Word: rum
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...alcohol. Men have quarreled at Harvard in their cups, and men have been maudlin over one another in their cups; but between these manifestations of extreme emotion brought on by excessive indulgence have been many more numerous instances of men who have been led through the mellowing influence of rum to discover one another and, to a less but still a useful degree, themselves...
...then, the amendment must stand, questions at once arise as to its application. Assuredly the prohibition of the production, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors such as whiskey, gin, and rum, is a measure of which the good results far transcend any arguments as to the infringement of liberty, and the freezing of the constitution into a tissue of specific dogmas and "shall nots." Certainly the moral good to be done and the physical advantages to be gained by the measure are more than the mere retaining of the fluid and general character of a political instrument, even such...
Germany drinks beer; Russia vodka; France absinthe; England ale. The obvious moral is--If you seek peace and prosperity eschew the demon rum! I do not seek to emulate Mrs. Nation--the eminently illustrious "Hatchet Carrie," nor am I an embryo Anthony Comstock. Yet I believe in total abstinence for college men. However, the question of total abstinence is not necessary for the present discussion. It is an undisputed fact that to countenance Hogarthian over-drinking at smokers and dinners is to create an undesirable impression on the outside world and particularly in the minds of parents and boys...
...tenth of September to the tenth of March) on such questions as the President directs." The celebrations at these events caused the following order: "If any scholar be guilty of drunkenness, he shall be fined 5 shillings and make a public confession. No undergraduate shall keep by him brandy, rum, or any other distilled spirituous liquors; nor shall he use any such mixt drinks as punch or Flip...
...step, Rum Tum Tiddle...