 | 596 pages
...following document was drawn up by Julius Jeffreys, Esq., FRS, an eminent medical practitioner: — " An opinion handed down from rude and ignorant times,...habitual use of some portion of alcoholic drink, as wine, beer, or spirit, is beneficial to health, and even necessary for those subjected to habitual... | |
 | 1745 - 516 pages
...and zealous Christian. The following is given in his own words: " An opinion, handed down from the rude and ignorant times, and imbibed by Englishmen...habitual use of some portion of alcoholic drink, as wine, beer, or spirit is beneficial to health, and even necessary for those subjected .to habitual... | |
 | 96 pages
...profession ; men, loo, who were not ashamed or afraid to affix their name» to their assertion*. They say, " An opinion handed down from rude and ignorant times, and imbibed by Englishmen from their youth, bis become very general, that the habitual use of some portion of alcoholic drink, as wine, beer, or... | |
 | 860 pages
...habitual emignorant times, and imbibed by English- j ployment of any quantity of them, large or men from their youth, has become very general, — that the habitual use of some portion of alcohoh'c drink, as of wine, beer, or spirit, is beneficial to health, and even small ; nor will their... | |
 | National Association for the Promotion of Social Science (Great Britain) - Great Britain - 1865 - 754 pages
...Hope, Sir James Eyre, Dr. Roupell, Dr. A. Thomson, Drs. Andrew and Alexander Ure, and it affirmed; "An opinion handed down from rude and ignorant times,...that the habitual use of some portion of alcoholic drinks, as of wine, beer, or spirits, is beneficial to health, and even necessary to those subjected... | |
 | Richard Cobden - 1870 - 718 pages
...lively emotion until they have heard the j names attached to this document. These persons say : — 'An opinion, handed down from rude and ignorant times, and imbibed by Englishmen in their youth, has become very general — that the habitual use of some portion of alcoholic drink,... | |
 | Richard Eddy - Alcoholism - 1887 - 492 pages
...eighty eminent English physicians and surgeons were appended : " An opinion, handed down from rnde and ignorant times, and imbibed by Englishmen from their youth, has become very genera], that the habitual use of some portion oA alcoholic drink, as of wine, beer, or spirit, is... | |
 | Canada. Royal Commission on the Liquor Traffic - Alcoholic beverage industry - 1895 - 1014 pages
...Britain, having appended to it the signatures of 78 men who occupied high positions as scientists : " An opinion handed down from rude and ignorant times,...some portion of alcoholic drink, as of wine, beer or spirits, is beneficial to health, and even necessary to those who are subjected to habitual labor.... | |
 | John Granville Woolley, William Eugene Johnson - Canada - 1903 - 586 pages
...of these declarations was drawn up in 1839 by Dr. Julius Jeffries, FRS It characterised the belief that the habitual use of some portion of alcoholic drink, as of wine, beer or spirit, is beneficial for health, and even necessary to those subjected to habitual labour" as " altogether erroneous " —... | |
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An opinion handed down from rude and ignorant times, and imbibed by Englishmen from their youth, has become very general, that the habitual use of some portion of alcoholic drink, as of wine, beer or spirits, is beneficial to health, and even necessary... 
