BEVERAGES 83 



There are doubtless many people who take only 

 an occasional glass at an after-theater or chafing- 

 dish party. They have no craving, in fact, not even 

 a liking for liquor. Can there be any possible harm 



Many railway managers do not allow a man who drinks alcoholic liquors of 

 any kind to run an engine. If you were traveling on a train, would you 

 prefer the engineer to be a drinking man or one who never drank ? 



in this? They dislike to be considered unsocial, and 

 what is the need when their digestive organs cannot 

 possibly be deranged by such infrequent slight in- 

 dulgences? Besides, with little fondness for the 

 taste, there can be no danger of forming the habit. 



Many strong, noble men have been confident of their 

 power to resist, but when some unexpected fortune 

 or misfortune came, have fallen victims to "John 

 Barleycorn," chiefly because the way has been paved 

 by previous occasional glasses. But even though a 

 person were sure this could never happen, using 



