Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 121 American Tract Society Society, American Tract Select Temperance Tracts Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Deirdre M., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from scans of public domain works at the University of Michigan's Making of America collection.) "Select Temperance Tracts" by the American Tract Society is a collection of writings focused on the moral implications and detrimental effects of alcohol consumption, most likely created in the mid-19th century. This compilation primarily addresses the societal impact of alcoholism and the call for temperance, arguing against the use of ardent spirits from various perspectives, including medical, religious, and social viewpoints. Each tract within the collection serves to raise awareness about the risks associated with drinking and promotes a movement towards sobriety. The opening of the text introduces readers to the negative consequences of consuming ardent spirits, detailing the immediate and chronic effects on the human body and mind. It discusses various symptoms of drunkenness, as well as long-term health issues linked to intemperance, such as liver disease, jaundice, and mental deterioration. The text warns against the dangers of forming an appetite for alcohol, emphasizing the moral responsibility of individuals and society to abstain from its use. Through vivid representations of the destructive nature of drinking, the tracts aim to persuade readers to adopt a lifestyle of temperance for their personal well-being and the health of their community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Temperance HV Text Sociology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology 791017 791004 2024-10-11T13:14:51.887108 2023-09-12T05:57:05.086522 text/html text/html 797777 2021-01-04T08:42:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 1611040 2021-01-04T08:42:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1485155 2024-10-11T13:15:05.205062 application/epub+zip 1493493 2024-10-11T13:14:56.105065 application/epub+zip 371757 2024-10-11T13:14:54.257073 application/epub+zip 1743164 2024-10-11T13:15:12.091984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1683936 2024-10-11T13:15:03.718009 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549909 2022-09-12T13:01:18.473294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 734298 734063 2024-10-11T13:14:50.337109 2023-09-12T05:57:03.894528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 734072 2021-01-04T08:42:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276116 2021-01-04T08:42:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 734063 2021-01-04T08:42:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 276075 2021-01-04T08:42:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21428 2024-10-11T13:15:12.236982 application/rdf+xml 10245 2024-10-11T13:14:54.826070 image/jpeg 2755 2024-10-11T13:14:54.539073 image/jpeg 1587474 2024-10-11T13:14:51.987127 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia