Johnston, David Claypoole. "The Victim of Ardent Spirits." Teach Us History. 1837-1841. Institute for Museum and Library Sciences and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
http://www.teachushistory.org/Temperance/ (accessed December 2013)
David Claypoole Johnston was a well known cartoonist in the New England area. He was especially known for his graphic designs. He was an uptight citizen that was against getting drunk. He showed this through his articles. Many of which had to be recalled and not printed because the topic was so controversial. The point that Johnston was trying to get across was that drinking takes the soul out of the man and replaces it with the mind of the devil. Johnston shows this by incorporating little devilish creatures ripping apart his brain, and soul. Johnston is trying to show that drinking makes you act without thinking. This picture is so prevalent to the time period because men over drinking was a huge problem in the time period. This source tells us what alcohol did to many men and their families. Men would go out to bars and drink, and drink, and drink, and if they didn't pass out after spending tons of money that could of been used towards food for the family, some would come home and beat their wives. overall Johnston is trying to show that drinking makes a man a wreck both physically and intelligently.
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