TONGUE-TWISTERS NO LONGER FASHIONABLE IN TESTING FOR DRUNKENNESS
London (JFK+50) On January 29, 1926, Associated Press reports that "tongue-twisting words may be eliminated from the test for drunkenness" here in Great Britain.
It seems that police practices such as having suspects repeat "tongue-twisting" phrases are no longer fashionable.
Phrases such as...
"The Leith police dismisseth us."
"the sea ceaseth and its sufficeth us."
Other tests such as having a suspect stand on one leg with their eyes closed or walking a chalk line are also considered "old fashioned."
A member of British Medical Association has a machine that is being considered for use in testing for drunkenness. "It works with the aid of chemicals in which alcohol reacts when held so as to be warmed by a person's breath."
JFK+50 NOTE
In 1927, Emil Bogen submitted a paper on breath analysis and William Duncan McNally invented a breathalyzer in which breath moving through chemicals in water would change color. In 1931, the 1st practical roadside breath testing device, the drunkometer, was developed by Rolla Neil Harger.
SOURCE
"Breath-Smelling" Machine May Replace Tongue-Twisting Words as Sobriety Test," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 29, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
