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Trillium sessile L. Trilliaceae Distribution: North America. Various Trilliums were used by Native Americans to stop haematuria, haematemesis, menorrhagia, and to heal ulcers (Milspaugh, 1974). Roots were eaten to treat stiff muscles, and tea from the plant drunk and powdered plant put on joints for rheumatism by the Iroquois (Lewis & Elvin-Lewis, 2003). Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
Drink, drugs and driving / by H.J. Walls and Alistair R. Brownlie.
Walls, H. J. (Henry James)Date: 1970- Pictures
A clear road ahead, from the clear-headed point of view of the driver who has not taken alcohol. Colour lithograph, 196-.
Date: [between 1960 and 1969?]Reference: 573179i- Digital Images
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Ruscus aculeatus L. Ruscaceae Butchers Broom., Box holly, Knee Holly, Jew’s myrtle. Distribution: Mediterranean to Britain. Aculeatus means 'prickly' which describes the plant well. Dioscorides in 70 AD (Gunther, 1959) says of this plant ‘... ye leaves and berries drunk in wine have ye force to move urine, expel the menstrua, and to break ye stones in ye bladder ...’ and adds also ‘ ... it cures also ye Icterus and ye strangurie and ye headache.' Its use did not change for a millennium and a half
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Acanthus spinosus L. Acanthaceae. Bears breeches. Distribution: Southern Europe to Western Turkey. Herbaceous perennial flowering plant. Named for spiny leaves. Dioscorides recommended the roots applied for inflammation and spasms, and -when drunk- to promote urine, check diarrhoea, and for phthysis, ruptures and convulsions. The leaves are the model for those at the top of Corinthian columns. Tetraglycosides isolated from the plant show cytotoxicity in sea urchin eggs and crown gall tumour on potato disks. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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A skull in a drinking glass at the steering wheel of a motor vehicle, representing the fatal effects of drunken driving. Colour lithograph.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 32611i- Books
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The wicked husband, and unnatural father: being a sad and deplorable relation of one William Gilbert, a farmer of Toddington near Lynn in Norfolk, who coming home drunk late in the evening, on Tuesday the 7th of August, did in a most barbarous and inhumane manner, cut his own wife's throat from Ear to Ear (being big with Child) without any Provocation, and Murthered his young Daughter of 12 Years of Age, by beating out her Brains with a Hammer, because she beg'd for the Life of her Mother: With an Account of his Examination, Tryal, Condemnation at the last Assizes at Norwich; With his Confession, and last Dying Speech at the Place of Execution, being Hang'd in Chains before his own Door, as a sad Warning to all Drunkards, and unkind Husbands whatsoever Licensed according to Order.
Date: 1705- Books
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The bloody tragedy; or, a dreadful warning to disobedient children. Giving a sad and dreadful account of one John Gill, in the town of Oborn, in Bedfordshire, who lived a wicked life. How, coming home drunk one Night, he asked his Father for Money to carry on his Debaucheries, who putting him off till next Morning, he grew so impatient and desparately wicked, that he arose in the Dead of the Night, and cut his Father and Mother's Throats in their Beds. How afterwards binding and ravishing the Maid Servant he murdered her also, and then robbed the House of Plate and Money, and set it on Fire, burning the dead Bodies to Ashes. With the Manner of the Discovery, and being apprehended, what Confession he made before the Magistrates. How the Ghosts of the dead Bodies appeared to him in Jail. Together with his Dying Speech at the Place of Execution. With several other Things worthy the Observation of Young People.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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The Bloody tragedy; or, A dreadful warning to disobedient children. Giving a sad and dreadful account of one John Gill, in the town of Obron in Bedfordshire, who lived a wicked life; how, coming home drunk one night, he asked his fathea for money to carry on his debaucheries, who putting him off till next morning, he grew so impatient, and desperately wicked, that he arose in the dead of the night, and cut his father's and mother's throat in their beds. How afterwards, binding and ravishing the maid servant, he murdered her also, and then robbed the house of money and plate, and set it on fire, burning the dead bodies to ashes. With the manner of the discovery, and, being apprehended, what consession he made before the magistrates. How the ghosts of the dead bodies appeared to him in goal. Together with his dying speech at the place of execution. With several other things worthy the observation of young people:
Date: [1775?]- Books
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The touchstone, or, Trial of tobacco : whether it be good for all constitutions : with a word of advice against immoderate drinking and smoaking : likewise examples of some that have drunk their lives away, and died suddenly : with King Jame's [sic] opinion of tobacco, and how it came first into England : also the first original of coffee : to which is added, witty poems about tobacco and coffe [sic] : something about tobacco, written by George Withers, the late famous poet.
Date: 1676- Pictures
A road traffic sign with two wine glasses, one trying to overtake the other; a warning against drinking and driving. Colour lithograph after Schoumann.
Schoumann.Date: [1953?]Reference: 537102i- Books
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Times alteration: or, The old mans rehearsall, what braue dayes he knew a great while agone, when his old cap was new : To the tune of, He nere be drunke againe.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1629]- Pictures
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A traffic signal that is bent and broken, with a vodka bottle jammed in its stem; representing vodka as a cause of driving accidents. Colour lithograph, 19--.
Kaja, H.Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 660229i- Books
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A statute for swearers and drunkards, or Forsake now your follies, your booke cannot saue you, for if you sweare and be drunke, the stockes will haue you : To the tune of When canons are roaring.
Date: [1624]- Pictures
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Two men, possibly students, undressing a drunken doctor they have carried home, verse below. Lithograph.
Reference: 26911i- Books
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Warm beere, or a treatise wherein is declared by many reasons, that beere so qualified is farre more wholesome then that which is drunke cold. With a confutation of such objections that are made against it / [Anon].
Date: 1641- Pictures
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Two men, possibly students, carrying home a drunken doctor laid out on a door, verse below. Lithograph.
Reference: 26909i- Pictures
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A bottle of alcoholic drink with a red flag attached to it; advertising the danger of driving after drinking. Colour lithograph, 193-.
Date: [between 1930 and 1939?]Reference: 659658i- Books
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Warm beere, or A treatise wherein is declared by many reasons, that beere so qualified is farre more wholsome then that which is drunke cold : With a confutation of such objections that are made against it; published for the preservation of health.
Date: 1641- Books
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Warm beere, or, A treatise wherein is declared by many reasons that beere so qualified is farre more wholsome then that which is drunke cold : with a confutation of such objections that are made against it, published for the preservation of health.
Date: 1641- Ephemera
Community health : drinking & driving don't mix : Australia, 41c.
Date: [1990]- Pictures
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A vodka bottle on its side driven like a sports car; representing people who drink and drive as criminals. Colour lithograph by Z. Waszewski, 1961.
Waszewski, Zbigniew.Date: [1961]Reference: 657187i- Books
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Drinking and driving : report of the Departmental Committee [on Drinking and Driving].
Great Britain. Departmental Committee on Drinking and Driving.Date: 1976- Books
Third International Conference on Alcohol and Road Traffic = IIIe Congrès International sur l'alcool et la circulation routière = III Internationaler Kongress über Alkohol und Strassenverkehr : summaries of papers.
International Conference on Alcohol and Road Traffic 1962 : London, England)Date: 1962- Books
Alcohol and road traffic : [proceedings of the First International Conference on Alcohol and Traffic, held in Stockholm, August 30-September 1, 1950].
International Conference on Alcohol and Traffic Stockholm, Sweden)Date: 1951