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An enquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body, and their influence upon the happiness of society / by Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of the theory and practice of medicine in the College of Philadelphia.

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An enquiry into the effects of spirituous liquors upon the human body, and their influence upon the happiness of society / by Benjamin Rush, M.D. Professor of the theory and practice of medicine in the College of Philadelphia.