The Drink Problem in Its Medico-Sociological Aspects
The Drink Problem in Its Medico-Sociological Aspects
T N Theophilus Nicholas Kelynack
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No doubt much could be done to make the lives of actresses and singers healthier both to body and mind. There is nothing in acting or in singing which necessarily leads to intemperance, but not only have we to reckon with the so-called " artistic tempera- ment," by which is generally meant a preponderance of the emotional faculties, and a certain want of self-discipline and self-control, but the circumstances of the Ufe might well be made healthier. These women ought to be en- couraged to take ...regular outdoor exercise, to eat plain and wholesome food, and to abandon the abuse of alcohol and other stimulants ; their hours of rest should also be Digitized by VjOOQIC ALCOHOLISM IN RELATION TO WOMEN 179 regular and sufficient. No doubt in many instances a wholesome and satisfactory life is led, many actresses and singers being model housewives, mothers and members of society, but such a life is in opposition to the general current of the public opinion of their fellows, and what is thus exceptional ought to be made the general, if possible the universal, rule.
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