76 THE ALCOHOL PROBLEM 
in 1920, and then sank to 55 or 56 per cent. in 1922-25. 
The curves for beer and spirit consumption are plotted 
separately in Fig. 2, and it will be seen that they do 
not correspond very closely. The reasons of the dis- 
crepancy are discussed later on. 
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Fic. ‘'2.—YEARLY VARIATIONS IN THE QUANTITY OF ALCOHOL DRUNK 
AND IN ITS EFFECTS. 
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The effects of the changes in alcohol consumption 
on sobriety are strikingly indicated in the statistics for 
drunkenness, and for deaths from alcoholism. The 
data relating to men and women are recorded separately, 
but it will be seen that they show a fair general agree-