In consequence of some diseased action of the nutritive organs brought on by drink, he has lost the power of self-control when under the influence of alcoholic stimulation.

He is a dypso-maniac.

A glass of wine or brandy to him is like the match to a train of powder.

I don't wonder, knowing what I do about General Abercrombie, that his wife grew deadly pale to-night when she saw him raise a glass to his lips." "Has he been abstaining for any length of time ?" "Yes; for many months he has kept himself free.

I am intimate with an officer who told me all about him.