He always placed a tub of water by his bed at night, but this sometimes proved insufficient.

He had frequently driven hogs from mudholes to slake his thirst with the water.

He married in 1829 and moved into Western Tennessee, and in 1854 he was still drinking the accustomed amount; and at this time he had grown-up children.

Ware mentions a young man of twenty who drank six gallons of water daily.

He was tormented with thirst, and if he abstained he became weak, sick, and dizzy.