[Grappling with the Monster by T. S. Arthur]@TWC D-Link bookGrappling with the Monster CHAPTER IX 39/41
We saw one man driven into insanity by his employer recommending him a preparation of rhubarb, in Jamaica spirits, which he took with many misgivings, because, six years before he had been a drunkard.
The old appetite was revived in full force at once.
Diarrhoea can be much better treated without tinctures and essences than with them, as proved by the large experience of the Franklin Home, where they are never prescribed. _Bad company of either sex._--Remember what is said of the strange woman in Proverbs v., 3-12; and the advice given in the first Psalm.
Lust has driven to drunkenness and death many a promising case of reform. _Entering a tavern._--It is never safe to buy a cigar, take a glass of lemonade, eat a plate of oysters or even drink water at a bar where liquors are sold.
The temptation, and revival of old associations, are too much for weak human nature to withstand. _Politics, military organizations, etc._--Many a man has been made a drunkard by the war, or by becoming an active politician.
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