The Jewelled Serpent, a Study of To-day was an 1872 young adult novel by E. J. Richmond.
Through its story, the book inculcated those principles of morality associated in the temperance movement era with becoming a responsible adult.
[1] The story centers around a doctor's prescription: "Cod-liver oil and rum three times a day".
It was intended by the father as a talisman, warning her against the "evil serpent", intemperance, which had brought ruin in his family.
The harm which comes from fashionable drinking is portrayed, and also the danger arising from the use of alcohol when taken as medicine, which can lead to an addiction.