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In preparing this, his latest volume, the author found himself embarrassed from the beginning, because of the large amount of material which came into his hands, and the consequent difficulty of selection and condensation. There is not a chapter which might not have been extended to twice its present length, nor a fact stated, or argument used, which might not have been supplemented by many equally pertinent and conclusive. The extent to which alcohol curses the whole people cannot be shown in a few pages: the sad and terrible history would fill hundreds of volumes. And the same may be said of the curse which. | Grappling with the Monster 1 Grappling with the Monster The Project Gutenberg eBook Grappling with the Monster by T. S. Arthur This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Grappling with the Monster Author T. S. Arthur Release Date September 21 2004 eBook 13509 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GRAPPLING WITH THE MONSTER E-text prepared by Leah Moser and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Note Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See or http dirs 1 3 5 0 13509 13509-h or http dirs 1 3 5 0 13509 GRAPPLING WITH THE MONSTER or The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink by T. S. ARTHUR Author of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room Three Years in a Man-Trap Cast Adrift Danger etc. Illustration IN THE MONSTER S CLUTCHES. Body and Brain on Fire. INTRODUCTION. In preparing this his latest volume the author found himself embarrassed from the beginning because of the large amount of material which came into his hands and the consequent difficulty of selection and condensation. There is not a chapter which might not have been extended to twice its present length nor a fact stated or argument used which might not have been supplemented by many equally pertinent and conclusive. The extent to which alcohol curses the whole people cannot be shown in a few pages the sad and terrible history would fill hundreds of volumes. And the same may be said of the curse which this poisonous substance lays upon the souls and bodies of men. Fearful as is the record which will be found in the chapters devoted to the curse of drink let the reader bear in mind that a thousandth part has