Excerpt from The American Temperance Speaker, Vol. 1: A Choice Collection of Dialogues, Prose and Poetry, Especially Adapted for Use in All Adult and Juvenile Temperance Organizations, Sabbath and Day Schools, and for Public and Private Readings, Recitations and Addresses Rule 2. - TO recite well, you must pronounce every word distinctly and correctly. To do this, open your mouth, and move your tongue and lips freely. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.