"THESE DISEASES ONLY ATTACK A SOBER MAN IN A MILD DEGREE, WHILE
THEY QUICKLY DO AWAY WITH THE MAN WHO DRINKS ALCOHOL.
"The sins of the parents against the laws of health visit their
offspring. If the children survive the first months of their
lives they are threatened with imbecility or epilepsy, or death
carries them away a little later by such diseases as meningitis
or consumption.
"Alcoholism is one of the most terrible plagues to the individual
health, the existence of the home, and the prosperity of the
nation."
TO THOSE WHO DRINK HARD-- YOU HAVE SLIPPED THE BELT
Men have explained variously their reasons for drinking to
excess.
An able architect drank too much every night. He said that he
HAD to drink. If he went to bed perfectly sober his mind went
on working and dreaming, after he had gone to sleep, and he woke
up fatigued and unable to attend to his work.
"I don't want to drink," said he, "but in order to do my
work I must have the sleep that follows what is ordinarily
called taking too much."
Other men explained excessive drinking as follows:
"I must have the mental excitement that comes from drinking."
"You can't imagine the delightful agility of the mind under
the influence of alcohol."
"The brain works more quickly, more energetically, more freely.
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