Project Gutenberg 2013-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 179 Cook, Joseph 1838 1901 Cook, Flavius Josephus Cook, Flavius J. (Flavius Josephus) Cook, F. Joseph National Temperance Society and Publication House Alcohol and the Human Brain Produced by Sandra Eder, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Alcohol and the Human Brain" by Joseph Cook is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book examines the detrimental effects of alcohol on the human brain and body through a blend of physiological and moral arguments. It serves as a passionate appeal for temperance, exploring the implications of alcohol consumption on mental faculties and societal conduct. In the text, Joseph Cook utilizes various experiments and scientific inquiries to illustrate how alcohol hardens albuminous substances in the body, severely affecting blood and brain function. He explains that alcohol's affinity for the brain disrupts rational thought and moral judgment, leading to both individual and societal deterioration. Throughout the work, Cook argues against even moderate drinking, emphasizing that any consumption of alcohol poses a significant risk to one's mental and moral integrity. With a mix of vivid imagery and scientific rigor, Cook underscores the urgent need for total abstinence to safeguard both individual well-being and societal health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42435/42435-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Temperance Alcoholism Alcohol -- Physiological effect Church and social problems HV Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 67911 2025-07-17T07:33:30.561863 text/html 44287 2024-10-23T14:56:27 text/html 83702 2025-07-17T07:33:32.235862 application/epub+zip 82154 2025-07-17T07:33:30.871856 application/epub+zip 82155 2025-07-17T07:33:30.699865 application/epub+zip 113562 2025-07-17T07:33:33.457834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104439 2025-07-17T07:33:32.055830 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104524 2022-09-19T11:28:14.186090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59302 2023-09-18T11:36:00.868324 text/plain 39335 2024-10-23T14:56:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17672 2025-07-17T07:33:33.587835 application/rdf+xml 10474 2025-07-17T07:33:30.759838 image/jpeg 1807 2025-07-17T07:33:30.729861 image/jpeg 74649 2025-07-17T07:33:30.569881 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia