The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-06-28
Beer Versus Tea.

The London Telegraph, in an ar.
Eticle on the taxes, takes occasion to
say something about beer (of which
'the Englishmenis so fond, and com
paresi with tea, .the duty of which
has lately been reduced. The writer
says:
Whereverthe modern Briton goes,
he carries with him, as a kind of Ii
equid talisman, his bottled beer. He
has been known to take it to the Ar
tic regions, aud, when it became fro.
zen, to serve itout almost by the
square inch; and: he is particularly
fond of it in Bengal, where the i'm
prisoned beverage strives to escape
from the depressing cork withihe i'm
petucsityof greyhound straining at
the leash. With an impartial catho-
licitgof palate. the votary of the am
Der ale loves to see its beaded bub.
bles winking at the brim," and yet
is never forgetful, Of the darker
charms possessed by porter or stout
Boating Whenever they are not
under strict training ciicketers and
ihe whole of the many English spor-
ting community, are sensible alike to
the charms Of the long, thin narrows
glass, the simple and unassumillg
tumbler, and the thorough going pew
ter pot. Tile prudent and industrious
mechanic prefers the Wholesome brew
of native malt and hops 10 the fiery
foreign Oscillations that madden the
brain and SKATER the nerve ). The
statistics OF. beerdrin ing are sim.
ply stupendoHs. Mr Gladstone, after
making all the deductions that oecnf.
red even to his peculiarly exact and
analytical intellect, computed that
every adult male in England consul
mcdthe astounding quantity OF Six
hundred quarts per annum. Our beer
drinking, indeed, is like our national
debt-at onee shame and a. glory
No other European people owes 81,
much as Great Britain, and yet no
other nation pays its way so honora-
bly,; no other could swallow somuch
malt liquor, and manage to go on
with its wopkso soberly, Truly, beef
and beer are, great, and have had Il
great deal TODD with our success
Despite all the arguments ant, invec5
tives.of the agitators who advocate
what's paradoxioally described as d.
"permissive bill, on account s.of its
prollibitory character, we adhere to
cur faith that sound, honest malt ljs
quor does far more good than harm;
nor should we dream afsopposing any
system of-finaBeial Legislation which
would make it cheaper without illfic-
ting an extra burden uponsthe COM
munity. The Chancellor Of the ESche.
quer, indeed, maintained that tile
rich drank very little: but the state
.nentlcan only apply to the rich who
attaineda certain age, and the
honorable gentlemen would simply
have to- SO down tosthe grand Univer-
u;ty Which he represents, to see that
'sip lIe's.morniltg march, when the
spirit is young'a--beforc the muscles
have grown faccid, before the diges-
tion is, impaired, before melancholy
and dyspepsia have marked the vie
Tim for their own--the sileRy under.
. graduate retains his traditional liking
for malfliquor. But il beer is sbeanti
full and Beneficial in It's way, what
shall be said Of tea? Were Mr. Mills
idea Of wornan Suffrage Ito be carried
into effect, we should like to know
what ssudacious legislator would dare
ito tax the Chinese planl2 Ry al
means, letPatelfamilias, that noble
being, enjoyslas glass Of ole, and lei
the boys pcrsevere in their seaside
allegiancesto Bath, and Allsop, ane
Barclay; but hath not congon its
.claims?-is soncllopg 10 Sighted hy
son to be exorbitantiy taxed? In an
swcr to The aShakespearian query
'Dost thou think, because thu art
virtuons, there shall be no more cakes
and ale?p the Wonenof England may
fairly ask, "Dost thou think, because
thou art not particularly virtuous
and rcquirest cakes and ale, there
shallbc no more sburs and bdEea?'
Out upon The Observation-Disclosures thai
would not confess,thef justice Of the
feminine appeal The ieacup, aftcl
all isewen more important than the
pewter pot; and there is ore gfeat
facttoste. borne inmi.id, namely, that
by reducing thestea duty we really
do cleapen the piieeof The commodi
tyto a degree that renders The boon
of practical benefit both TO rich. and
poor, whilst the revision If the mali
fax would cotlfef even mon tie tllir.
tieat Of 'tlIifsty souls d nearly i'll
finitesirDal advantage. ~
ANOTHER PaoeLssAiioS The New
York s'rribiinp Of Tie at contains The
g. li>r,t,,So. IS = sSse Ri, $50 q s5ss