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We find one person induced to drink upon the condition that he shall have as much to eat as he has previously drunk, while another has to quaff as many cups as he has thrown points on the dice. WE FIND ONE PERSON INDUCED TO DRINK UPON THE CONDITION THAT HE SHALL HAVE AS MUCH TO EAT AS HE HAS PREVIOUSLY DRUNK WHILE ANOTHER HAS TO QUAFF AS MANY CUPS AS HE HAS THROWN POINTS ON THE DICE
the contents only to vomit them up again the very next moment. This they will repeat, too, a second and even a third time, just as though they had only been begotten for the purpose of wasting wine, and as if that liquor could not be thrown away without having first passed through the human body. It is to encourage habits such as these that we have introduced the athletic exercises64 of other countries, such as rolling in the mud, for instance, and throwing the arms back to show off a brawny neck and chest. Of all these exercises, thirst, it is said, is the chief and primary object. And then, too, what vessels are employed for holding wine ! carved all over with the representations of adulterous intrigues, as if, in fact, drunkenness itself was not sufficiently capable of teaching us lessons of lustfulness. Thus we see wines quaffed out of impurities, and inebriety invited even by the hope of a reward, — invited, did I say ? — -may the gods forgive me for saying so, purchased outright. POWERS AND SO GULP DOWN THE WHOLE OF THE CONTENTS ONLY TO VOMIT THEM UP AGAIN THE VERY NEXT MOMENT THIS THEY WILL REPEAT TO A SECOND AND EVEN A THIRD TIME JUST AS THOUGH THEY HAD ONLY BEEN BEGOTTEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF WASTING WINE AND AS IF THAT LIQUOR COULD NOT BE THROWN AWAY WITHOUT HAVING FIRST PASSED THROUGH THE HUMAN BODY IT IS TO ENCOURAGE HABITS SUCH AS THESE THAT WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE ATHLETIC EXERCISES OF OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS ROLLING IN THE MUD FOR INSTANCE AND THROWING THE ARMS BACK TO SHOW OFF A BRAWNY NECK AND CHEST OF ALL THESE EXERCISES THIRST IT IS SAID IS THE CHIEF AND PRIMARY OBJECT AND THEN TOO WHAT VESSELS ARE EMPLOYED FOR HOLDING WINE CARVED ALL OVER WITH THE REPRESENTATIONS OF ADULTEROUS INTRIGUES AS IF IN FACT DRUNKENNESS ITSELF WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY CAPABLE OF TEACHING US LESSONS OF LUSTFULNESS THUS WE SEE WINES QUAFFED OUT OF IMPURITIES AND INEBRIACY INVITED EVEN BY THE HOPE OF A REWARD INVITED DID I SAY MAY THE GODS FORGIVE ME FOR SAYING SO PURCHASED OUTRIGHT
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