"Go to the best friend you have, and ask him for a recommendation. Tell him to make it as strong as possible. After he has said all the good he can of you, let him write at the end of the recommendation three words, and write them in red ink, so they will be sure to be seen — 'And he drinks.' Then take the recommendation to any man who has money enough to employ another, and watch his face when he reads the recommendation — and then wait for a job."
"ALCOHOL impairs muscle work. It makes the drinker expend more energy. It increases his fatigue. It decreases the amount of muscle work done in a given time. It compels him to work longer to do a given amount of work."