Three that
got dead drunk were stiff dead by daylight. They all suffered just in
proportion to the amount of whiskey they took. They were all strong men,
and had about the same amount of clothing and blankets; the whiskey was all
that made the difference.
THE RED RIVER EXPEDITION in Canada, in 1870, is often quoted as one of the
most laborious on record, 1200 troops travelling 1200 miles through a very
dense wilderness, and having all their supplies to carry. They were
ninety-four days out, and none of them had liquor. They were constantly wet
through, sometimes for days together, and all the while at the severe labor
of rowing, poling, tracking, and portaging, yet they were always well and
cheery, and there was a total absence of crime.
IN AFRICA it is far safer to do without intoxicating drink. Livingstone
says that he lived without it for twenty years. Stanley performed his
wonderful journey without it. Bruce said more than one hundred, years ago:
"I laid down as a positive rule of health that spirits and all fermented
liquors should be regarded as poisonous. Spring, or running water, if you
can find it, is to be your only drink."
WATERTON, the great naturalist, who travelled so much in South America,
says: "I eat moderately, and never drink wine, spirits, or any fermented
liquors in any climate.
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