| 单词 | abstainer |
| 例句 | They were denied the chance, for Mr. Clutter, an abstainer aggressively opposed to drink and drunkards, seized a gun and marched them off his property. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z America’s lifetime abstainers, however, comprise only 17 percent of the population. The world’s biggest drinkers are not who you think 2014-04-23T12:15:00Z Considering that one-third of students are “abstainers,” to use her word, you would hope that at least one-sixth of her book would be about them. Review: ‘American Hookup’ Gives College Sex Culture a Failing Grade 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Her best friend, a Facebook abstainer, joined the network for the year just to keep in touch. How to manage a long-distance friendship 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z At Rosewater in Houston, owner and bartender Pasha Morshedi says that staff garnish nonalcoholic drinks elaborately “so that abstainers don’t feel left out.” Forget Dry January. We need better nonalcoholic cocktails every month of the year. 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z But plenty of Amazon abstainers aren’t merely coping with guilt, reclaiming a lost sense of control, or fighting the thought that “ethical consumption” sounds oxymoronic. Life Without Amazon (Well, Almost) 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z My experience of Shakespeare in the last several years has reluctantly turned this abstainer of "Downton Abbey" into an Anglophile. A Times critic looks forward to a bright future backlit by a decade of brilliant theater 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z And you do need to think about it, even as abstainers. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Tell anti-vax grandparents that they’re going to feel a little pinch 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z O’Connor is the abstainer of the novel’s title. The Rebel, the Policeman and a Chase Through Britain and Beyond 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z For many, the promise of increased productivity is the most appealing aspect of joining Hello Sunday Morning; as one abstainer put it, “I didn’t lose any more of my life to feeling average.” Experiments in Sobriety 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The abstainer from wealth, who hid in the toilet to avoid the company of princely visitors. How Did Rumi Become One of Our Best-Selling Poets? 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z She scolded that I was engaging in shaming the third party voters, the Bernie or Bust crowd, and the abstainers. Not voting for Hillary? You’re dead to me 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z As for abstainers, in Russia 20 percent of the population reports a life of alcohol abstinence. The world’s biggest drinkers are not who you think 2014-04-23T12:15:00Z As a result, “abstainers” looked relatively unhealthy, and “moderate” drinkers, many of whom exercise and eat well, looked pretty good. How to Figure Out if Moderate Drinking Is Too Risky for You 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The new analysis shows, however, that those who drink moderately have no statistically significant advantage in longevity compared with those who are lifelong abstainers, the study’s authors said. Moderate Drinking Has No Health Benefits, Analysis of Decades of Research Finds 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z But not from one notable abstainer, former President Trump, that self-described “very stable genius.” Column: Suddenly, 'I flunked algebra' is a ticket to success 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Those who drank regular coffee were less likely than abstainers to develop Type 2 diabetes. Remedies for dry eyes after LASIK surgery 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z “Cannabis legalization may cause increased likelihood of recent use, but cannabis legalization is unlikely to cause initiation in individuals who were lifetime abstainers prior to legalization,” the study said. Cannabis use jumps 20% in states after legalizing weed, new study suggests 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Many of the abstainers strongly condemned what was happening in Ukraine, and seemed to have little doubt about who was responsible. Human rights vote at U.N. highlights stark divisions over Russia 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z While young voters often engaged in issues such as climate change, Bigaderne said abstainers eschew party politics due to lack of interest or because politicians were seen as failing to improve their lives. In challenge to Macron, France's biggest voting bloc may be abstainers 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Although the U.S. and its allies portrayed the vote as a stark choice between freedom and repression, the abstainers included India, the world’s largest democracy. Not everyone wants to make Putin an economic pariah over the Ukraine war 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Their declarations are often judgy, seasoned with an unnecessary expletive or two aimed at the abstainers. Zero-proof wines are finally getting good 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z The proportion of daily e-cigarette users and tobacco abstainers who were smoking again was about the same: just over a third. Vaping Is Risky. Why Is the F.D.A. Authorizing E-Cigarettes? 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Some abstainers, many with their own human rights problems, argued that the suspension vote set a bad precedent, and would make an already bad situation worse. Human rights vote at U.N. highlights stark divisions over Russia 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z And some abstainers have told me the Standards Committee chairman, Labour's Chris Bryant, had swayed them sit on their hands as he set out the case against the former cabinet minister. Owen Paterson row: How did PM score spectacular own goal? 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z These abstainers are risking their livelihoods in the cause of … what? Opinion | Vaccine resisters sacrificing their jobs are not heroes 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The latest abstainer is Tim Kawakami, the editor in chief of The Athletic’s San Francisco Bay Area site, who wrote that this year’s ballot will be his last. Hall of Fame Voting, Once an Honor, Is Now Seen as a Hassle 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z These abstainers do not deserve scorn for listening to the warnings of public health officials. Opinion | Wisconsin Republican leaders put voters in an impossible position 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Sam Snead, whose fluent style has lasted longer than any other man’s in the history of the game, was reduced to putting between his legs, croquet fashion—and he was a total abstainer for years. The Yips—If You’ve Had ’Em, You’ve Got ’Em - Golf Digest 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z But women’s rights are the centrists’ latest battleground in a bid to persuade millions of abstainers to vote. Macron's vision for Europe faces test in French EU elections 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z This makes their views very hard to shift – and those who voted last time are more certain to turn out again than the former abstainers and new voters driving Remain’s current polling leads. Brexit: how do voters feel about the EU now? 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z For abstainers, breaking up with Facebook freed up about an hour a day, on average, and more than twice that for the heaviest users. This Is Your Brain Off Facebook 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Hultin, who is studying to become a sommelier, said research does suggest that low-volume drinkers tend to live longer than abstainers. Confused about the role of alcohol in health? You aren’t alone 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Overall, coffee drinkers were about 10 percent to 15 percent less likely to die than abstainers during a decade of follow-up. Fresh grounds for coffee: Study shows it may boost longevity 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z It’s easy to detect in this history a pattern of action and reaction – drunks in one generation, abstainers in the next – but in the last century larger forces were also at work. It’s not just the young who have a drink problem | Ian Jack 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z Thirteen percent of the abstainers could not keep away and wound up succumbing to their addiction. Facebook, Generator of Envy and Dread 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Scores on several measures of political polarization were mixed, although one scale, called “polarization on issues,” dropped for the abstainers by 5 percent to 10 percent, whereas the control group remained the same. This Is Your Brain Off Facebook 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z Though excessive drinking is harmful and problem drinking is on the rise in the United States, many observational studies have found that moderate drinkers outlive abstainers and have less heart disease. Federal Agency Courted Alcohol Industry to Fund Study on Benefits of Moderate Drinking 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Some abstainers think that they’re registering a protest against the awful choices. Opinion | Vote. That’s Just What They Don’t Want You to Do. 