of destruction.

If you would expose both your folly and secrets, be a Drunkard; and they
will soon be made known.

If you think you are too strong, be a Drunkard; and you will soon be
subdued by so powerful an enemy.

If you would get rid of your money without knowing how, be a Drunkard;
and it will vanish insensibly.

If you would have no resource when past labor but a workhouse, be a
Drunkard; and you will be unable to provide any.

If you are determined to expel all comfort from your house, be a
Drunkard; and you will soon do it effectually.

If you would be always under strong suspicion, be a Drunkard; for little
as you think it, all agree that those who steal from themselves and
families will rob others.

If you would be reduced to the necessity of shunning your creditors, be
a Drunkard; and you will soon have reason to prefer the by-paths to the
public streets.

If you would be a dead weight on the community, and "cumber the ground,"
be a Drunkard; for that will render you useless, helpless, burdensome,
and expensive.

If you would be a nuisance, be a Drunkard; for the approach of a
Drunkard is like that of a dunghill.

If you would be hated by your family and friends, be a Drunkard; and you
will soon be more than disagreeable.

If you would be a pest to society, be a Drunkard; and you will be
avoided as infectious.

If you do not wish to have your faults reformed, continue to be a
Drunkard, and you will not care for good advice.

If you would smash windows, break the peace, get your bones broken,
tumble under carts and horses, and be locked up in watch-houses, be a
Drunkard; and it will be strange if you do not succeed.

If you wish all your prospects in life to be clouded, be a Drunkard; and
they will soon be dark enough.

If you would destroy your body, be a Drunkard; as drunkenness is the
mother of disease.

If you mean to ruin your soul, be a Drunkard; that you may be excluded
from heaven.

Finally, if you are determined to be utterly destroyed, in estate, body,
and soul, be a Drunkard; and you will soon know that it is impossible to
adopt a more effectual means to accomplish your--END.

"All the crimes on earth," says Lord Bacon, "do not destroy so many of
the _human race_, nor alienate so much _property_, as _drunkenness_."

_Drunkenness_ expels reason--drowns the memory--defaces
beauty--diminishes strength--inflames the blood--causes internal,
external, and incurable wounds--is a