| Absinthe Postcards V - Anti-Absinthe Propaganda |
| The postcards issued by the temperance movement and their allies graphically illustrated the dangers of alcoholism and absinthe drinking, whilst those from the pro-absinthe camp were often satirical or mocking in nature. |
Anti-absinthe card and two stamp surrounds
issued by the Ligue Nationale Contre
L'Alcoolisme.
The message on the reverse of the card
refers to the return of an anti--alcohol petition.
issued by the Ligue Nationale Contre
L'Alcoolisme.
The message on the reverse of the card
refers to the return of an anti--alcohol petition.
Card series showing how the
drinking of absinthe leads to
alcoholism, the destruction of
family life, delirium tremens
and eventually death!
Click on the images to see
enlarged versions.
drinking of absinthe leads to
alcoholism, the destruction of
family life, delirium tremens
and eventually death!
Click on the images to see
enlarged versions.
| Anti-absinthe card contrasting two very different families. |
Other manufacturers rushed to exploit the
prevailing anti-absinthe hysteria - here a
drinker of Byrrh (a quinine based tonic wine)
kicks away a ghostly figure with an absinthe.
prevailing anti-absinthe hysteria - here a
drinker of Byrrh (a quinine based tonic wine)
kicks away a ghostly figure with an absinthe.
| Anti-absinthe card extolling the virtues of milk (!) as an alternative drink. Click on the image to enlarge. |
Anti-absinthe card based on an engraving
by Darre, originally published in 1883 in Le
Monde Illustré. Click to enlarge.
by Darre, originally published in 1883 in Le
Monde Illustré. Click to enlarge.
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A healthy (if rather corpulent) Byrrh drinker is contrasted with an emaciated
and wan absinthe drinker. Click to see an enlarged version.
and wan absinthe drinker. Click to see an enlarged version.