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Show COULDN'T REFU8E TO.'DRINK. Preacher's Predicament of Nearly a ' Century Ago." , u , , N - . , In..spiHI"g of tho evil ot intempor-mice' intempor-mice' Dr. Waylanil' Hoyt haB related tho following: "In tho au oblography of Dr. Good-ell, Good-ell, prefixed to his, life, he tells us thSt 70 or SO years ago a very godly minister used to pacs his father's' door ,andofteri stepped In, to seqthe family, Once the minister chanced to meet, there tho family physician, and he asked his advice He- said: 'I am' about visiting tho sick and tho afflicted af-flicted and tho Inquiring, and ovpry-vhoro ovpry-vhoro I am asked to tako 'something to drink. I cannot, declltio without giving mortal offense, but after .awhile I And myself growing dizzy, and I am nfrrild that I shall say or do' something" some-thing" to 'disgraccr myself: Nowr'what do. you' advlso mo to do about this?" After .great deliberation 'tho (physician (physi-cian advised him to, as soon as he felt, himself growing dizzy, go .homo to his study wlillo ho was able to walk., Thero ho was to sit until thodlzziness had passed off. when' ho could resumo -hls-vlsltlng. - - "' " j-vThati .wa?;,iiearly ra.century.Mago,; nnd11 It never occurred to either of them: to'cut it out," 'f Fftricy. ' a' pifeacjhorifof to-day "'puraifng kiuch' .leisurely .itnethods! j ,'f tf |