Alcoholism : a study in heredity / [G Archdall Reid].

  • Reid, G. Archdall (George Archdall O'Brien), Sir, 1860-1929.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Alcoholism : a study in heredity / [G Archdall Reid]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XII THE TEMPERANCE FAILURE PAGE Two methods of Temperance Reform—Nature’s plan—The reformer’s plan—The failure of Temperance Reform in America—Total Prohibition inapplicable to dense population—Local Option likewise inapplicable— “ Safety valves ”—The failure of Temperance Reform in Australasia—The failure in Scandinavia—The Gothenburg System 144 CHAPTER XIII THE SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM Civilisation inimical to the Temperance Reformer’s method—A relic of barbarism—The fundamental errors of Temperance Reformers — Temperance Reform impossible from the biological standpoint— Can only aggravate the evil—A Sisyphean task—The true remedy—The obstacle imposed by man—The alternatives. . . . . . . . .158 CHAPTER XIV THE GREAT PROCREATION FETISH The Tapu System—The Procreation Tapu—The Denuncia- tion of Malthus—The Denunciation of Sir James Simpson—Ecclesiastical Midwifery—Law and morals —The contagious diseases—Their encouragement on religious grounds—Human sacrifice—The magnitude of the evil—The Contagious Diseases Acts—Their repeal—The price—The bearing of the fetish on rational Temperance Reform. . . . . .173