INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. THE GOTHENBURG SYSTEM: EARLY DAYS CHAPTER II. GOTHENBURG CITY : BARS, BOTTLES, AND DRUNKENNESS CHAPTER III. PRIVATE PROFITS AND PUBLIC GAIN CHAPTER IV. THE POSITION IN NORWAY CHAPTER V. DRUNKENNESS AND BEER-DRINKING CHAPTER VI. TEMPERANCE V. TEETOTALISM CHAPTER VII. THE COPENHAGEN SYSTEM CHAPTER VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS APPENDIX: ABUSES OF THE COMPANY SYSTEM DRUNKENNESS DECLINES : IMMORALITY INCREASES 'FRUITS OF FANATICISM' IN NORWAY THE COMPANY SYSTEM IN FINLAND