He claimed that since about 1795 he had drunk nothing but water, and that even while young, and a regular party-goer, he did not join his fellow revellers in drinking.
Declarou que dende 1795 non bebera nada máis que auga, e que malia ser aínda moi novo e asistir regularmente a festas e reunións, naquel entón non se unía ós seus compañeiros na bebida.