Bacchus: An Essay On The Nature, Causes, Effects, And Cure Of Intemperance - Softcover

Ralph Barnes Grindrod

9780371306871: Bacchus: An Essay On The Nature, Causes, Effects, And Cure Of Intemperance

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ISBN 10: 0371306876 ISBN 13: 9780371306871

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

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"Bacchus: An Essay On The Nature, Causes, Effects, And Cure Of Intemperance"is a comprehensive 19th-century temperance tract that argues intemperance is a deep moral, religious, and social problem that cannot be solved by law alone. The work assembles a broad array of evidence—from historical and global prohibitions to medical observations, personal testimonies, and economic analyses—to advocate universal abstinence reinforced by education and personal example. It surveys ancient and modern attitudes toward drink, examines the religious dimensions of intoxication, and outlines public-health strategies, including moral education (notably Sunday schools), humane legal mechanisms, and community reform. Medical analyses detail chronic alcohol’s effects on the stomach, liver, brain, heart, and lungs, and warn of infants’ risk from maternal use. Testimonies from individuals who abandoned intoxicants are presented alongside accounts of social costs such as crime and disrupted livelihoods. Appendices cover American colonial laws, prison and asylum materials, and temperance polemics. The book positions itself as a practical manual for policymakers, educators, and moral reformers advocating total abstinence and reform.

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