Ether Drinking in Russia — He Blew Up Their Wedding

1907

The Fatal Result of Festivities at a Trossno Wedding

The habit of ether drinking is extremely prevalent in some parts of Russia, as of east Prussia, and all the efforts of the authorities to combat the evil have hitherto been almost fruitless.

An idea of the extent to which the habit prevails may be gathered from reports given in the Russian newspapers of a recent accident which occurred at a place called Trossno.

A farmer celebrating his son's wedding, in the fullness of his hospitality, got in two pails of ether, says the Family Doctor. During the process of decanting the ether into bottles a violent explosion took place, by which six children were killed and one adult was dangerously injured and 14 others more or less seriously injured.


Teetotalers in the Navy

Speaking at the Kent Temperance congress at Tunbridge, Wells, England, recently, Rear Admiral Startin, declared that the finest shots in the British navy were teetotalers. This is further corroboration of the views Lord Charles Beresford has always maintained in this regard. It is a sign of the times that eminent naval officers are at the present day, almost without exception, strong advocates of temperance.