Anti Drink : Typewriting Experiments

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Abstract

TYPEWRITING EXPERIMENTS

NUMBER OF LETTERS TYPED EVERY HALF MINUTE
BEFORE ALCOHOL 114 LETTERS
AFTER ALCOHOL 108 "
LOSS EVERY 1/2 MINUTE 6 "

ERRORS IN EVERY 1000 LETTERS TYPED
BEFORE ALCOHOL 14 MISTAKES
AFTER ALCOHOL 31 "
MISTAKES CAUSED BY ALCOHOL 17 "

BEFORE ALCOHOL
MORE WORK
BETTER WORK
QUICKER WORK

AFTER ALCOHOL
LESS WORK
WORSE WORK
SLOWER WORK

FOR EFFICIENCY & ACCURACY - NO ALCOHOL
"ABSTINENCE IS NECESSARY FOR YOUR BEST WORK"
JELLICOE

This lantern slide shows the effects of alcohol on the efficiency of typewriting staff, with the conclusion that abstinence in necessary for your best work.


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