[PeterPrinciple]

The reason I don’t believe there were all those maladies in the 19th and early 20th century is

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My study of history shows that in the 1830 or there about society was about as low as it could go. Family in a bad way and per capita consumption of alcohol at an all time high. This began a shift to correct , late 80’s revivalism and ended in 1918 with prohibition and then the slide began again.

So there is hope but I do tend to agree with you.

[greene66]

That’s interesting to know, in regards to 1830. I’m not really all that well-learned in that era. But when it comes to the late-1800s and early-1900s, I’m much more familiar, as I have tons of original books, dime-novels, stereoviews, magazines, and whatnot. Been a collector of miscellanea for a long time. Heck, I used to talk to a lot of old-timers who were kids back then. Got a pretty good take on the era.