able showing the decrease in the use of
alcoholic liquors, and of other drugs in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston.

The following is his table:

1898 1899 1900 1901

Ale and Beer $759.00 $793.90 $1,062.00 $723.00
Wines and liquors, 1,563.00 2,209.00 1,348.00 1,063.00
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Total for alcoholic drinks, $2,321.00 $3,002.00 $2,410.00 $1,786.00

Total for other medicines, $8,424.00 $10,013.00 $10,132.00 $9,168.00

Number of patients, 5,005 5,203 5,012 5,495
Cost of alcohol per patient, $0.46 $0.57 $0.48 $0.32
Cost of medicine per patient, 1.68 1.92 2.02 1.66

1902 1903 1904 1905

Ale and beer, $605.00 $338.00 $431.00 $301.00
Wines and liquors, 799.00 688.00 904.00 144.00
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Total for alcoholic drinks, $1,404.00 $1,026.00 $1,335.00 $445.00

Total for other medicines, $9,772.00 $7,815.00 $9,162.00 $7,018.00

Number of patients, 5,342 5,429 5,709 5,531
Cost of alcohol per patient, $0.26 $0.19 $0.23 $0.09
Cost of medicine per patient, 1.88 1.43 1.60 1.26

1906 1907

Ale and beer, $192.00 $203.00
Wines and liquors, 546.00 610.00
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Total for alcoholic drinks, $738.00 $813.00

Total for other medicines, $5,981.00 $5,492.00

Number of patients, 5,513 5,966
Cost of alcohol per patient, $0.13 $0.13
Cost of medicine per patient, 1.00 0.92

Dr. Cabot says:--

"Since there has been no fall in the price of stimulants or
medicine, the diminished expenditure corresponds to a diminution
in the number of doses of medicine and stimulants, and indicates
a rapid and striking change of view among the members of the
staff of the hospital, especially in the past five years, when
it has become generally known that alcohol is not a stimulant
but a narcotic and that drugs can cure only about half a dozen
of the diseas