and the person does not know what he is doing.

You may say that all men who drink liquor do not do such terrible things.

That is true. A little alcohol is not so bad as a great deal. But even a little makes the head ache, and hurts the brain and nerves.

A body kept pure and strong is of great service to its owner. There are people who are not drunkards, but who often drink a little liquor. By this means, they slowly poison their bodies.

When sickness comes upon them, they are less able to bear it, and less likely to get well again, than those who have never injured their bodies with alcohol.

When a sick or wounded man is brought into the hospital, one of the first questions asked him by the doctor is: "Do you drink?"

If he answers "Yes!" the next questions are, "What do you drink?" and "How much?"

The answers he gives to these questions, show the doctor what chance the man has of getting well.

A man who never drinks liquor will get well, where a drinking man would surely die.

TOBACCO AND THE NERVES.

Why does any one wish to use tobacco?

Because many men say that it helps them, and makes them feel better.

Shall I tell you how it makes them feel better?

If a man is cold, the tobacco deadens his nerves so that he does not feel the cold and does not take pains to make himself warmer.

If a man is tired, or in trouble, tobacco will not really rest him or help him out of his trouble.

It only puts his nerves to sleep and helps him think that he is not tired, and that he does not need to overcome his troubles.

It puts his nerves to sleep very much as alcohol does, and helps him to be contented with what ought not to content him.

A boy who smokes or chews tobacco, is not so good a scholar as if he did not use the poison. He can not remember his lessons so well.

Usually, too, he is not so polite, nor so good a boy as he otherwise would be.

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