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z The societal question is more complex, although I think it’s users themselves and not luddite abstainers like me who are best placed to speak on it. Zadie Smith: ‘I have a very messy and chaotic mind’ 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z When visiting winemakers, Mr. Zeman, who boasts about his heavy drinking, declared “death to abstainers and vegetarians,” with a wink. In Czech Election, a Choice Between Leaning East or West 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z After the monthlong portion of the study ended, the researchers asked the abstainers how much they would need to be paid to stay off Facebook for another month, hypothetically. This Is Your Brain Off Facebook 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z “In other words, pot users are having about 20 percent more sex than pot abstainers,” said the study’s senior author, Dr. Michael Eisenberg, assistant professor of urology at Stamford. Sex and drugs: U.S. study links marijuana use to more intercourse 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z In follow-up periods that hovered around eight years, moderate drinkers were no less likely than alcohol abstainers to die of cancer. Drink to your health? It depends on how much drinking you do, study shows 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z The trial will follow them for six years to see which group — the moderate drinkers or the abstainers — has more heart attacks, strokes and deaths. Is Alcohol Good for You? An Industry-Backed Study Seeks Answers 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Labour has seemingly been highly successful in getting young voters and other former abstainers to turn out and vote - and for them - just as Jeremy Corbyn intended. UK election: Six key lessons from a surprise result - BBC News 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z In each county, the Journal spoke to supporters, converts, abstainers and opponents to see how their economic situation is changing, and whether their expectations are being met. Threads of Confidence Emerge in a Former Textile Town 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z “In other words, pot users are having about 20 percent more sex than pot abstainers,” said the study’s senior author, Dr. Michael Eisenberg, assistant professor of urology at Stamford. Sex and drugs: U.S. study links marijuana use to more intercourse 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Cowardly and disgraceful, the following countries were among the abstainers. Like Islamists, UNESCO erases history 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z There was a successful mobilization of would-be abstainers like myself. How to Vote in Iran 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Good morning from Iowa, where seven Republicans are preparing for Thursday night’s debate, the last one before Iowans caucus, and where one high-profile abstainer is not. Our Man in Iowa: Reading the Donald Trump Tea Leaves 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z But the electrocardiograms revealed no differences in premature beats or episodes of accelerated heart rate between caffeine users and abstainers. Irregular Heartbeats? Coffee May Not Be So Bad for You 1454-05-05T05:00:00Z Most tests revealed no difference between the two groups, but users did fare more poorly than abstainers in tests of vocabulary and general knowledge. Study questions link between teen pot smoking and IQ decline 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z As other experts note, there may be differences between heavy coffee drinkers and abstainers that the research was not able to account for. Daily Coffee May Boost Colon Cancer Survival 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Ganguly noted that India was a “chronic abstainer” from United Nations resolutions on human rights violations in places like Syria and North Korea. Obama Ends Visit With Challenge to India on Climate Change 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The study found that the drinkers, with intensive coaching, lost an average of 13 pounds over 12 weeks, while the abstainers, with the same coaching, lost only 9 pounds. Soda Industry Study Says Drink Diet Soda to Lose Weight 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z For example, in Chad, the Central African country of 10 million people, fully 73.7 percent of the population are lifetime abstainers. Find Out Which Country You Drink Like 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z That might be enough to bring recent soda abstainers back to the vending machine. Four Reasons Why Coca-Cola Will Stick to Sweet Sodas 2014-04-10T19:00:02Z But the intelligent abstainer will learn from the experience. Is there any point giving things up for January? 2014-01-06T01:13:09Z Problems only emerge during those rare months when the sun is warm enough for the abstainers to venture outdoors. Have pub beer gardens now become smoking gardens? 2013-08-08T01:23:00Z So the list of antis and abstainers will be studied with great interest in the whips' office. Week ahead 2013-02-01T14:48:29Z High turnouts during early tests in Switzerland fell back as curiosity in the new system dwindled; abstainers rarely mention the inconvenience of voting when asked why they stay away. Election technology: Paper cuts 2012-10-25T15:00:58Z The observed benefit of coffee drinking was not enormous - a death rate among coffee drinkers that was 10 percent to 15 percent lower than among abstainers. Well: Having Your Coffee and Enjoying It Too 2012-06-25T04:01:45Z Goddard, however, in common with many other observers, notes that miscarriages and deaths in infancy are far higher among inebriates than among abstainers. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z The general result will be the gradual development of a generation of total abstainers from the use of tobacco. Farm Boys and Girls 2012-04-21T02:00:21.733Z It is true he was not a pledged abstainer. A Gamble with Life 2012-04-11T02:00:33.587Z He was a total abstainer from intoxicants and tobacco, and to the amusement of his friends said he “could not see any sense in jumping around the room,” as he described the social dance. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z Not only was he a total abstainer, but as he grew older he came to detest the odor of tobacco; so there were certain refreshments that were never offered to the guests at Red Hill. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z They are rigid "abstainers," and arak is not to be procured in the Bakhtiari country. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z There was one sober man, a complete abstainer and a favourite. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z He said he was a total abstainer himself, and did not think—and probably the audience agreed with him—he looked any the worse for it. The Little Gleaner, Vol. X. A Monthly Magazine for the Young 2012-02-03T03:00:20.453Z About twenty years ago the Wesleyan missionaries tried to discourage the practice, by instituting a blue ribbon for total abstainers from kava and tobacco. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z If a Nazarite is meant—one unshaven, and an abstainer from wine and strong drink—the character does not apply to Jesus, who "came eating and drinking." The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z They absolve the sinner who can plead, "I was in love," more easily than the self-righteous abstainer. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z Mervyn, though by no means a total abstainer was a temperate man—so it was not that. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z The report that there are 46,719 total abstainers in the British Army is welcome news, but what grieves recruiting officers is the number of total abstainers from the British Army. Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces 2011-11-28T03:00:24.727Z China and Russia vetoed a United Nations resolution last month that sought to pressure Syria’s government to end violence against its citizens, while South Africa, India and Brazil were among the abstainers. Syria Crackdown Prompts China-Russia Appeal to Prevent Violence 2011-11-10T03:34:59Z Just recently, one study of women showed that both light and heavy drinkers lived longer after a heart attack than abstainers. Just a few drinks a week tied to breast cancer 2011-11-01T20:29:30Z Abraham Lincoln, himself a total abstainer, once got into great trouble for saying so. Leaves in the Wind 2011-10-28T02:00:25.937Z But he soon discovered that Captain Bullock was a light sleeper and that he was practically an abstainer from strong drink, except for his regular "night-cap". The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z He was almost a total abstainer, rarely taking liquor in any form. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z I don't agree with a man's being a total abstainer in anything. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z “As regards the backs of basking sharks,” he might have said, “I’m going to be a total abstainer.” The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z There, a recognition of Palestinian sovereignty in the '67 territories would pass with overwhelming support, including that of some of the Security Council abstainers. Will the Palestinians Settle for a Rain-Check at the United Nations? 2011-09-22T10:00:31Z He needed some himself, and he knew the tramp was not an abstainer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z The drivers were almost invariably large, hearty, healthy Yankees, of good sense and regular habits, though they were seldom total abstainers. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Becoming interested in this fact, I had the curiosity to personally inquire into it, and of twenty-eight of the leading business men in the country whose names I selected at random, twenty-two were abstainers. Successward A Young Man's Book for Young Men 2011-08-15T02:00:27.860Z "No, I thank you," said Toye, with the decisive courtesy of a total abstainer. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Speaking for myself and of myself, although a very moderate and small drinker, I am not an abstainer. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z Temperance in betting would be easier to effect were it not for the intemperate doctrine of total abstainers. