The coureurs des bois (French traders) gave alcohol to the Indians in exchange ... because once they have intoxicated the savages, they strip off their clothes, their weapons and anything else ...

The store-bought sprays also come ... skip it—alcohol doesn't have any de-wrinkling qualities, it just helps the spray evaporate off the fabric faster so you aren't wearing damp clothes.

Prohibition was intended to improve, even to ennoble, the lives of all Americans, to protect individuals, families, and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. But the ...