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poflible, fince I can venture to affirm, that every 
thing neceffary to accomplifh it (unlefs he be greatly 
wanting in himfelf) is contained in two words, viz. 
to BEAR and to rorBeaR. Learn to Bear then, 
from this moment, the want of your accuftomed 
liquor; and to rorBEAR ever more even to /affe it: 
for it is not merely the want of power that enflaves 
you to this groveling vice, but the want of w#//— 
the want of refolution—and the want of ibefe is the 
want of every thing requifite to your cure. 
Nor is the relinquifhing this pernicious habit /ud- 
denly {o dangerous a matter as you have been taught 
to imagine; otherwife, how comes it that certain 
perfons in your fituation, who from being on a fud- 
den debarred the ufe of {pirits, by long confinement 
in a well-regulated prifon, have not only been 
happily cured of the inveterate habit, but their 
health improved, and their life greatly prolonged? 
Inftead of the flow, uncertain method of cure re- 
commended by others, let me advife the following, 
which, if duly obfervéd, you will find as effectual as 
itisexpeditious. It is perhaps not yet too late, but 
muft be begun without delay. Refolve then, from 
this moment, by one bold firoke,to break the zachani 
ment at once. Having placed a feal on your cdlat 
_ door, or delivered up the key toa trufty domefte ; 
let a memorandum be inftantly drawn up in his pre- 
fence, and attefted in due form, announcing your 
refolution of renouncing all fpirituous liquors undet 
a very 
