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temperate use,causesthem to become banes,just as anything
else used to excess can become banefulto the human system.
I have tried throughout this volume to make it helpful to
drinker,host,hostess and guest. Icannotconclude it without
adding, in the next chapter, toasts for the convivial post
prandial hours. And as a parting word,I urge my readers to
maintain mastery over appetite and thirst—and wish them
all long hves, fine digestion, good health through correct
drinking, happiness and prosperity.