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 drunkenness is the mother of disease.

If you mean to ruin your soul, be a Drunkard; that yon may be excluded from heaven.

Finally, if you are determined to be utterly destroyed in estate, body, and soul, be a Drunkard ; and you will soon knew that it is impossible to adopt a more effectual means to accomplish your END.

As drunk as an Owl a drunk as a Sowas drunk as a Beggaras drunk as the Devilas drunk as a Lord. The explanation of which is as follows: A man is a drunk as an Owl, when he cannot see. He is as drunk as a Sow, when he tumbles in the dirt. He is a drunk as a Beggar, when he is very impudent. He is as drunk as the Devil, when he is inclined to mischief; and, as drunk as a Lord, when he is every thing that is bad.

Drunkenness expels reasondrowns the memory defaces beautydiminishes strengthinflames the blood causes internal, external, and in curable woundsis a witch to the senses, a devil to the soul, a thief to the purethe beggar's companion, the wife's woe, and children's sorrowmakes a strong man weak, and a wise man a fool. He is worse than a beast, and is a self-murderer, who drinks to others' good health, and rob himself of his own. He is worse than a beast, for no animal will designedly intoxicate itself; but a Drunkard swallows his liquor well knowing the condition to which it will reduce him, and that these draughts will deprive him of the use of his reason, and render him worse than a beast. By the effects of liquor, his evil passions and tempers are freed from restraint; and while in a state of intoxication he commits actions which when sober he would have shuddered only to have thought of. Many an evil deed has been done, many a MURDER has been