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z Of course total abstinence is a remedy; but then the British workman is not a total abstainer, and that is a question which I am not about to discuss. Days and Nights in London or, Studies in Black and Gray 2011-07-12T02:00:29.167Z Abdominal pain was reported by nine users and two abstainers. Ketamine abuse may lead to bladder damage, pain 2011-07-08T21:47:26Z This cheerless-looking lot, upon whose features laughter-loving mirth never seemed to dwell, were the total abstainers, who declared that nothing would save the Buccaneer and his people, except they were all made sober by law. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z For the last five or six years I have practically been an abstainer, and my health has greatly improved in consequence. Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z And this is honestly the principle on which many become total abstainers, women as well as men. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z Such total abstainers leave degenerate offspring in which degeneracy assumes the type of excess in alcohol as well as even lower phases. Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results 2011-05-02T02:00:17.657Z He was fine looking, most intelligent from his wide reading, a total abstainer from liquors and tobacco, honored at home and abroad, and very rich. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z Sukkestad is an abstainer, you know, so we've never anything in the way of spirits in the house as a rule. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z The occurrence made such a strong impression on him, that he became a total abstainer, at a time when nearly all drank, and has remained true to his convictions all his life. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z He mustered 16 subjects aged 19 to 39, including occasional, moderate and regular caffeine users, along with abstainers. A Century Later, Jury?s Still Out on Caffeine Limits 2011-03-28T19:19:29Z Total abstainers from every other evil practice are not immune. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z It was a singular coincidence that on this and the following occasions when our guest was the Bishop of London, both men were total abstainers, while we indulged in our toasts from the punch bowl. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z But the abstainers condemned the bill as inadequate; 1872-1874. the publicans denounced it as oppressive; and the whole strength of the licensed victuallers was thenceforward arrayed against the ministry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Some of the men were total abstainers with the courage of their convictions; they steadfastly refused to touch it. Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition 2011-02-02T03:00:25.187Z I have said that, though a heavy drinker by nature, Alten is a strict abstainer at sea. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z More specifically, “heavy drinkers exercise about 10 more minutes per week than current moderate drinkers and about 20 more minutes per week than current abstainers.” Well: Does Exercising Make You Drink More Alcohol? 2011-01-05T05:01:21Z The drug, known generically as disulfiram, reacts with alcohol to induce vomiting in abstainers who backslide and take a drink. Alcoholics May Stop at One Drink With Help From Lundbeck Pill 2010-12-22T23:18:16Z A journalist without children, and total abstainer, wishes to obtain a situation as reporter. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z Its members have been keen evangelists, trusting largely to “revivals” for their success, staunch Radicals in politics and total abstainers to a man. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Like the Ellyll which it so much resembles, the Bwbach does not approve of dissenters and their ways, and especially strong is its aversion to total abstainers. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z But among abstainers, there were also big differences in weight gain depending on the subjects' original BMIs. Fatter smokers gain more weight after quitting 2010-10-21T16:33:00Z So it's possible that the inclusion of such individuals in a study's "abstainer" group helps boost the average risk of cognitive decline. No link seen between moderate drinking, dementia 2010-09-21T17:32:00Z Compared to abstainers or teens in a relationship, their GPAs also suffered: 0.16 points lower for females, and 0.30 points lower for males. Health Buzz: Does Teen Sex Hurt School Performance? 2010-08-16T17:17:00Z The abstainers were mainly developed countries, although European Union members Germany and Spain voted for the measure. U.N. assembly asserts water rights, some disagree 2010-07-28T20:05:00Z On average, Hajek and his colleagues found, the abstainers showed a 20 percent reduction in their reported stress levels, while patients who had gone back to smoking showed little change in their perceived stress. Quitting smoking may ease stress levels 2010-06-16T14:27:00Z Researchers studied 19,220 women older than 38 who started at a normal weight; they found that over a 13-year period, abstainers gained more weight than occasional or moderate drinkers, HealthDay reports. Health Buzz: Women Who Drink Moderately Gain Less Weight 2010-03-09T17:31:00Z And when abstainers and former drinkers were grouped together, the combined group showed a greater risk of severe cognitive decline than moderate drinkers. No link seen between moderate drinking, dementia 2010-09-21T17:32:00Z In first class, the cost of alcoholic drinks is bundled into the ticket price, and the abstainers subsidize the drinkers. All Those Airline Fees 2010-02-27T23:12:00Z The new findings show that even when people typically drink moderately, occasional heavy drinking may boost heart risks -- at least when compared with modest drinking alone, as the study did not look at abstainers. Occasional binges may undo alcohol's heart benefits 2010-02-18T18:16:00Z Among the abstainers was Stephen Sweeney, a Democrat from Gloucester County's Washington Township who is expected to become Senate president when the Legislature reorganizes Tuesday. 2010-01-08T13:39:00Z Great numbers are total abstainers from strong drink. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc This would tend to support the idea that including former drinkers in an abstainer group is problematic, Lobo Escolar told Reuters Health in an email. No link seen between moderate drinking, dementia 2010-09-21T17:32:00Z It is a remarkable fact that nearly all Curry-eating nations are abstainers from strong drinks. The Curry Cook's Assistant or, Curries, How to Make Them in England in Their Original Style For it is still an old-fashioned country tavern of the prettiest type, destined to make even the total abstainer wonder whether he be so absolutely in the right after all. The Gay Adventure A Romance In a very short time the effect of the drink began to make itself evident, the more so that for some time past the members of the band had been forced abstainers. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne That outstretched, mocking hand—was it what the abstainers called the "demon of drink?" A Republic Without a President and Other Stories The difference was greater when the researchers compared current moderate drinkers and former drinkers, but was still apparent in a comparison of current drinkers and lifelong abstainers. No link seen between moderate drinking, dementia 2010-09-21T17:32:00Z Men who were total abstainers, pledged Rechabites, and others were swept by a paternal Government into the ranks of those who derive from alcohol a false exhilaration. Stand Up, Ye Dead Wine, the famous scuppernong of the Major's own vintage, was the only stimulant visible, for the Major and his good lady are almost total abstainers. Eneas Africanus We know that Pythagoras himself was not a total abstainer from flesh. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy It seems necessary for me to state further, that throughout the three years of camp life, as through all the succeeding years, I have been a total abstainer from all forms of liquor and tobacco. An Artilleryman's Diary My mother was an abstainer, but he would never join. A Question of Marriage Dr Johnson lived in this court, and hence, I suppose, the sign; but the Doctor was a total abstainer. The Night Side of London But as to Chrysanthus, what if he wasn't a total abstainer? The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 "All right," said the major, regarding an abstainer with disfavour. Command Now, Miss Elsie, you don't look as if you belonged to this army of youthful abstainers. For John's Sake and Other Stories. He has taken ale or porter at times, "under doctor's counsel," but in general he has been an "abstainer." The Crow's Nest No, I honor men like Sir W. Trevelyan, that are teetotalers, or total abstainers, as an example to poor men, and, to prevent his work-people being tempted, will not allow any public-house on his estate. Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work So all she could ask was that every one should become a total abstainer. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years Like most of us, he had in time cultivated a habit of suspending judgment, a habit of discounting the dreadful efficiency of the new broom, the total abstainer, the college-graduate, and the newly married. Command Though never a strict abstainer, I have wrought as an operative mason for whole twelvemonths together, in which I did not consume half-a-dozen glasses of ardent spirits, or partake of half-a-dozen draughts of fermented liquor. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. For the greater part of his literary life he seems to have been almost a total abstainer, indulging only in the very strongest of tea. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 But the drink was there on tap and all the ill-adjusted machinery of our modern ways operated to lead men on, to make abstainers drink, to make the moderate, drunken. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country I surely am as earnest a prohibitionist and total abstainer as any woman or man in South Dakota or anywhere else. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years This is seen in Russia by comparing the abstainers with the drinkers, the former being much more fecund. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Though not a member of a temperance society Gazan is an abstainer, and is none the less welcome, and he occasionally is able to sell to persons who frequent the place. Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb He was an Antrim man, a Black Presbyterian, and a total abstainer. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule She was an abstainer from choice rather than principle; but she was deeply imbued with the uncompromising religion of her Ulster forbears. The Preacher of Cedar Mountain A Tale of the Open Country Used to be my favorite, before I became an abstainer. See? In Russia, for instance, the abstainers, although of the same race and living under the same conditions, are more prolific than their neighbors who drink. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study We accept, for we are not total abstainers—or sich!—and are in that condition when the foaming tankard is an idea of supreme bliss. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand At this present moment, I stand before you a total abstainer of six weeks’ duration. The Tale of Timber Town As he was almost a total abstainer and frequently did not touch stimulants for days together, he had no use for the wine, but he accepted the gifts in order to please the givers. General Gordon A Christian Hero Numerous examples of young abstainers who have died and coffee drinkers who have still lived on can be found, and vice versa, the preponderance of instances being in neither direction. All About Coffee In the same article we read: "Total abstainers are capable of viler actions than those of certain drunkards, while the profoundest depth of ignorance and incapacity to think are attributes of millions of total abstainers." British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals The number of cases of crime among the abstainers was 172, among the drinkers 3,988, a difference of one to twenty-three in number, or more than ten to one in percentage. Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 For instance, there was a be of sun-worshippers, while the Imibe, a body of abstainers, were obliged to avoid ritual contamination or impurity. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They are as fond as ever of offering hospitality to a friend, and as ready to take a social glass—no total abstainers amongst them; but the steady hard-drinking sot has passed away. The Toilers of the Field He hesitated and then added in a lower tone, "Mrs. Gray, are you an abstainer yourself?" The Girls of St. Olave's We therefore hope that our lunar hero may yet take a ribbon of sky-blue from the milky way, and become a staunch abstainer; if only for example's sake. Moon Lore If doctors recommended alcohol to their patients, he had been asked what abstainers should do. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Life is sweeter, fonder, freer to me as a total abstainer than as a moderate drinker. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 2, February 1886 He is the most zealous, the most conscientious, and the most invulnerable of total abstainers. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Now Pattie was a staunch little abstainer; all the more staunch because of her childhood's memories. The Girls of St. Olave's Twelve had been total abstainers for life or nearly so, and mostly all were ‘small meat eaters.’ Buchanan's Journal of Man, April 1887 Volume 1, Number 3 The precipitating reaction between a solution of 1 per cent. human blood-serum and different dilutions of immune serum was greater in the case of drinkers than in that of abstainers. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say A diet which is safe for carnivorous animals, must certainly be safe for human beings, who belong to a class of animals all representatives of which, with the exception of man are flesh abstainers. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. "And he's a total abstainer now, poor devil," sighed the Doctor with pity, for he was, himself, fond of his drop of whisky. Mud and Khaki Sketches from Flanders and France "She wanted him to be brought up an abstainer," explained Denys, "as she and you were brought up." The Girls of St. Olave's The French abstainer makes less fuss; the French drinker gives less offence. Eugenics and Other Evils These experiments have also shown that the bactericidal power of blood-serum against typhoid bacteria was less in the case of drinkers than in that of abstainers. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Do you mean to tell me that the abstainers in the Army are less courageous than those who drink? "The Pomp of Yesterday" Through all the voyage every man remained perforce a total abstainer. With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back He ceased to be an abstainer, and life changed at once for himself and for all those with whom he came in contact. The Girls of St. Olave's In order that a man may be kind and honest it may be needful that he should become a total abstainer: let him become so then, and the next day let him forget the circumstance. From a Cornish Window A New Edition Other tables show that abstainers’ children gain in weight more steadily in the first year than drinkers’ children, and have their teeth earlier, as a rule. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say A total abstainer from intoxicants will not get the good word of the distiller or brewer or consumer of liquor. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Almost all her ministers have been abstainers and advocates of total abstinence. American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) The old people had been abstainers since she and Tom were babies, and she had not cared to acknowledge to them that she "took a drop now and again." The Girls of St. Olave's I was informed that they were all total abstainers. Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics By the term ‘abstainer’ I mean a person who has never taken alcohol in any quantity worth mentioning. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Still, the Judge, though he hated noisy revellers, was no total abstainer. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Resolved to do so no longer, he at once commenced a series of temperance meetings, inviting speakers and lecturers to come to Squantown and make the people intelligent total abstainers. Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life "I did not stay late—and I am an abstainer," said Reggie, wishing his visitor would depart. The Girls of St. Olave's Marat's sister and biographer, Albertine, tells us that Jean Paul was never given to the use of stimulants, and in fact, for the greater part of his career, was a total abstainer. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators In it he gives the experience of different life insurance companies which have separate sections for total abstainers and non-abstainers. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say And William died in the belief that he also became a "total abstainer." A Circuit Rider's Wife Replying to Sir K. Fraser, Mr. Austen Chamberlain stated that he was not prepared to levy an equalizing tax on total abstainers. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-05 She had promised to help him, for them to start together, to turn out of their home and their entertaining all intoxicating beverages, to stand side by side in their social circle and be abstainers. The Girls of St. Olave's In a drunken spree I enlisted, and here I am now, only a corporal; but, thank God, I’m also a total abstainer, and hope to remain so to the end of my life.” The Thorogood Family The Equitable Company had a section for total abstainers for a few years which was discontinued on account of the new insurance laws which came into effect in 1907. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say “Pat,” said Bob, sipping his coffee with an appreciative air, “I’ve turned a total abstainer.” The Lively Poll A Tale of the North Sea An’ that minds me that I would tak it kind if ye would write an’ tell me how he gets on, for I hev promised to become a total abstainer if he wull.” The Eagle Cliff He had been a total abstainer such a long time now. The Girls of St. Olave's His father, though not a total abstainer, had lived and died a temperate man. Stephen Grattan's Faith A Canadian Story I think it safe to say that, other things being equal, all American life insurance companies would consider a total abstainer a more desirable risk than a moderate drinker.’ Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say He had been a total abstainer, moreover, from his seventieth year; let them, if they would rival his longevity, follow his example. The New Minister's Great Opportunity First published in the "Century Magazine" “In truth we are not, then,” said Mabberly; “for we are all total abstainers.” The Eagle Cliff The following sentences are all correct: The assembly has closed its meeting, The assembly are all total abstainers, The whole family is a famous one, The whole family are sick. Practical Grammar and Composition Range yourselves with the abstainers, and be proud of your legion. Men in the Making This is why persons who drink alcohol are more liable to have gout and other diseases, than total abstainers.” Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Toleration for weak and eccentric Christians; vegetarians, observers of private holy days and total abstainers, not to be disturbed; we must do nothing that makes a brother stumble. The Books of the New Testament My wife has even gone the length of becoming a total abstainer, in order to have more influence over him; but I don’t quite see my way to do that myself.” The Eagle Cliff The oldest two life insurance companies of England, the General Provident and the United Kingdom, have made records for forty-five years which distinguish the total abstainers and the moderate drinkers. Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 The count was a total abstainer, for his long-enforced abstention had taught him a curious delicacy of palate, so that all wines were actually distasteful to him. In Direst Peril Hence, other things being equal, the abstainer had a great advantage. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say St. Paul deals very tenderly with these total abstainers from meat and wine. The Books of the New Testament It was part of his experience a few days after he became a total abstainer. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. Thus the proportion of deaths among moderate drinkers compared to that of total abstainers is as 97 to 69. Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 He is a total abstainer from meat and liquor, and fasts once a week on the day sacred to the deity whom he venerates, usually Mahādeo; he is highly respected and never panders to vice. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II The circulars sent out by this company state that the average life of moderate drinkers is thirty-five and a half years; tipplers, fifty-one years; total abstainers, sixty-four and one-fifth years. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Were Johnson to come to life again, total abstainer as he often was, he would, I expect, denounce the principle involved in ‘Local Option.’ Obiter Dicta Second Series “My principles go much further than that,” said Miss Millet who was an enthusiastic total abstainer. Jeff Benson, or the Young Coastguardsman This gain was but slight among those classed as moderate drinkers, for their mortality was only three per cent less than the average mortality; but among the total abstainers it was thirty-one per cent less. Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 The abstainers from beef now refuse to marry with the others. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II This is consistently and unequivocally seen in the statistics kept for thirty years by English insurance companies, with special sections for abstainers. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say ‘Have you read your Burke?’ is at least as sensible a question to put to a parliamentary candidate, as to ask him whether he is a total abstainer or a desperate drunkard. Obiter Dicta Second Series Let it not be supposed, my friends, that I say it is the duty of every one to put on the blue ribbon and become a total abstainer. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure Plenty o’ men who ain’t abstainers go to sleep every night at the Welcome, ’cause they find the beds and other things so comfortable. Blue Lights Hot Work in the Soudan “And I’ve brought two o’ my boys,” said a burly man with a cast-iron sort of face, who had been himself an abstainer for many years. The Young Trawler It gives a lower premium rate to members of the abstainers’ section than to those in the general section. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say More than that, I found that most of the party deemed it a sufficient beverage, for they were all temperance men, if not total abstainers. Six Months at the Cape There was another thing much in his favour, he was a total abstainer. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure He had been led, at a time when total abstinence was almost unknown, to hate the very name of drink and to become a total abstainer. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew A few of their wives and daughters went there irregularly, but the men, as a rule, were 'total abstainers.' France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 I am not a total abstainer, but that only shows that I take better care of my patients than I do of myself. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say The total abstainers are organized, the brewers are organized, the teachers are organized, the parents are organized, the young people and even the juniors are organized. Civics and Health When recently asked the secret of his success, he said he had always been a total abstainer and singularly moderate in everything but work. Pushing to the Front In our country, other things being equal, total abstainers are preferred by railway men. The Story of a Dark Plot or Tyranny on the Frontier “Just these: promise me to become a pledged abstainer; and promise me that you’ll never marry a man that loves the drink.” Nearly Lost but Dearly Won Even those who were abstainers from liquors as beverages distrusted him for not using these things as medicines. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say He was also superintendent of the church Sunday-school, and the very life of the Temperance Society and Band of Hope, of both which associations the vicar, who was himself an abstainer, was the president. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best "Beneficiaries must be frugal in habits, total abstainers, and maintain good standing and conduct." Pushing to the Front Then he thought of his young master at Tanindie, and wondered how he was progressing, and whether he would at length really take the one decided step and become a pledged abstainer. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found I had not lived as a total abstainer; though, as I told you once, my mother, whom I can only recollect as a widow, had banished all intoxicants from our table. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won This shows us clearly that when total abstainers become ill outside the prison, their illness is to be attributed to some error in diet or hygiene, or to some accidental circumstance. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say He was an earnest Christian, and as earnest an abstainer from all intoxicating drinks; and his family walked with him on the narrow gospel way, and in their adherence to temperance principles and practice. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best Between ourselves, there is always something lacking in an abstainer—as in a man who has never learnt Greek. Brother Copas Should you wish, however, Jacob, to come back again to me, either now or at any future time, I’ll find you a place, for I can always make an opening for a stanch total abstainer.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found I resolved when I heard it that never would I under any circumstances offer intoxicating drinks to others, as I had previously, while myself a total abstainer, occasionally done.” Nearly Lost but Dearly Won The user of alcoholics as beverages always excuses himself, if hard pressed by abstainers, upon the ground that they must be of service or doctors would not recommend them so frequently. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say I am now one of yourselves, a total abstainer upon principle, an unfeigned believer in the Bible, and a loyal though very unworthy disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best And then for the first time his companion spoke: "Are you a total abstainer?" Three People Will you not become a genuine pledged abstainer? Frank Oldfield Lost and Found And so we want to gather together the power and influence of total abstainers in Total Abstinence Societies and Bands of Hope, by their union through the pledge as a common bond. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won And is not total abstinence the only safe side for the abstainer himself? The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe Thomas A. Edison was once asked why he was a total abstainer. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune For instance, though he had before the attack been a total abstainer, he now not only drank his own wine, but stole the wine of the other patients. Real Ghost Stories “No; I’m not likely to do anything of the sort, for I’m an out-and-out total abstainer.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found I was myself, at this time, practically a total abstainer, but I had signed no pledge. Nearly Lost but Dearly Won The captain was glad to see me and wanted me to have a glass of grog, but I refused, having become, a short time before, a pledged abstainer from all intoxicating drinks. The Hero of the Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe No, I am not," Carmichael hastened to reassure his hostess; "but there are worse people than abstainers in the world, and it would be better if we had a few more. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers In lung capacity, the tobacco users had lost two cubic inches, while the abstainers had gained six cubic inches. A Handbook of Health He meant to be a total abstainer at present, but he was quite as resolved not to sign the pledge. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found The United States Government Laboratory affords striking evidence of the large percentages of alcohol contained in specifics which are stated to be largely used by persons who profess to be total abstainers. Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles None of the flesh-eaters reached half an hour, but 15 of the 32 abstainers exceeded that limit. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science First of all, he only drank tea—thus being the only total abstainer known to the fraternity. The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers The dipsomaniac and the abstainer are not only both mistaken, but they both make the same mistake. George Bernard Shaw I’m a gradely total abstainer, and mean to be all the days of my life, please God.