Unfortunately, he became addicted to habits of intoxication; and, one night, under alcoholic excitement, fired some stacks belonging to his employers, for which, he was sentenced for fifteen years to a penal settlement, where his brain would never again be alcoholically excited." KLEPTOMANIA.
"Next, I will give an example of _kleptomania_.

I knew, many years ago, a very clever, industrious and talented young man, who told me that whenever he had been drinking, he could hardly withstand, the temptation of stealing anything that came in his way; but that these feelings never troubled him at other times.

One afternoon, after he had been indulging with his fellow-workmen in drink, his will, unfortunately, was overpowered, and he took from the mansion where he was working some articles of worth, for which he was accused, and afterwards sentenced to a term of imprisonment.

When set at liberty he had the good fortune to be placed among some kind-hearted persons, vulgarly called _teetotallers_; and, from conscientious motives, signed the PLEDGE, now above twenty years ago.

From that time to the present moment he has never experienced the overmastering desire which so often beset him in his drinking days--to take that which was not his own.