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title: 'John and the Demijohn: A Temperance Tale'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Julia McNair Wright'
date: 1870-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Temperance'
- 'Children and Youth'
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 9'
- 'Proverbs 20'
- 'Ephesians 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/wright-1870-john-and-the-demijohn-a-temperance-tale
---

# John and the Demijohn: A Temperance Tale

A 1870 temperance tale where young John discovers a demijohn of liquor; his sister and family confront the dangers of alcohol. Promotes abstinence and moral instruction for children.

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