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October 1961

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In the language of the Bantu, drink is a tyrant, compelling its slaves to do its bidding

THE incidence of alcoholism among the Bantu mine workers of the gold mining industry of the Republic of South Africa is high. Frequently, when workers become a danger to themselves or others through intoxication, they are sent up to the surface from their work underground.

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