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Four years after I was commissioned we had only one total abstainer out of some fifty officers at the mess, and he was a man whose life and honor depended on it. Ray's Daughter A Story of Manila Comparative Mortality Among Abstainers and Non-Abstainers The comparative mortality among abstainers and non-abstainers in several of these companies is shown in the charts exhibited in this section. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Then it was not unusual for dissolute, drinking men to take revenge on the total abstainers by setting fire to their barns. Confessions of Boyhood He embraced the temperance movement as soon as he heard of it, and continued to the end of his days a most rigid total abstainer from the use of all ardent spirits. The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume III The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century “Ay, sir,” replied the other, “it’s hot work, and thirsty work too; only you see, sir, total abstainers ain’t at liberty to quench their thirst like ordinary mortals.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found It is compounded out of the experiences of forty-three thousand moderate drinkers who became total abstainers, seventy disbanded croquet associations, and 1,125 obsolete euchre clubs. The Patient Observer And His Friends During a twelve years’ experience the mortality among the abstainers was one-third that of the tabular expectation, and their occupations were classified as follows: Clergymen 4 per cent. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science For the sake of a good cause I beg the abstainers to tell the plain, brutal truth as I do, and refrain from scandalising a decent class of citizens. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary It is certain that he was at this time a total abstainer. Abraham Lincoln But if you’re coming our side at any time, we shall be right glad to see you, and Betty too, and give you a hearty total abstainer’s welcome.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Total abstainers defeat the very object they propose to advocate when they propose to do away with all because excess is hurtful. The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891 In respect to deep knee bending, if we take the number 325 for reference, we find that, of the 9 flesh-eaters only 3 surpassed this figure, while of the 21 abstainers, 17 surpassed it. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science The solicitors dressed the Doctor properly and advanced him money; he set off for Ireland to make some necessary arrangements, and he solemnly swore that he would become a total abstainer. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary I myself being an abstainer, declined the beverage which was popular and which was being keenly enjoyed. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben The reader is aware that he had never been a pledged abstainer at any time. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found The satirist wrote truly that after all the fashionable abstainers had been deducted, crowds remained, who smoked as heartily as their predecessors of a century earlier. The Social History of Smoking Nevertheless, the abstainers exhibited a far lower mortality than that experienced by the general class. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Of course he had no alcohol in any form during the fast, but he never has taken much alcohol, although he was not a pledged abstainer. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine A man may become a drunkard by the use of alcohol, and yet he is more likely to have consumption than he would have been if he had been a total abstainer. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene He was very urgent with Thomas to sign the pledge, and thus openly join himself to the little band of total abstainers, and Thomas had pretty nearly made up his mind to do so. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found An old woman said she had tried it over 40 years ago and her husband brought her a glass of beer and he was not an abstainer but rather the reverse. Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District Only 2 of the 15 flesh-eaters succeeded in holding their arms out over a quarter of an hour, whereas 22 of the 32 abstainers surpassed that limit. How to Live Rules for Healthful Living Based on Modern Science Precisely this same thing is done by the young captain of finance and affairs whom I described first in this paper as being a total abstainer. The Young Man and the World Every successful man in Wall Street is a total abstainer. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures She could not but remember how she had herself been the chief hindrance to her son’s becoming a total abstainer when he was bent on making the attempt, and had avowed his intention. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He is not a wine-bibber, and he is not a total abstainer. Horace and His Influence A quaint character named Mullane was at one time steward, and decidedly astonished a member, who was a total abstainer, by charging him in his bill for three tumblers of punch. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Under efforts directed by the Government the British Army is fast becoming an army of total abstainers. The Art of Public Speaking Drunkards are made of moderate drinkers; drunkards are never made of total abstainers. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures “He were a good Christian man, and a thorough total abstainer.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Waristoun was brought from France, tried, and hanged, “expressing more fear than I ever saw,” wrote Lauderdale, whose Act “against Separation and Disobedience to Ecclesiastical Authority” fined abstainers from services in their parish churches. A Short History of Scotland Again we had the bottle between us, but Reverdy was an abstainer. Children of the Market Place We have many total abstainers, yet one of them, I know, and several of them, I believe, would vote against it. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary I am a Methodist, and a total abstainer. Wit, Humor, Reason, Rhetoric, Prose, Poetry and Story Woven into Eight Popular Lectures I’m a total abstainer to the back-bone, and have been for years.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Miss Anthony, although a total abstainer all her life, was never again connected with a temperance organization. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years President Krüger is an absolute abstainer from intoxicants, and even at banquets he will sip water only when joining in a toast. Origin of the Anglo-Boer War Revealed (2nd ed.) The Conspiracy of the 19th Century Unmasked The master then, being an abstainer, should also give some care to his diet. Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 The Gresleys were ardent total abstainers, and were of opinion that Hester's health would be greatly benefited by following their example. Red Pottage If you ever marry and have children, make them total abstainers, if you would keep them safe in body and soul. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Miss Anthony was a total abstainer but not wishing to offend him, took one sip from a glass of Angelica and then the ladies hurried back to the boat. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years You see, I couldn't very well indulge in an occasional drink when I've undertaken to make those Sage Butte fellows abstainers. Ranching for Sylvia "She too," said Anna-Rose, not changing her position but keeping a drearily watchful eye on him, "is a total abstainer." Christopher and Columbus "I'm a total abstainer, sir," said the porter proudly. Hocken and Hunken You all of you now know something of Samuel Johnson, his trials, temptations, and struggles as a Christian total abstainer. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found It must, however, be admitted that the abstainers from it have been to some extent justified in their abstention. The English Novel Within two years and a-half the settlement was closed, the cheapness of untaxed drink having changed the settlers from abstainers into drunkards. The Portland Peerage Romance A total abstainer, I had, I am thankful to say, strength enough to resist the temptation thus adroitly thrust upon me. In the Wrong Paradise The philosopher knows the truth as the drinker knows the taste of saké and the abstainer the taste of sweets. Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Thank the Lord, Jacob, over and over again a thousand times, as he’s given you grace to be a total abstainer.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found It is true that statistics appear to show that a larger proportion of the children of drunkards become themselves drunkards, than of children born of total abstainers. Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink He was a vegetarian, a total abstainer, and enemy of tobacco, vaccination, and vivisection. A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Being an abstainer, I asked leave to retire with the ladies. Weapons of Mystery For many years our theological students, though not compelled thereto, have almost all been pledged abstainers. Great Britain and Her Queen You see me and mine; you see seven total abstainers here to-night. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found It was not excess in the first that ruined his digestion, nor intemperance in the other that caused him to become a total abstainer from all kinds of intoxicating beverages. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 A total abstainer finds himself perfectly at home anywhere. The "Goldfish" Total abstinence resembles this preventive; no total abstainer is in danger of alcoholism. In His Image Unless you are a total abstainer, it is extremely uncivil to decline taking wine if you are invited to do so. