This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter ix the natural moral means foe cubing dbunkenness Obviously the cure of drunkenness is in sobriety, but sobriety is only a part of temperance; again, temperance is one of the four cardinal virtues which are so unified that one can not exist, in ordinary perfection, without the presence of the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter ix the natural moral means foe cubing dbunkenness Obviously the cure of drunkenness is in sobriety, but sobriety is only a part of temperance; again, temperance is one of the four cardinal virtues which are so unified that one can not exist, in ordinary perfection, without the presence of the others. Hence, if a drunkard would become permanently sober, cured of his moral and physical disease, which implies also injustice, imprudence, and moral weakness, he must learn to practise all the cardinal virtues. It would seem to be more direct to grasp directly at sobriety itself, but unfortunately sobriety can not stand alone. Some drunkards may fail in only one-third of the virtue of temperance, which is made up of chastity, abstinence, and sobriety, but they always are wanting in justice, prudence, and fortitude. The drunkard may be very desirous to reform his life, or merely more or less willing to reform it; or he may be indifferent, or opposed to the reformation. He may be a natural man, that is, a pagan; or a Christian with enough faith, or enough common sense, left to render him unwilling to accept justification and all that this implies; or, again, he may be a drunkard who temporarily is in a state of grace, but so weak in virtue that he will presently return to his vomit. The possible permutations of the state of drunkenness are so varied that we rarely have two cases just alike, and a single method of treatment will not meet every condition. If a drunkard is indifferent, or actually opposed to reformation, the first step with regard to him, is, of course, to convince him during a lucid interval of the necessity of sobriety. The patient must have the medical treatment described in Chapter V. If he will submit to this voluntar
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