Focus specifically on the in the 19th century.
Literature has long served as a mirror for the destructive power of intemperance. intemperance
: Societies implemented laws to suppress intemperance, including penalties for those who allowed excessive drinking or gaming in their establishments. Intemperance in Literature Focus specifically on the in the 19th century
: Early medical writers began to classify habitual drunkenness as a "disease," even when it was initiated by a "vicious" act of choice. Reformers like Benjamin Rush argued that victims deserved compassion similar to those afflicted with other maladies. intemperance