ALCOHOL AND GENIUS.
Kdgar Allan Poe drank, to his own ruin, hut he did his work during periods of sobriety. One of his friends said of him, "one drink with him was like hitting a fine Swiss watch with a hatchet.” Edwin Booth was a periodical drinker but he was incapable of mental concentration after one drink of brandy. Jack London drank himself into despair and a suicide’s grave. Burns, the poet, was a victim of alcoholism. No wonder that Cpton Sinclair says, "Alcohol is the greatest trap which life has set for the feet of a genius.” "The Voice,” Aug. 1945.
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White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 2, 1 March 1947, Page 7
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102ALCOHOL AND GENIUS. White Ribbon, Volume 19, Issue 2, 1 March 1947, Page 7
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