-When the Manifesto of the Washington Total Abstinence Societies that was written in 1841 stated that "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created temperate; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain natural and innocent desires; that among them are the appetite for cold water and the pursuit of happiness!", its members were addressing abstinence from .

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The Manifesto of the Washington Total Abstinence Societies in 1841, by referencing abstinence and the "appetite for cold water," was addressing the issue of abstinence from imbibing alcoholic beverages. The movement was part of the broader temperance movement that sought to encourage people to abstain from alcohol consumption.

-When the Manifesto of the Washington Total Abstinence Societies That