Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-15
We quote from the scalpel !.


We quote from the Scalpel
There can be little doubt, that by retarding the
decomposition OF the tissues in the human organism,
larger bier an unnatural deposit of fat all
the system in persons of sedentsry habits for
we find that they suffer more from its Injurious
effects than those who, by active exercise, accele-
rate its conversion into its elements carbonic acid
and water. AS instance of this compare the
effects of lager bier clerks and young men
about town, and the German Turner'S, and the diff
ference of its effect or rather the effect of the
counteracting influences which working against
il, will be Immediately perceived
In women who take little exercise, lager bier
acts as sw does on stable cows il accelerates the
secretion Of milk, but furnishes it with no casene
other nitrogeniZed substances, by which alone
the infant be sustained. The child will eonseg
quently, have watery and soft appearance, and
be destitute of healthy color; it will be liable to
eausion Of water the brain, and die readily
from Group or scarlet fever. In such cases. we have
frequently observed the child improve by being
weaned, even if fed upon the ordinary heterogene
Dc Gus compound called milk We believe the taste
Of lager bier is naturally dsagreeable and that it
o. is destructive to beauty Women preserve unim-
paired their natural tastes for longer period than
man; in fact, they seldom become vitiated in
taeir tastes men. have observed that they ses
dom drink beer In all the saloons you generally
see some other drink standing before them We
know that by women in Europe Il is considered
vulgar to drink beer, although we never we're I'M
formed why. r- ....
ID is little wonder that the German nation should
remain subject the rule ofthirty six petty tyrants
ice when we consider the state OF indifference into
which individuals may be sunk by drinking even
quantities of beer, much too small to cause, by
their alcoholic properties aDything approaching in
b toxcatOn. This total snn.bilaiion of the eXecu-
tive faculty. can be attributed 10 no other cause
than the hops with which lager bier in particular is
so highly impregDated. Whether or no. the narS
cotic properties OF this bitter vegetable inten-
sifed By the carbonic acid, not prepared to
answer but that II does increase the stimulating
and Intoxicating properties of alcoholic mixtures
is well known to drinkers Of sparkling wines, or
other serated mixtures.
We have in the saloons in this city, wet he'd the
awakening from the lethargc stupidity into which
crowd Of habituAl imbibers Of lager bier has been
sunk, when the announcement was made that
fresh barrel had been struck. Their greasy faces
shine with additional usIre, and perfect rush
takes place TO be first ready for the waiter. They
sppear 10 have keen appreciation OF the diifusive
properties Of the extra quantity Of carbonc acid
present in such beer.
Ii Is in such subterranean establishments as
throng city, that may be class of wretch
who, TO create thirst eat cheese In en- advanced
state of decomposition, salt0d and smoked eels,
etc. gluttons who neither eat to live nor live 10
eat, but live to drink" ...... 81.
Other effects of the narcotic quality OF
the bier are dwelt on, and the picture Of
the consequences physical and moral upon
the constitutions of bier swilling Germans,
are quite as disgusting as any thing we
have lately read The beverage must in
deed be Beelzebub's favorite draught, and
if DR.. Dixon is half way right about it,
there is unquestionably taproom for it in
tophet BY the way, who shall say, that
much of the rotten, material philosophy of
modern Germany is not the product of the
vile elements of the national swiIl
- Omitting q considerable portion of the
disquisitiou, we quote again from the Seal
pei:
"The habtual imbibers Of this beverage are gen.
orally obliged hold their cigars to their mouths,
which being used chiefly as tunnels for their iavo
rite drink seem Incapable of much muscular tenA'
city. % addicted 10 sexual excess, the neck
appears 20 diminish IN size, while the head swsls
out Ike that of a Young sparrow IN proportion 70
his limbs, and their skin. although retaining It's
greasy aspect loses its color and Is more trAnsu-
cent.
The eject oiIarger bier on the voice Is very mar.
ked and the rapid decay In the voices OF The tenor
singers Of the German elee-elubs, Who lose not
only equality OF tone, bnt the high range, proc
dacss in such societies always great want Of
tenors il has become byswosd among them 70 call
a harsh, rawling voice beer barye voice
This fset is veil kaoWn 10 opera singers, who In
stnctiVely avoid H."
Wei, thank God there is one vice from
which operasingers are exempt; they do not
drink lager bier. We really thought they
had them all, And if even these people
the opera-siugers-are frightened from the
seductive ssnsuaIity Of the Lager, by its
4 ascertained destructiVeness, the more fastidi-
: ) Gus part Of the world had better avoid it
forever