Drinkers' Children Developed More Slowly
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Title
Drinkers' Children Developed More Slowly
Subject
This poster exploits fears about alcohol damaging parental genes and dooming future children. It compares teeth development across three groups heavy drinkers, moderate drinkers, and abstainers. The flawed data claims children of drinkers had slower tooth growth ignoring other factors like genetics or nutrition that influence development. Despite its shaky science, the poster amplifies prohibitionists’ deepest fear that parents’ drinking permanently stunts their children.
Description
The poster features two comparative graphs tracking teething across three groups: abstainers, moderate drinkers, and frequent drinkers.
Top graph, cut teeth by eight months:
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72% of abstainers’ children had cut teeth by eight months
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66% of moderate drinkers’ children
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57% of frequent drinkers’ children
Bottom graph, average teeth at eight months:
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Abstainers: 2.5 teeth
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Moderates: 2.1 teeth
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Drinkers: 1.5 teeth
While the data suggests a correlation between drinking and delayed teething, it ignores confounding variables like genetics, nutrition, or measurement methods.
Creator
The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio)
Source
HathiTrust
Publisher
University of Michigan
Date
1913
Rights
Public Domain
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Poster graph
Identifier
OwnerID: 13510798896850504-22 / Seq: 18
Coverage
Prohibition
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Poster
Physical Dimensions
6 x 9 in
Files
Collection
Citation
The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio), “Drinkers' Children Developed More Slowly,” Visuals of Prohibition, accessed September 28, 2026, https://www.prohibition-visuals.leadr.site/items/show/19.