1906 A Bachelor's Cupboard

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" They that love mirth.

Let them heartily drink ;

'Tis the only receipt To make sorrow sink.' — Ben Jonson.

Why do men drink? To quench thirst? To drown sor- row? Both are good reasons; but there are many other reasons why, for cen- turies, drink has been a synonym for good cheer. While some may be drowning their woes in the wine cup, others are right jubilantly celebrat- ing their good fortune. The drink- ing horn has been emptied and the wassail bowl has flowed right merrily down the ages since St. Paul advised " a little wine for the stomach's sake." The man who drinks too much is not more intemperate than he who

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