Orin Fowler

A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco and the Necessity of Immediate and Entire Reformation (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Among the evils which a vitiated appetite has fastened upon mankind, those that arise from the use of Tobacco hold a prominent place, and call loudly for reform. We pity the poor Chinese, who stupifies body and mind with opium, and the wretched Hindoo, who is under a similar slavery to his favorite plant, the Betel; but we present the humiliating spectacle of an enlightened and christian nation, wasting annually more than twenty-five millions of dollars, and destroying the health and the lives of thousands, by a practice not at all less degrading than that of the Chinese or Hindoo. Whether, then, we consider the folly and indecency of the habit, or the waste of property, health and life which it occasions, it is time for the Patriot, the Philanthropist and the Christian, to put forth united, vigorous and systematic efforts to banish this injurious and disgusting habit from the community. It is a fact, that one reform not only prepares the way for another, but often so depends upon it, that the complete triumph of the one cannot be effected without that of the other. Such appears to be the relationship existing between the use of intoxicating drinks and that of the stimulating narcotic, tobacco. The use of tobacco almost always accompanies the use of alcoholic drinks, and it may be feared that total abstinence from the latter will not be permanent, unless there is also a total abstinence from the former. Our temperance brethren, particularly our worthy Washingtonians, will do well to bear this in mind. The tobacco reform, being similar to that of temperance, must be brought about by similar means. Information must be diffused, the evils of the practice exposed, and the attention of the public aroused to the subject. To aid in this, is the object of the following pamphlet, two editions of which have already been put in circulation, and it is said to have been re-published in England. The favorable reception of the former editions, as shown by the repeated editorial remarks, and the numerous letters of thanks addressed to the author, affords much encouragement for a vigorous prosecution of the enterprise. Three members of the church of which the author is pastor, placed at his disposal a sum sufficient to supply, gratuitously, each of the 1000 Beneficiaries of the American Education Society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: P
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788828333340
• Artikelnr.: 52857447

Autorenporträt

Orin Fowler was a noted 19th-century American clergyman and author, remembered primarily for his fervent opposition to tobacco use. His distinguished work, 'A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco and the Necessity of Immediate and Entire Reformation,' underscored the moral and health imperatives of relinquishing tobacco. Fowler's writings belong to the temperance movement literature that gained momentum during his era, and his scholarly treatise contributed to the early dialogues on the subject of substance abstinence. While the biographical details of his life, including birth and death, may be obscure, Fowler's literary output reflects the values of an age grappling with the social consequences of addictive substances. His book, deeply entrenched within the didactic and reformative literary style of the time, not only dissects the deleterious effects of tobacco use but also calls for urgent reform, appealing to the readers' sense of duty and morality. Fowler's work is an artifact of its time, embodying the societal push towards health consciousness and moral improvement that were hallmarks of his era's progressive movements.