The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-11
5Misrellaneons.
Tron "A, Ilae Ssasay Tscaserirs
Does lager Beer Intoxicate ?
Diary OF Man who Tests o..

- Does lager beer iutoxicate That j. que..
ton which has agiiRted this country tor years
courts and communities being divided upon IT,.
As . scientific experiment sud for the purpose
OF satisfying my mind upon ;hc SUBJECT went
among tho h,cs gardens and LecT saloons yester-
day. keeping journal of INV progress which |
herewith append
g i. M.-Took "A glass OF lager ~ Third
street saloon Exceedingly cooling 80 the sys-
TEN. u dluses 4 gentle anl agreeable "Ihlsra-
ton throughout the brain
a.Gi \. M-Takc another glass with brown
bread salt, and catdamon seeds Thought, run
IN agreeable channels Disposed tu look leni-
emily upon the frailiics of humanity. wouldn :
refuse to receive cash in full from debtor, OF
force money upon aman owed Pat the heal
a. a little Dutch baby tha, ioddlcs los mc.
Am crricd back in imagination To the days
ot my youth which the nights Of ms mature
years had put out Of my head somewhat I
remember my early love, aud muse in kindly
vein all in vain upon the morning Of nv
existence. Had some annoyances in the morning
which vanished with the froth of the beer. and
some lifelong troubles went with them ios a
time. ~ least.
h.l1 \. M.-T0Ok another glass. joined by
friend. \ kindly feeling toward the friend -
allow him 10 pay for the beer however, retain
ing INV presencc OF mind. We indulgci in
cheerful conversation. become eloquent in
German literature. Quote from G1thc. Schiller
nnd glow AT the mention OF Rcmbrani
Other friends enter allow them 10 lnv for
the beer also
i0A Nj call for more heer. and tell the
bar-kcePcr that he is in Asked n stranger
20 join n. Another member OF the party
calls vocileTou.v for hari boiled eggs
check him. and feel sympaihy for a man who
shows his beer
io.3o \. M-we have INDUCED in mort beer.
al. q l.
doies, NJ which the party laugh inordinaicy -
The bar-kecpcr smi',s q, our ,xpensc. Some
one proposes 'ha, We so up Vine Street Anoih-
CT glass OF beer aud We GO
. I o clock, \. M.--ShOok hands with cvcft
Acquaintance We met on the street coming here
Rcmembcr pt,iing one or two very particular
iriends on the bach. aud urging them To 20
long Gave a new shoy twenty-five cents tor
a morning paper that hal read. aud declined
10 take change back Had a glass of beer
-. M-The party gets larger aud f1li,T. All
talk together, rs general thing. Through some
perfectly ineXpcabie process. beer mugs that
were empty at one moment. stare me in the face
nj another moment full. SUne one calls fur ci-
gars. Oac man in the party looks pale. bccolnts
silen; aud meiitsiivc. and then makes his feeble
way towards the back ward from which rs'ehsd
sounds proceed.
Up. M-Wc are over the Rhine. though
have little recollection about coming herc -
Think we stopped twice on the way and drank
beer One man has len the party. lie said he had
" business 10 attend io. Remember feeling n
sort Of admiration for the man who had the
nerve 10 leave party and 20 about his business
Thought there was bare possibility that drank
too much beer Concluded IN have some more
beer.
>. I. M.--MOrc beer some Of uS leave half
a glass unirank while others order kline
glasses. One man Switches on on whisky.
aud another % takes n cigar Ia hs'n
80 I. M.-Anciher round, tell my stories
over twice, aud just as ! reach the point In the
story friend breaks in with that reminds me
Of little incident, &c.
aP. M.-As near as can fecollect called for
more beer. tine man in the party who had been
very boislcrous up 10 that moment, grows sud.
denly silent his head drops over on his shoulder
and be goes 10 sleep Another man sings a song
We all Join IN the chorus without any particular
regard 10 key. More beer.
$50 i. NJ" "Sixty-six is introduced We
play for the beer, and the beer continues to play
the deuce Tor US. Two or three suspicious look
ing strangers whom We wouldn't admit TO our
fellowship under other circumstances worm them
selves into the party. They laugh exiravagantly
at all nv stories and call for beer which Is 10 he
applied 10 my account.
/ 7. M.--A man who had occn silently drink.
ing his beer for some time, suddenly breaks out
tW " NtNiNNN NFuNt'tANhN W ENuAN AhnNANN"h
who Is absent and " HON none Of " know
We Immediately sympa,hizc with him, and pro-
ceedcd 20 dcnouncc the absent individual with
great warmth, all talking together. More beer
sP. MI insist upon paying for all we've
had. 4 total stranger borrows Eve dollars of me
until be can sec Siofe. The glasses are hll.
cd up again by order of party St the other
end of the room.
GP. M--Mcn with their coats or vocifcraiing
violently. EvcrybOd in intense Pcrspiration
disposition To spill beer on our shirt hosoms aud
our clothes Beer mug knocked Of the table.
Bar.kceper gets excited aud wastes his german
on the desert air. the desert air not understand.
ing Il. ! imagine that he Is asking us all TO
drink. aud accept the invitation. Il is charged
10 me.
=. M.--Morc beer spilled on our shirt bo-
som. More iellcrs grow pale aud 20 out In the
back yard, and more suddenly recolleet that they
have business TO attend 10. going about their
business - though II was the rail fence busi.
ness.
Lager bccr won in,oxica,c
Man sleeps across the table. Another man
offers 10 'rassle' any one In the party for the
beer, (having 'rasslcd large quantity 81 beer.l
A stranger takts Il up, the 'rassel proceeds,
and-and 20 under More beer.
Top. M.-More men sleep. embrace two OF
three Dutchmen at the Able-telling them,
" you' 70 my trends Look areund and diseev.