I believe thousands of drunkards have been made by these unwise prescriptions, against which I am glad to know some of the most eminent men in the profession, both in this country and Europe, have entered a solemn protest." "There is one thing in connection with the disease of intemperance," replied the other, "that is very remarkable.

It is the only one from which society does not protect itself by quarantine and sanitary restrictions.

In cholera, yellow fever and small-pox every effort is made to guard healthy districts from their invasion, and the man who for gain or any other consideration should be detected in the work of introducing infecting agents would be execrated and punished.

But society has another way of dealing with the men who are engaged in spreading the disease of intemperance among the people.

It enacts laws for their protection, and gives them the largest liberty to get gain in their work of disseminating disease and death, and, what is still more remarkable, actually sells for money the right to do this." "You put the case sharply." "Too sharply ?" "Perhaps not.