The philosophy of artificial and compulsory drinking usage in Great Britain and Ireland: containing the characteristic, and exclusively national, convivial laws of British society; with the peculiar compulsory festal customs of ninety-eight trades and occupations in the three kingdoms ... / By John Dunlop.

  • Dunlop, John, 1789-1868.
Date:
1839
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Credit: The philosophy of artificial and compulsory drinking usage in Great Britain and Ireland: containing the characteristic, and exclusively national, convivial laws of British society; with the peculiar compulsory festal customs of ninety-eight trades and occupations in the three kingdoms ... / By John Dunlop. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER III. PAGE Scottish Usages continued.—Courtship Usages, continued —Usages at Baptisms and at Funerals—Lord Teignmouth’s Account of Scotch Funerals—Case of successful Change of Funeral Usages—Corollary, Power of Combination of a Few —Pay-night Usages — Call on Managers of Sabbath- Schools and Mechanics’ Institutions — their Case—Statis- tical Statement of the Expense of certain Usages—Raising of the Wind—Present to Mechanics’ Library of Usage- money—Treats to Servants, &c.—Washer-women. ... 29 CHAPTER IV. Scottish Usages continued. — Attempts at Reformation made abortive by the Usages—Idle-Monday — Launch Bowl, description of—Abrogation of, in some cases—Cus- toms among Women—Domestic Servants—Drunkenness of Women—Presbyterial Drink Usages—Usages during Sit- ting of General Assembly — Clergyman’s Servant — Kirk Officers—Ministers—Gown Sealing—Usages of Masons— Foundation and Roofing Pints—Joist-money 48 CHAPTER V. Scottish Usages continued.—Farm Servants—Usages at various Agricultural Occupations—Labourers'—Miscella- neous Occasions—Launching Wherries—Weaver’s Har- ness-tying—Women applying Leeches or administering Medicine—Operators on Cattle—Clubs—AncientConnexion of joyful Occasions and Liquor—Usage at Arthur’s Seat . 63 CHAPTER VI. Scottish Usages continued.—National objection to solitary Drinking—Stratagem to frustrate it—Baillie Days—Har- bour Usages—Steam Boat Usages—Wages—UnloadingVes- sels—Magistrate’s Notice—Creeling—Coal Mines—Sailors —Blacksmiths — Printers— Female Hat Manufacturers — Hoc Mane—Salmon Fishers—Despotism of the Usages — Seamen 76