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Excerpt from An Expose of the Causes of Intemperate Drinking, and the Means by Which It May Be Obviated Altho' the curtailing the number of taverns, (i mean those which are properly speaking grog-shopsa) would be productive of salutary results, inasmuch as it would tend to diminish the facilities to the practice of intem perance; yet it would be a measure but of limited and partial operation. Tho' it. Might in a degree lessen the practice, it Would not destroy the habit of intem perance. I should fear its most obvious effect would be to increase the customers of those retained, and thus make the business more desirable by making it more profitable. The interdiction of the whole number of taverns of the description alluded to, would probably fall short of the attainment of the desired object - one of its most prominent consequences would be, to induce the intemperate to seek out other sources for the indul gence of their predominant propensity. The grocery stores (strictly so called) Would thence experience an accession of custom. While the general practice of using ardent spirits continues, excessive drinking will flow from it - that vice, like love and revenge, 'will sur mount almost every interposing obstacle to its gratifica tion. Should there remain a solitary place where li quor can be procured, the sin of intemperance will continue to be committed, and its associate vices and immorality, entailed on society. And I may add, that while the cause. Exists, and grog-shops continue to be licenced, the futility of the hope to regulate them, is proved by the failure of every attempt heretofore made for that purpose - for we must acknowledge that those attempts have been abortive, when it is known, that besides excessive tippling, many species of gambling are carried on in many of them, with asilittle disguise as if the'law enjoined their practice. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.