'That is right,' the bailie said. 'I do not often touch strong waters. The habit, as I see too plainly, is a harmful one, and in this good city of Glasgow there are many, even of those so placed that they should be an example to their fellows, who are given nightly to drink more than is good for them; but on an occasion like the present I deem it no harm to take a glass.' 翻译止段文字，并重点解决even of those so placed中placed的含义。

个人认为是placid（安静的；平和的；不易动怒的）而不是placed,placed讲不通。

这位市政官员说：‘对！我不常碰烈酒的。我太清楚了，这种习惯对健康没有好处。在格拉斯哥这样的模范城市，却有许多人，甚至那些特别平和足以成为他人楷模的人，却整夜整夜不惜健康的喝酒。但在像现在这样的场合，喝上它一杯，我以为也无妨。

【1】there are many（, even of those so placed that they should be an example to their fellows,） who are given nightly to drink more than is good for them.
我以为，这句话是说：许多人，甚至一些平和有修养的人（这些人本该成为他人的榜样），却夜夜汹酒。