made; how wine is customarily drunk at dinner time in Italy and drunkenness is frowned upon, while in France wine is drunk throughout the day with widespread alcoholism. We see how much alcohol is contained in a typical bottle of beer, glass of wine, or shot of booze, and how we are affected by more and more drinks. A chart shows us how long the alcohol stays in our bodies, and how long drivers should wait before driving a car.
We learn of alcohol’s effect on different parts of our bodies, how long intoxication and hangovers last, how it can affect athletes and young people, and how abuse can lead to traffic accidents. And we see first-hand the causes of alcoholism and the steps leading to alcoholism, from SOCIAL DRINKING to HEAVIER drinking, to BLACKOUTS, to LOSS OF CONTROL, to LONE DRINKING, to ACUTE HANGOVERS, and finally, to BENDERS. Not a pretty sequence of events.
However, we do learn about sources for help, the 12-STEPS of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, and the ABC’s for helping an alcoholic. This is a REALLY INFORMATIVE GUIDE and points out the good and bad sides to drinking. It DOESN’T PREACH, but it DOES TEACH. Again, this book was way ahead of it’s time!
This 5” x 7”, 32-page book
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“IT’S BEST TO KNOW…ABOUT ALCOHOL” This 32-page book was produced by COMMECIAL COMICS in 1961 as an educational giveaway for the Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Research Foundation of Ontario, Canada. This SKILLFULLY DONE BOOK was way ahead of its time and served as a real educational piece on alcohol. Script by MALCOLM ATER, SR.
We first learn about the customs of drinking alcohol, such as having a glass of wine in Elizabethan times to seal an agreement, or at weddings, or as a show of hospitality. But we also learn that in ancient Babylon, Kind Hammurabi devoted several sections of codified law to the ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, while Chinese laws forbidding the making of wine were enacted and repealed 41 times going back to 1100 BC, similar to the enactment and repeal of PROHIBITION in the U.S. We see how beer, wine, and spirits are made; how wine is customarily drunk at dinner time in Italy and drunkenness is frowned upon, while in France wine is drunk throughout the day with widespread alcoholism. We see how much alcohol is contained in a typical bottle of beer, glass of wine, or shot of booze, and how we are affected by more and more drinks. A chart shows us how long the alcohol stays in our bodies, and how long drivers should wait before driving a car.
We learn of alcohol’s effect on different parts of our bodies, how long intoxication and hangovers last, how it can affect athletes and young people, and how abuse can lead to traffic accidents. And we see first-hand the causes of alcoholism and the steps leading to alcoholism, from SOCIAL DRINKING to HEAVIER drinking, to BLACKOUTS, to LOSS OF CONTROL, to LONE DRINKING, to ACUTE HANGOVERS, and finally, to BENDERS. Not a pretty sequence of events.
However, we do learn about sources for help, the 12-STEPS of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, and the ABC’s for helping an alcoholic. This is a REALLY INFORMATIVE GUIDE and points out the good and bad sides to drinking. It DOESN’T PREACH, but it DOES TEACH. Again, this book was way ahead of it’s time!
This 5” x 7”, 32-page book
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