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knowings of a depraved apetite - puts to and offers to his neighbor the intoxicating bowl It is not a trifling matter whether such an one occasion all drink or not. No one can meddle with it without incurring guilt. Man is an imatitive animal and unless he struggle against it he will spontaneously adopt the practices of those whom he respects. we can not lock ourselves up within ourselves. We wield a wonderful [influence] power for weal or for woe [on these] [around us] in forming the characters of those around us. It is the moderate drinkers example which prevents the Rumsellers decanters fleeing away, shame stricken into oblivion. There is nothing attractive in the appearance of a drunkard. Tavern keepers are shrewd enough to know that were he permitted to lie about the bar room his customers would be gone.