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The Late Principal Grant, D.D. (1835-1902)

Hon. R. W. Scott, K. C.

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William Loyd Garrison (1805-1879)

Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone (1809-1898).

Lord Salisbury . . .

The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

ALCOHOL AMONG THE ANCIENTS.

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Origin of the Term Alcohol.-Drink in Ancient Egypt.-

Attitude of Ancient Chinese Teachers and Emperors.-

Origin of Drink Customs in Ancient India.-Religion

Rescues the People.-Rise and Fall of Rome.-Ancient

Greek Writers Denounce Drink.-Origin of Mohammed's

Prohibition.-Persia.-Bible Wine.-Ancient Britain.. 1

CHAPTER II.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC HOUSE.

The Open House of the Druids.-Wine Introduced by the

Romans.-Influence of the Clergy.-The Anglo-Saxon

Guild.-Contributions of the Danes and Normans to

Drinking Customs.-Henry VII. and Country Fairs.-

Clubs of Elizabeth's Time.-Drink Epidemic of the

Eighteenth Century.-Gin Act.-Social Conditions at

the Close of the Century.....

CHAPTER III.

DRINK IN THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES.

In the Days of Governor Winthrop.-The Wine Trade
with Spain.-Troubles with the Indians.-Early Penn-
sylvania and William Penn.-Drink in the New Haven

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