"The strong liquor was first sold to us by the Dutch; and they were were blind, they had no eyes, they did not see that it was for our hurt. The next people that came among us were the Swedes, who continued the sale of those strong liquors to us. They were also blind, they had no eyes, they did not see it to be hurtfull to us to drink it, although we know it to be hurtful to us, but if people will sell it to us, we are so in love with it that we cannot forbear it.
