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100 1 _aParton, James,
_d1822-1891
245 1 0 _aSmoking and Drinking
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-08-15
505 0 _aDoes it pay to smoke? -- Will the coming man drink wine?
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Smoking and Drinking" by James Parton is a critical examination of the habits of smoking and drinking, written in the late 19th century. The work addresses the physical and moral implications of these vices, arguing that they have detrimental effects on health, society, and individual character. Parton not only discusses the impact of these indulgences but also highlights their role in encouraging dependency and a decline in overall vitality. The opening of the text serves as a preamble to Parton's discourse, setting a reflective tone on the advancement of society and the concerning decline in health amidst material welfare. He suggests that, with the rise of modern conveniences and wealth, people have become increasingly reliant on harmful habits such as smoking and drinking. Parton laments that these practices serve as both effects and causes of a broader societal malaise, leading to a deterioration in the vitality and moral fabric of the population. Through personal anecdotes and rhetorical questioning, he engages readers to ponder the necessity of self-control and virtue in overcoming these destructive habits. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTemperance
653 _aSmoking
653 _aAlcoholism -- Hospitals
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43480
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