 THE SALOON Growth of the Prohibition Movement. It is difficult for one generation to project itself into the atmosphere of the preceding generation. It is still more difficult to appreciate the life of a century ago; and it is no wonder that there is...  An Inductive Study of Standards of Right - Page 224by Matthew Hale Wilson - 1916 - 321 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Emerson Davis - 1851 - 484 pages
...was done, that produced any marked effect, was the publication of a tract, in 1804, by Dr. Benjamin Rush, of Philadelphia, entitled An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind. One or two sermons were published soon after. In 1808, a temperance society... | |
 | Ezra Hall Gillett - 1864 - 608 pages
...intemperance. In the same year, one thousand copies of a pamphlet by Dr. Bush, entitled "An Enquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Body and Mind," were given (or presented) to the Assembly, to be divided among the members and by them distributed... | |
 | Ezra Hall Gillett - 1864 - 604 pages
...intemperance. In the sat: e year, one thousand copies of a pamphlet by Dr. Eush, entitled "An Enquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Body and Mind," were given (or presented) to the Assembly, to be divided among the members and by them distributed... | |
 | Robert McCaslin - 1884 - 296 pages
...intemperance. In the same year one thousand copies of a pamphlet published by Dr. Rush, entitled, "An Enquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human, Body and Mind," were distributed among the members of the General Assembly, to be distributed by them among the congregations.... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin Prime - 1888 - 136 pages
...gatherings, not excepting ministerial. In the year 1811 the celebrated essay by Dr. Benjamin Eush, of Philadelphia, entitled "An Inquiry into the "effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Body and "Mind," was distributed in the Presbyterian General Assembly, and a copy of it was put into the hands of Mr.... | |
 | William Frederic Hoehn - 1899 - 192 pages
...faith and foresight which marked his relation to American independence are seen in a series of papers entitled : " An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Mind and Body," printed in 1785. This is the real birthday of the temperance movement. Credit should... | |
 | Jacob Harris Patton - 1900 - 634 pages
...made from a medical point of view by the celebrated Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia in a pamphlet entitled: "An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Body and Mind." This pamphlet by order of the General Assembly was widely distributed. In 1811 the General Associations... | |
 | George M. Hammell - 1908 - 650 pages
...persons who engage in the practice of distilling grain into liquor. 178S Benjamin Rush, MD, publishes his "Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Body and Mind." This date is the starting point in (American) temperance literature. Dr. Rush (1808) was made an honorary... | |
 | 1911 - 900 pages
...intoxicants was indulged in almost without restraint, Dr. Rush gave to the world his celebrated essay on "The Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Body and Mind." This was in 1785, and the prominence of Dr. Rush in the medical fraternity as well as the inspiring literary... | |
 | Matthew Simpson Hughes - 1915 - 200 pages
...his speech on any subject commanded attention. In 1785, Dr. Rush published his now famous essay on "The Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Body and Mind." This publication marked the beginning in English-speaking countries of the formal discussion of the drink... | |
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