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette He was presiding at a harvest-home given to his own tenants, and had passed from a warm eulogium on temperance and moderation to a vehement harangue against total abstinence and total abstainers. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found But the Moderate vote more than trebled, and the attacking abstainers were repulsed all along the line, though they, on their side, defeated an attempt to recapture Clutha. The Long White Cloud Practically, we are in a total abstainers' town, and a man seen intoxicated would be so avoided by the whole community, he would have no peace to remain. Hygeia, a City of Health As a rule if one lands in prison and has not been a total abstainer, his downfall is charged to rum. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment Unless you are a total abstainer, it is extremely uncivil to decline taking wine if you are invited to do so. Routledge's Manual of Etiquette “And he’s a total abstainer,” said Samuel, “and, he humbly hopes, a gradely Christian.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found For many years total abstainers in New Zealand have grown in numbers. The Long White Cloud "Widower, 35, abstainer, would like to correspond with respectable widow, or otherwise, view matrimony." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 19, 1919 He had been a total abstainer from sentiment, as one may say, for sixty hours, and this was his only glass. Tommy and Grizel Probably there are not less than 500 such enrolled in our ranks in this country, and turned into staunch and perpetual abstainers. Darkest India A Supplement to General Booth's "In Darkest England, and the Way Out" How hard had been the struggle to resist! but now, if they became pledged abstainers, they would have something more to say which could give additional strength to their refusal. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He had, he says, an advertisement a whole week in The Times for a total abstainer to make himself otherwise useful and to mend his stable door; but no apparent notice was taken of it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 And—just a moment, Mrs. Pitman: Mr. Holcombe is a total abstainer, and has always been so. The Case of Jennie Brice Frank was a total abstainer, and his friends had found that nothing would induce him to drink or smoke. Frank Merriwell at Yale He could, however, refrain, though he could not be moderate, and for all the latter part of his life, from 1766, he was a total abstainer. Samuel Johnson Just so with the pledge; it is not the Christian abstainer’s standing-ground. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He was not a total abstainer as regards either wine or tobacco, but was moderate in the use of both; a temperance advocate in the true sense of the word. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. In India one hundred thousand beef-eating and brandy-and-soda guzzling Britons hold in subjection two hundred and fifty million vegetarian abstainers of the same Aryan race. The Devil's Dictionary Do you consider it consistent with my duty as a total abstainer to grow anything stronger than ginger beer? The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan This settlement is called the Greeley Temperance Colony, and was founded lately by an industrious class of emigrants from the East, all total abstainers, and holding advanced political opinions. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains I have resolved, God helping me, to be a total abstainer from this day forward. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found There is another class of abstainers from food exemplified in the exhibitionists who either for notoriety or for wages demonstrate their ability to forego eating, and sometimes drinking, for long periods. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers. The Devil's Dictionary In every respect in which my duty as the god of wine can be discharged consistently with my duty as a total abstainer, I will discharge it. The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan At the same time, a psychic is so peculiarly sensitive that I think he or she would always be well advised to be a life long abstainer—as many actually are. The Vital Message One day, when he was sitting at the rectory table, he said to Mr Oliphant, looking up with one of his bright smiles,— “I wish I was a total abstainer.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Warren weighed 150 pounds, was a total abstainer, and was the father of two children, both of whom could readily dislocate their hips. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. The Devil's Dictionary Mr Todhunter, as has been remarked, is a quiet thrifty gentleman, essentially an abstainer. The Wisdom of Father Brown These are total abstainers, who maintain that the use of stimulants is essentially sinful, and allege that the wine used by Christ and his disciples at the supper was unfermented. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 At last he said,— “I’ve been seriously thinking, Juniper, of becoming a total abstainer; and it would do you a great deal of good if you were to be one too.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found The brandy I did not touch, for I have been an abstainer from my birth. The Island of Doctor Moreau Said a man to a crapulent youth: "I thought You a total abstainer, my son." The Devil's Dictionary The Burmese by religion are total abstainers, and their guests were willing to follow their example for the time and to fall in with their prejudices. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places Many saloonkeepers never touch it, nor will they employ bartenders unless they are total abstainers. Government By the Brewers? “I’m afraid there’s not much chance of making you an abstainer.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found The Sikh drinks what he will; the Pathan is an abstainer. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War "I could wish I had something better to offer you, sir," he said, "but I am an abstainer by habit myself; and I have no liquor of any kind, unfortunately, in the house." The Far Horizon I must take air and exercise and I must become a total abstainer from sundaes of all descriptions. A Wodehouse Miscellany Articles & Stories For example, most of us, I suppose, have seen in print and heard in debating clubs an endless discussion that goes on between Socialists and total abstainers. Tremendous Trifles I wish I could see more clergymen total abstainers.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He was no abstainer and saw nothing wrong in entering a public-house, although it never occurred to him to do so. Married Whether the writer of this stern picture of a drunkard was a total abstainer or not, the spirit of his counsel not to 'look on the wine' is in full accord with that practice. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes I shall become a total abstainer; not because alcohol has now or ever can have any fatal attraction for me, but solely because you wish it, Connie. Fan : the story of a young girl's life He had discovered in his college days that liquor, instead of exhilarating him, was an influence under which he grew morose and sullen, and that discovery had made him almost a total abstainer. The Call of the Cumberlands Stand fast to your principles, like me; as for them total abstainers, they haven’t got a leg to stand on.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found "What an abstainer," laughed her husband; "as for the lazy Duke, he should have stormed the castle and ran off with Viola." A Heart-Song of To-day It is very clear that if a man is a total abstainer, he can never be a drunkard. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Our men were not bigoted abstainers, but I never heard any word so coarse and elementary as intoxicated used in Drumtochty. Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush For my own part, I made up my mind when I was but sixteen that I would not have a man, though a Christian, who should offer to become even an abstainer for my sake. Catherine Booth — a Sketch Frank shook his head, and then went on,— “But you do think it the best thing for young people, as well as grown-up people, to be abstainers?” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found But the total abstainers were the worst, being out of practice with the can. Erema — My Father's Sin Here in England we have statistics which prove that total abstainers are a long-lived people, and some insurance offices construct their tables accordingly. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Out of four hundred and seventy persons to whom he propounded this question, two hundred and ten or forty-four per cent of them were total abstainers. A Century of Negro Migration First, she decided, he must be truly converted, and a total abstainer, not to please her, but from his own choice. Catherine Booth — a Sketch Have you always been a total abstainer?” asked Frank. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Water, under these circumstances, is the best drink; and a 'total abstainer,' with plenty of fresh meat, strong exercise, and a vigorous digestion, will probably equal anybody in muscular development. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 And, when brought up for sentence, would solemnly assure the Colonel that he was a total abstainer, and stick to it when "told-off" for adding impudent lying to shameful indulgence and sickening behaviour. Snake and Sword A Novel They cater, and cater well, for the ordinary Vegetarian, but with a little care in the selection of the menu, abstainers from salt, fermented bread, etc., can also obtain a satisfactory meal. The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. The honors of the great schools, academies, and colleges are very largely taken by the tobacco abstainers. A Practical Physiology “You have always, then, been an abstainer since you came to the colony?” asked Frank. