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Editorial
November 14, 1867
The Jeffersonian
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
An eminent Dublin physician warns that stopping consumption of port, punch, and porter would end much medical business due to fewer diseases, and claims daily drinking of spirits or wine shortens young men's lives by 12-15 years. The editorial urges all young men to heed this testimony.
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A Physician's Testimony.
An eminent physician of Dublin says:
"If an end were put to the drinking of
port, punch and porter, there would soon
be an end of my worldly prosperity.—
Physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries
would be ruined, our medical halls would
be stripped of their splendor, and disease
would be comparatively rare, simple, and
manageable. Twenty years' experience
has convinced me that, were ten young
men, when of age, to commence drinking
one glass of ardent spirits, or a pint of
port or sherry, and continue to drink that
quantity daily, the lives of eight of them
would be abridged twelve or fifteen years."
Would that every young man in the land
could read this!
An eminent physician of Dublin says:
"If an end were put to the drinking of
port, punch and porter, there would soon
be an end of my worldly prosperity.—
Physicians, surgeons, and apothecaries
would be ruined, our medical halls would
be stripped of their splendor, and disease
would be comparatively rare, simple, and
manageable. Twenty years' experience
has convinced me that, were ten young
men, when of age, to commence drinking
one glass of ardent spirits, or a pint of
port or sherry, and continue to drink that
quantity daily, the lives of eight of them
would be abridged twelve or fifteen years."
Would that every young man in the land
could read this!
What sub-type of article is it?
Temperance
What keywords are associated?
Temperance
Alcohol Dangers
Physician Testimony
Drinking Effects
Young Men Warning
What entities or persons were involved?
Eminent Physician Of Dublin
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Dangers Of Alcohol Consumption
Stance / Tone
Strong Warning Against Drinking
Key Figures
Eminent Physician Of Dublin
Key Arguments
Ending Drinking Of Port, Punch, And Porter Would Ruin Physicians Due To Reduced Disease
Daily Drinking Of One Glass Of Spirits Or Pint Of Port/Sherry Abridges Life By 12 15 Years For Most Young Men
Diseases Would Be Rare, Simple, And Manageable Without Alcohol