Athothis : a satire on modern medicine / by Thomas C. Minor.

drinker! Come hither, 0 ! Indra, and intoxicate, thy- self.' " "But this evil was reformed by the later Code of Menu," said Athothis; " and these wise laws com- manded temperance, and prescribed severe penalties for drunkenness, as, for instance, it states, 'Any twice born man, who has intentionally drunk spirits, through per- verse delusions of mind, must drink spirits aflame, and atone for his offense by thus burning his body.' Liquors made from rice, sugar, or plants are strictly prohibited by this same code, and the people of India, like those of China, would be total abstinence races, were it not for the unholy spirit of Set, who, guiding the evil spirit of Great Britain, forces its alcohol and opium down the throats of what you are pleased to term semi-civilized peoples. If the sword of Mahomet carried temperance before the crescent, so the cannon of England carries in- temperance before the cross." "This is rank profanity!" exclaimed Paulus Androcy- des, angrily. " Methinks you attempt to make a point at the expense of my religion." "'Tis the fault of his followers," said Athothis, calmly ; " for the doctrines he taught were sublime—the equality of souls before Patah. Yet, in modern times, woman is not considered the equal of man, although first at his birth and last at his sepulcher. Give the mothers, sisters, daughters, and wives a voice in the Government. Then will the spirit of Set be vanquished; then will the prophecy be fulfilled ; for it is written, ' The heel of the woman shall crush the serpent's head.' This voice has echoed down the ages. The earnest midnight vigil— woman's prayers and woman's tears—shall triumph. Always the stronger, and never the weaker spiritual sex.