The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 45
A Scotch Soldier's Opinion
A Scotch Soldier's Opinion.
There are many who imagine they cannot brace themselves up for any great work without a glass or two of liquor to give them extra strength. A Scotch soldier was once asked his honest opinion of the strength which strong drink gave a man. His answer is no doubt true of all who try the experiment: "It served to give him a kind of spirit which made him think he could do a great deal of work, but when he came to do it he found he was less able than he thought."