THEIR HEIGHT, FORM, AND STRENGTH. 113 



" Mr. Heron, Q.C. Not a bit ; go on. What is 

 the first stage? To drink. 



" What is the second ? To feel that you have 

 taken drink. 



" What's the third 1 To feel it a little stronger 

 (laughter). 



"What's the fourth? Shaky (laughter). 



"The fifth? Drunk (renewed laughter). 



"The sixth? You are unconscious and don't 

 know you are drunk (laughter). 



" And in your opinion was the plaintiff unconscious 

 enough not to know he was drunk? I believe he 

 was not sober enough to know it. 



" What's the seventh stage of all that ends 

 this eventful history? Delirium tremens " (great 

 laughter). 



115. Charles Corbett, Esq., C.E., Superintendent, 

 Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland: 

 ' Broadstone Station, 20th September, 1886. About 

 20,000 harvestmen travel each year to England, and 

 back when the harvest is over. I have, therefore, a 

 good opportunity of seeing these men. They average 

 about 5 feet 9 inches, are fine, well-made fellows ; 

 but their dress is not calculated to make them look 

 to advantage. I can safely say that if drilled, well 

 fed. and in soldiers' uniform they would look quite 

 equal to any other men in Ireland, and I believe 



