To B. W. Richardson [before 30 May 1879]1
I have been brought to the conviction from the very large experience of my father and grandfather, which has extended over a century, that no cause has led to so much suffering and inherited ill-health as the consumption of alcohol.2
Footnotes
Bibliography
Erasmus Darwin. By Ernst Krause. Translated from the German by W. S. Dallas, with a preliminary notice by Charles Darwin. London: John Murray. 1879.
Richardson, Benjamin Ward. 1879. British Medical Temperance Association. Inaugural address delivered at the annual meeting in the Medical Society of London’s rooms, May 30, 1879. London: the Association.
Richardson, Benjamin Ward. [1882.] Drink and strong drink: a series of readings for schools and families. London and Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Co.
Summary
Convinced from the experience of his father and grandfather that no cause has led to so much suffering and inherited ill-health as the consumption of alcohol.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-9223F
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- Benjamin Ward Richardson
- Source of text
- B. W. Richardson [1882], p. 144
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 9223F,” accessed on 20 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-9223F.xml