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matic,
and
alcoholic
;
consequently
they
must
work
upon
the
body
most
effectively
and
pleasingly.
This
is
the
reason
why
William's
concoctions
are
longed
for
by
everybody
that
can
afford
it,
and
why
they
have
obtained
so
wide
a
fame
and
reputation.
Diet.
A
PROVERB
says:
"
Milk
is
the
wine
of the
young
and
wine
is
the
milk
of
the
aged."
An
intellectual
use
of
alcohol
leads
to
health
and
happiness,
while
its
abuse
naturally
is
detrimental;
but
this
book
is
written
for
thinking
people.
Statistics,
as
well
as
personal
experience,
tell
us that
people
enjoying
the
use
of
liquors
in
a
reasonable
man-
ner,
reach
a
higher
age
and
enjoy
a
better
health
than
those
that
are
totally
abstinent;
still
worse
off
are
those
who
want
to
make
others
believe
that
they
drink
nothing,
but
are
abusive
behind
their
screens.
All
countries
and
states,
where
prohibition
is
not
sanctioned
by
law,
are
on
a
higher
moral
level
than
those
where
liquors
can be
secured
only
under
viola-
tion
of
the
law.
In
numberless
cases
of
sickness
physicians
do
not
hesitate
one
moment
to
prescribe
to
the
patient
medi-
cines
containing
alcoholic
stimulants
especially
when
it
is
required
to
strengthen
the
body.
Why
should
be
detrimental
to
the
strong,
what
is
useful
for
the
weak