The condensed argument for the legislative prohibition of the liquor traffic / by F.R. Lees.

  • Lees, Frederic Richard, 1815-1897
Date:
1864
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Credit: The condensed argument for the legislative prohibition of the liquor traffic / by F.R. Lees. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [7] lof Pauperism and Mendicity created by the Traffic in England 11. Expenditure of the Working Classes at Public-houses 12. Ignoeance. Brutality and Vice in its train. Bagged Schools 13. How the Traffic blights the fruits of Education 14. Beer versus Brains 15. Peostitxjtion. The Traffic its Nurse and Feeder 16. Drink the Cause, and the Traffic the sustainer of Prostitution 17. Accidents. Explosions, conflagrations, shipwrecks, etc IS. Evidence of Coroners. Doctrine of Mr Wakley, M.P 19. Disease. Loss by chronic or permanent causes of disease . 20. Loss by sudden death, and predisposition to Epidemics, etc, 21. Idiocy. Hereditary transmission of imbecility 22. Self-inflicted Idiocy; Dementia. Society an abettor 23. Madness 24. Suicide 25. Offences and Ceimes. Statistical fallacies 26. Facts and Statistics from Scotland 27. English Statistics. Cheap Drink and dear Crime 28. Evidence of 20 English Counties 29. The Irish and Father Mathew 30. Ibeland. Statistics on Drink-made Crime 31. Evidence of the I’ress 32. The Parliamentary Committee of 1853 33. Evidence of Chaplains of Prisons 34. Evidence of Prisoners themselves, as to the cause of crime . 35. Evidence of Magistrates and Grand Juries 36. Testimony of Sheriff's and Becorders 37. Testimony of the Judges nf Assize ; from Hale to Tulfourd . 38. Panorama of the Traffic Page. 119 120 121 123 125 125 127 128 129 130 132 134 134 135 135 136 137 137 138 139 140 141 142 142 143 143 144 145 147 VII. That all good Citizens should combine to peocuee an enact- ment PEOHIBITING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING BEVEEAGES. 1. The evil of Intemperance and the Traffic, vast and inveterate 148 2. The practical test. Convenience or Patriotism ? , 149 3. Appeal to Electors. The Traffic a conspiracy 150 4. Interest of the useful Tradesman opposed to the Traffic 151 5. The Working Classes. Their duty and destiny involved 152 6. The Puling Classes 152 7. The Traffic in relation to Household, State, and Church !.!!!.!.!! 153 8. On the British Maine Law Parishes..... 156 9. The Permissive Bill .... _ ’ 153