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found He got on quickly at lessons, and became, like his father, a total abstainer for life. Beneath the Banner Many manage on weak tea after a fashion, but not so well as the abstainers would have us think. The Open Air A total abstainer from intoxicating drinks, he was persistently described as a drunkard, drunken upon the field of battle. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 When young men come to see that young ladies expect them to be total abstainers, they will lift themselves up to a higher plane and to a purer manhood. Why and How : a hand-book for the use of the W.C.T. unions in Canada “You remember,” she added, “the day you dined with us a long time ago, when you asked papa about becoming an abstainer?” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found At a time when drinking was almost universal, he was a total abstainer. The Life of Abraham Lincoln I am not a pledged abstainer: I have used both tobacco and alcohol in various forms. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life Since all Sikhs are supposed to be abstainers from strong drink, that was accepted as a favorable omen. The Winds of the World Any woman, practically a total abstainer, but having an objection to signing the Pledge, may become an "associate member" of this Association, by the payment of the regular fee. Why and How : a hand-book for the use of the W.C.T. unions in Canada “I should very much like to hear how it was that you were driven into becoming an abstainer,” said Hubert; “if it will not be asking too much.” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found They were not total abstainers, but nothing of the kind was kept in their small store-closet. The Revolution in Tanner's Lane Being myself a total abstainer from tobacco, and equally so, when not recommended by my doctor, from wine and all stimulants, I confess to having a strong prejudice against them. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life Even from the standpoint of the strictest of abstainers there must be some regret for the passing of rum. Nonsenseorship If a man is a total abstainer, he never smokes. Deductive Logic “And so you were led after this to become a total abstainer?” Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Such companies find that they can give a bonus of from 17 to 23 per cent. to total abstainers as compared with moderate drinkers. Personal Experience of a Physician At the same time, there may be others who may do the same amount of work as abstainers. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life In ancient times such a communal representative was called by a name signifying "abstainer." Japan: an Attempt at Interpretation He would have remained an honourable, faithful spouse to her, and an abstainer—as such things go. Mr. Bingle I only hoped—oh, how fervently!—that you might see it to be your wisdom, your safety, to become a total abstainer. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found In any case of exposure to or contraction of disease, the total abstainer has a proved advantage over even the light drinker. Problems of Conduct My experience, since I became a total abstainer, has been the opposite. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life "Let temperate folk write verses in the hall Where bonds change hands, abstainers not at all;" So ran my edict: now the clan drinks hard, And vinous breath distinguishes a bard. The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry He smoked with me, and to prove that he was not a total abstainer he drank my health in a glass of port wine—very good wine. Afoot in England She had not asked him to become an abstainer. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found So conservative and cautious a thinker as ex-President Eliot of Harvard has recently become an abstainer, saying, "The recent progress of science has satisfied me that the moderate use of alcohol is objectionable." Problems of Conduct Almost all my life I have taken alcoholic liquors in moderation, but have also been a total abstainer for a short period. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life But I can tell you what, if I'd been an abstainer, you wouldn't catch me pouring it into my stomach now. The Lights and Shadows of Real Life But they regarded life as a serious matter, a state of probation; they were non-smokers, total abstainers, diligent at their work, united, profoundly religious. Afoot in England Remember how anxious he seemed at one time to become a total abstainer. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found There will, indeed, be a temporary social hardship for many abstainers until the custom is generally broken up; one runs the risk of being thought by the heedless a prig and a Puritan. Problems of Conduct It is no credit to me for being an abstainer. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life "I have always used wine, and a little good brandy too, and am as free from any inordinate appetite as your most confirmed abstainer; but then I take especial care to have my liquor pure." Danger Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend She laughed, and said that they all brewed their own beer—there was not a total abstainer among them. Afoot in England The tempter had so far gained his end that he had made Frank disinclined to join himself at present to the body of stanch abstainers. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found I cannot pose as an abstainer after the way I enjoyed your luncheon. South Wind I am not a total abstainer, and theoretically have had a belief that pure wine ought to be beneficial to the human system. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life Now I have found that by employing only pledged abstainers I get extraordinary results. The Fortunate Youth He is practically a total abstainer and I can affirm that he sleeps on a straw litter and eats the most Spartan food, cold dried grocer's peas. Ulysses So Frank put off, at any rate for the present, joining the abstainers. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found And outrageous abstainers are more mischievous than either of them, because they make the whole thing so utterly foolish and absurd.' Nuttie's Father An abstainer in a party of even moderate topers finds their jokes dull and their anecdotes pointless, and his principal amusement consists in his observation of their curious bluntness to the groundlessness of their merriment. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life The blacks differ, and certainly there were some cases of even total abstainers falling victims to the heat wave. The Euahlayi Tribe; a study of aboriginal life in Australia "Are they abstainers?" she asked, reflectively, going back in her mind over the causes she had championed. The Vultures If there were more total abstainers, we shouldn’t want such a costly building, nor so many policemen, as we do now. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found Her industrious sons and daughters, who are nearly all total abstainers, live in abject poverty, and their misery is not caused by laziness or want of thrift, or by Intemperance. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists Contrary to medical advice, Dr. Martineau reverted to abstinence, and for twelve or fifteen years he has been practically a total abstainer, and, at 77, he retains the power of mental application. Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life He learned that Sir Richard was a vegetarian of twenty years' standing and a total abstainer, although meat and wine were not banished from his table. The Life of George Borrow The sight of the ribbon induces the curious to offer the abstainer drink. The Vultures He cannot be a moderate drinker, for there is no possibility of moderation, and if he is to be saved he must become a total abstainer. Books and Bookmen It was also reported, probably by unreliable total abstainers, that during these "sampling" seasons his temper was not of the best. Cap'n Eri "I regret exceedingly that I am a total abstainer," he said. The Burning Spear Nor can the expense and widespread use of tobacco be defended on the ground that it is a luxury, for the abstainer from tobacco counts it the greater luxury not to use it. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes "I wuz a total abstainer in them days," he said quietly. Openings in the Old Trail Although Coleman had slept but a short time he was now as fresh as a total abstainer coming from the bath. Active Service All this must the wild abstainer feel, as he rolls in the long soaking grass, kicks his ecstatic heels to heaven, and listens to the roaring rain. A Miscellany of Men I had hoped to hear that you were an abstainer—" "So I am, sir, lifelong. The Lodger The first and least thing that one can do to destroy drunkenness, is to be a total abstainer. Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes From that day he had been a total abstainer. The Vision Splendid Though he had not continued a total abstainer, as in the early days at Springfield, he very seldom drank wine. Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War But at the sad time of which I am trying to write, I was almost an abstainer, from the fear, the temptation—of seeking oblivion in strong waters. Dead Men Tell No Tales "Speaking as an abstainer from fermented liquors, I must really protest against these allusions to barmaids." The Evil Genius Miss Pratt, that tactful girl, counted four smokers in the group about her, and only one abstainer, George. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William "I am a lifelong abstainer," stammered his patient in quivering indignation. Selected Stories of Bret Harte He had followed the King's example; he had become a total abstainer and, in addition, on his own account he had ceased to smoke. Soul of a Bishop |
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