Project Gutenberg 2013-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 112 Cook, Joseph 1838 1901 Cook, Flavius Josephus Cook, Flavius J. (Flavius Josephus) Cook, F. Joseph National Temperance Society and Publication House Alcohol and the Human Brain Produced by Sandra Eder, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Alcohol and the Human Brain" by Joseph Cook is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book examines the detrimental effects of alcohol on the human brain and body through a blend of physiological and moral arguments. It serves as a passionate appeal for temperance, exploring the implications of alcohol consumption on mental faculties and societal conduct. In the text, Joseph Cook utilizes various experiments and scientific inquiries to illustrate how alcohol hardens albuminous substances in the body, severely affecting blood and brain function. He explains that alcohol's affinity for the brain disrupts rational thought and moral judgment, leading to both individual and societal deterioration. Throughout the work, Cook argues against even moderate drinking, emphasizing that any consumption of alcohol poses a significant risk to one's mental and moral integrity. With a mix of vivid imagery and scientific rigor, Cook underscores the urgent need for total abstinence to safeguard both individual well-being and societal health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42435/42435-h/images/cover.jpg en Temperance Alcoholism Alcohol -- Physiological effect Church and social problems HV Text Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 67724 67735 2024-09-17T17:01:38.999134 2023-09-18T11:36:00.990321 text/html text/html 64264 2013-03-30T10:46:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 72163 2013-03-30T10:46:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 83438 2024-09-17T17:01:40.846099 application/epub+zip 82147 2024-09-17T17:01:39.339111 application/epub+zip 82148 2024-09-17T17:01:39.151119 application/epub+zip 113586 2024-09-17T17:01:42.284101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104371 2024-09-17T17:01:40.655106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104524 2022-09-19T11:28:14.186090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59505 59302 2024-09-17T17:01:38.869117 2023-09-18T11:36:00.868324 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 59184 2013-03-30T10:46:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23017 2013-03-30T10:46:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 59175 2013-03-30T10:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22999 2013-03-30T10:46:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21545 2024-09-17T17:01:42.420086 application/rdf+xml 10474 2024-09-17T17:01:39.216125 image/jpeg 1807 2024-09-17T17:01:39.184101 image/jpeg 74591 2024-09-17T17:01:39.009122 application/octet-stream application/zip 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