FACE THESE FACTS | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 6, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 14.

FACE THESE FACTS.

Total Abstainers.—The most painstaking observations on the part of life insurance experts show that a man who is physically sound and in every way temperate in his habits at the age of twenty years may expect to live 44.2 years. The long black line stands for the total abstainer.

The Tippler.—The United Kingdom of Temperance and General Provident Institute of London has been selling insurance since 1840. Since 1847 it has had two classes of risks,—first, total abstainers; second, tipplers or moderate drinkers. These two classes have been kept entirely distinct. During a period of 45 years, from 1847 to 1892, it was found that the average life of the tippler was just 28 per cent. shorter than the average life of the total abstainer. While total abstainers live on an average of 44.2 years after the age of twenty, the tippler lives an average of only 31.6 years. The middle line stands for the tippler.

The Drinker — Careful observations made by F. G. P. Nelson, of London, show that men who are drinkers at twenty will only live on the average 15.5 years. The short black line stands for the drinker.—Selected.