Indians ought not buy
whiskey, it is hot in his heart for a little while, then it is gone. The Indian
is cold, his head is sore, and he does not remember what he did when the poison
was in him.
Decori
Winnebago
Here
is the fellow who has been puzzling you, especially in his lack of control. He
does absurd, incredible, tragic things while drinking. He is a real Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde. He is seldom mildly intoxicated. He is always more or less
insanely drunk. His disposition while drinking resembles his normal nature but
little. He may be one of the finest fellows in the world. Yet let him drink for
a day, and he frequently becomes disgustingly, and even dangerously
anti-social. He has a positive genius for getting tight at exactly the wrong moment,
particularly when some important decision must be made or engagement kept. He
is often perfectly sensible and well balanced concerning everything except
liquor, but in that respect he is incredibly dishonest and selfish. He uses his
gifts to build a bright outlook for his family and himself, and then pulls the
structure down on his head by a senseless series of sprees. He is the fellow
who goes to bed so intoxicated he ought to sleep the clock around. Yet early
next morning he searches madly for the bottle he misplaced the night before.
Big
Book pgs. 21 & 22
The
almost certain consequences that follow taking even a glass of beer do not
crowd into the mind to deter us. If these thoughts occur, they are hazy and
readily supplanted with the old threadbare idea that this time we shall handle
ourselves like other people. There is a complete failure of the kind of defense
that keeps one from putting his hand on a hot stove.
Big
Book pg. 24
Grandfather
remove our insanity.