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Excerpt from On the Insanity of Inebriety The point to which I wish to invite attention is, not the effects produced by alcohol upon the structures of the body, but rather the effects which the body demands of alcohol; not what becomes of this substance when taken into the system, but rather why it is ever introduced there; What is the nature and cause of the sensations that call for it; and, in one word, why do men so universally and so generally drink? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.