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1.
"Begone you old wretch, with one leg in the grave ..." [graphic].

Published / Created:
[19th century]
Call Number:
Print01161
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Place of publication and date supplied by curator., Below image left: 15., Verse below image: Begone you old wretch, with one leg in the grave,\ Do you think I would wed you? besotted old knave,\ You daily are getting more drunken and worse,\ And would now wish to get a young wife for a nurse., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Taking medicine; Foot baths; Coryza.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Fever, Alcoholism, Sick persons, Medicines, and Basins (Containers).
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > "Begone you old wretch, with one leg in the grave ..." [graphic].

2.
A Bengal remedy for the bile [graphic].

Published / Created:
Novbr 18 1797.
Call Number:
Print01282
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title etched below image. and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Pubd. by W. Holland N 50 Oxford St
Subject (Geographic):
India
Subject (Topic):
Smoking, Alcoholism, British, Social life and customs, Water pipes (Smoking)., Sick persons, and Wine
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A Bengal remedy for the bile [graphic].

3.
A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]

Creator:
Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:
[June 1827]
Call Number:
Print10198
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Against the left margin is a thermometer inscribed with degrees upwards and downwards from 0, in the centre. Those above zero are headed Temperance, those below Intemperance. Reading downwards: [70] Water; 60 Milk & Water; 50 Small Beer; 40 Cyder; 30 Wine; 20 Porter; 10 Ale Stou[t] ; 0; 10 Punch; 20 Toddy Crank; 30 Grog and Brandy Water; 40 Flip, Shrub; 50 Bitters infused in Spirits Usquebaugh. Hysteric Waters; 60 Gin Anniseed Brandy Rum and Whisky in the Morning; 70 D° during the day and Night. The rest of the plate is covered with eighteen small realistic designs arranged in three columns; the upper half show the results of Temperance and are headed Benefits. They are: Health. A sportsman tramps up hill with dog and gun. Respect, Esteem, & Reputation. A well-dressed couple walking to church preceded by children are greeted with a bow and a curtsey from a prosperous-looking pair. Cheerfullness. Three men drink, smoke, and sing at a table on which is a decanter. Wealth. Three men count great quantities of coin and notes. Happiness. Parents caress two children while an elder girl plays the piano. Strength. A man in a warehouse lifts up a big weight to the astonishment of another who holds a smaller one. Serenity of mind. A man sits with folded arms on a garden seat facing flowers. Old Age. A lady brings a little girl to an old man who sits with a large book beside him; the child offers him fruit. Nourishment when taken at meals or in moderate quantities. A well-covered dinner-table. Two men drain large tankards, two ladies hold glasses. The designs illustrating the consequences of Intemperance are in columns headed: [1] Vices, [2] Diseases, [3] Punishments. [1] Idleness. Three men, one tipsy, outside a rustic ale-house. Quarrell, Fighting, Swearing, and Obscenity. Two men fight; a tankard of gin lies on the floor. Swindling, perjury, burglary, murder Suicide. Two men in a wood with their dead victim; one rifles his pocket, the other loads his pistol. [2] Sickness, & Tremor in the Morning. A man, half-dressed, sits in a bedroom, leaning his head on his hand. Inflamed eyes, red nose & face sore and swelled legs. A doctor attends to his patient whose leg is supported on a stool. Dropsy, Epilipsy [sic], Melancholy, madness, palsy, appoplexy, Death. Men lift a man who has collapsed in the street; spectators stand round. [3] Poverty and Debt. Scene in a garret. A row of creditors, including a milkwoman, hold out their bills to a dismayed man. Two small children stand behind. Rags, hunger, and, the Poor-house. A man in tatters faces a stout citizen who points with his thumb to the large poor-house behind a wall. Jail, Whiping [sic], the Hulks, Botany-bay the Gallows. Four men, handcuffed in pairs, are led to a ship's boat by an armed man."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Text below title: Dedicated to that eccentric gentleman Mr. Abernethy, who posessing the abilitie of a skilfull Docr. yet disowns the title. NB. Recomemended [sic] to the serious study of all sober heaads [sic] of families., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Alcoholism, Prevention and Control., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 343 x 245 mm., and Hand-colored.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Abernethy, John, 1764-1831. and Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
Subject (Topic):
Alcoholism, Prevention, Temperance, and Thermometers
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]

