"'Whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.' How could
a person be wise who allows himself to be deceived and hoodwinked
concerning as good a thing as wine or strong drink?"
"Nobody, we need not fear," cried out a brewer from one side of the
room.
"There is however a host," continued Mr. Wine Expert, "who are woefully
deceived, and who are endeavoring to force their deceptions upon the
state."
"And I am one of them," shouted a tall man from Kansas, U. S. A., as
he violently jumped to his feet, and remained standing.
"I would suggest," calmly interrupted the venerable leader, "that our
special photographer take a snap shot of this man. We are always glad
to keep a record of such monstrosities. He looks like a fair specimen
of a deceived man. (Laughter.) He is lean and bony, and if any one of
you never before saw such a man, take a full view of him now. Suppose
you," he said, as he continued pointing at the Kansas man, "slowly
make a full revolution on your feet so that each one can here see all
sides of you,--if you have more than one side." (Great applause amongst
the people of the world.)
The man from Kansas stood still till the voice of the insulting outcry
died away.
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