The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-10-26
What the Drei.nrinkcr Drinks.

THOUSANDS # men VINO profess a holy
horror of intemp'rsnces aud perhaps do
not indul &c in ~h,skey aud other fiery
products of the still, are becomiuy con
hrmed beer drinkers, Oar young men
ards through the beer saloon A certain
class of physician. recommend beer asa
tonic 20 their pa, ents, and are dulng all
in Their power to make it family bevsr-
age 1t Is particularly rscomm.nded t.
ladies, sod even preferred before milk
Tor children.
Now We do not hesitate to declare it -
our solemn belief that any physicians
who thus recommends beer. asa whole.
some beverage, to his patients, is con.
sumate quack aud ignorant prctender.
"scare not how many "sheep.>kins" he
may carry, nor with how great flourish
he may write AN d " after ii, name. Le
|" unworthy OF couhdeucc. |. he knows
what beer Is, and what it's effects are, he
must know that /, Is pernlcious and pois
on"us and unit to enter the stomach of
human be,nS Ii hr does pot know
what 1t is and the Effects i, produces. ho
has no right to advise Its use A care
iuI and reliable writer has been ut great
pains to collect facts n regard to the
manufacture Of beer, and We avail our
selves Of his help in preparing this ar,i-
! Gle Read these facts, good friend, and
when asked to take a glass of beer, re-
mcmher them:
The sduItrrat'on Of liquors is not q
modern lrNentlun, for il has been the
study Of manufacturers to cheaper the
cost and increase the profits, by innum-
erabte tricks of ,rade, " from the dis.
covery of disti lar,on and brewing to the
present time A trentsc upon malt
liquors ana brewing was published in
London more than 100 years ago Among
the ingredients recommended to save the
hops aud NAL, aud lnrpsr' peculiar prop.
critics to the liquor are: Cocculus lnd,cus.
flag root, capsicuni, paradise seed, oyster
shells, pulver'zsd rock, crystal alum and
beans. The author says: Beans are
usefu! to melio,o malt liquors, but must
not bs used in two great quantities rs the
4, liquor would TEND to produc Ha'ulcncy,
7 .-A ..>.-k-.~..-~urrs- ~@yu'en,,sc Nh
l. emetic y The book has chapter on the
9 best water to be used in brewing. and
after describing the well, spring and
pond water IL The vir'ultN, says "The
best water for hr wing :" b. obtained in
II the nelghborhood OF London. is hat from
u the river Thames, near the large sewers"
II unm'stakably intimuting that the more
Is filthy the water the better the beer
1t has long been known to brewers
that anlmal matter IN state of d,cnmpo.
:, stion in the water used for br, wing I'm
paris a peculiar property To the be"r,
highly appreciated by our beer drinkers
y Thus, like all great ii coveries, was the
result of M accident As'thc -'ot, goes
- a celebrated brew, OF Lonsou had 10 his
y, employ fat porter by the nam" ol Stout
-. One day Stout was nlssln". sud they
= knew nothing Of him for several weeks
In the meantime his London customers
. piled him for more beer like the last
supplied The brewer was at loss to
- know in what consisted the superiority
=, of that particular brewing until the beer
, was all drawn from the vat when to their
horror and no little astonIslment they
:" found the remains of r0ar Stout. He
'' = bad fallen into the vat Of no: beer. and
> was scaIded to des'h The citizens Of
~ London bad dronh him up, except the
parts not soluble III wafer nothing was
y left Of him bur his hair, toe and finger
20 nails, and the bones This Circumstance
J. gave the name to that particular kind OF
K, liquor known as BroWn Strut, which has
established for Itself a wo,ld wide celeb
= rity, and is sold in all parts of the world
u at fabulous prices.
n While upon this subject il may be well
: to notice u fact which goes TO show that
J. filthy water has Lost none Of its reputation
q among the brewers, nor its power to
o the pslates of beer drinkers since tho
II publication of the London Treatise on
Brewing We slIude to circumstances
developed in The celebrated trial Of Dele
van. the" editor Of d ,ampsraros rapc:
g in New York State, IN which the brewers
= If Albany sued him for libel Oh their
e business The law Of thar State allows
The defer dant to prove the facts IN justi
> hcation. Among other astounding de.
velopments OF enormties p:acriced by
brewers, the follow facts were esfab-
Iished by unim peachsble testimony:
i Ia the neighborhood Of Albany there
: is a pond, which, by general consent is
y used a. sar, of Golgotha for ali horses,
I" hogs. dogs and other animals which die
= of disease in the city Mar the pend is
=" the city huryirs ground occupying sand
~ hill side, viii an asp CT incIluiug to the
:, pond, uaturalfy drslrsiug the premises
: with it. nman Scapagr directly into the
:" pond Wa-hw"rnen Of unques'ona
>" vsrscitv testified that at certain seasons
- Of tie year, this water was SO foul and
- offensive to the smell, tn they could
'u 'u not use it for clothes Washing And yet,
;" incredible ss j, mag seem this water was
~ preferred by the brewers over any o-hrr
:. for the manufsr'ure n' beer D.ayMu4
(Ccntinued on sth ragel