4.
Ah! Si l'on avait supprimé l'alcool [graphic]

Creator:
Chavannaz, B. (B. Chavannaz), artist
Published / Created:
[1917]
Call Number:
Poster0113
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and place of publication from item., Date found on website viewed 3/22/2023: https://www.france-temperance.com/, and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Union des Françaises Contre l'Alcool and Imp. Crété. 2 Rue des Italiens. Paris
Subject (Topic):
Alcoholism, Temperance, Families, and Eating & drinking
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Ah! Si l'on avait supprimé l'alcool [graphic]

5.
Alcool et tabac fanent votre beauté [graphic]

Creator:
Nicolitch, G., artist
Call Number:
Poster0385
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title and publisher from item., Date supplied by curator., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
Comité national contre le tabagisme. Comité national contre l'alcoolisme, 1960s, and Imprimerie Nouvelle, 76190 Yvetot
Subject (Topic):
Smoking, Antismoking movement, Alcoholism, Temperance, Flowers, Cigarettes, and Alcoholic beverages
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Alcool et tabac fanent votre beauté [graphic]

6.
Beware! A person can die of alcohol poisoning [graphic].

Published / Created:
[1970] and © 1970.
Call Number:
Poster0592
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title, date, and publisher from item., Below title: rapid consumption of more than one pint can kill you., In upper right, possibly the ad campaign or publisher: KNOW., One of a group of six anti-acohol posters from KNOW., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
KNOW and Studio Press, Brightwaters, N.Y.
Subject (Topic):
Alcoholism, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Binge drinking, Alcohol, Physiological effect, and Dead persons
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Beware! A person can die of alcohol poisoning [graphic].

7.
Comment! ma fille ... [graphic].

Creator:
Beaumont, Edouard de, 1821-1888, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1859 and 1861]
Call Number:
Print00633
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title from item., Printmaker and date from copy in the Musée Carnavalet, G.10015., In upper margin: Dialogues Parisiens. 33., In image lower right: 297., Published in Le Charivari., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
mon. Martinet, 172 r. Rivoli et 41, r Vivienne and Lith. Destouches, 28 r. Paradis Pre Paris
Subject (Topic):
Alcoholism, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Diet, Daughters, Mothers, and Champagne (Wine).
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Comment! ma fille ... [graphic].

8.
Continuous drinking of alcohol will seriously affect your heart liver stomach and other organs

Published / Created:
[1970] and © 1970.
Call Number:
Poster0593
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title, date, and publisher from item., In lower left corner, possibly the ad campaign or publisher: KNOW., One of a group of six anti-acohol posters from KNOW., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
KNOW and Studio Press, Brightwaters, N.Y.
Subject (Topic):
Alcoholism, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Alcohol, Physiological effect, Drinking habits, Sick persons, Medical personnel, and Ambulances
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Continuous drinking of alcohol will seriously affect your heart liver stomach and other organs [graphic].

9.
Excessive drinking destroys... [graphic] : Your life, your family, your work ...

Published / Created:
[1970] and © 1970.
Call Number:
Poster0589
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title, date, and publisher from item., In lower right, possibly the ad campaign or publisher: KNOW., One of a group of six anti-acohol posters from KNOW., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:
KNOW and Studio Press, Brightwaters, N.Y.
Subject (Topic):
Alcoholism, Alcoholism and employment, and Anxiety
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Excessive drinking destroys... [graphic] : Your life, your family, your work ...

10.
Horny old Uncle Skulky gets so screwed up he starts to disintegrate [graphic].

Creator:
Boyden, Frank, 1942-, printmaker
Published / Created:
[2003]
Call Number:
Print20130
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Description:
Title written on verso in pencil., Date supplied by curator., Place of creation derived from artist's place of residence., Blind stamped and signed "F Boyden" in pencil., No. 18 in exhibit catalog, The Irreverences, provocations & connivances of Uncle Skulky: a suite of twenty-one prints by Frank Boyden. Portland, OR: Portland Art Museum, 2004., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and "8/11" in pencil lower left.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Alcoholism, Drinking of alcoholic beverages, Lust, Bottles, Skeletons, Genitals, and Ducks
Found in:
Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Horny old Uncle Skulky gets so screwed up he starts to disintegrate [graphic].