The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-11
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From the Philo. Sunday Transcript.
Does Eager Beer Intoxicate I?
Diary of Man Who Tests 1t.

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| "Does lager beer intoxicate ~ That is ques-
ton which has agitated this country for years
courts and communities being divided upon it.
! As scientific experiment, and for the purpose
of satisfying my mind upon the subject, | went
among the beer gardens and beer saloons yester-
day, keeping journal of my progress which |
| herewith append
ga M.-Took glass Of lager at Third
street saloon. Exceedingly cooling to the sys-
tenn. 1t diffuses gentle and agreeable exhilara-
| ton throughout the brain
9.O5 AgM.-Take another glass, with brown
bread, salt, and cardamon seeds Thoughts run
in agreeable channels. Disposed to look leni-
| emily upon the frailties of humanity. Wouldn't t
/ refuse to receive cash in full from debtor, or
force money upon man | owed. Pat the head
of little Dutch baby that toddles by me-
| Am carried back in imagination to the days
| of my youth which the nights of my mature
years had put out of my head, somewhat.) /
| remember my early love, and muse in kindly
| vein all in vain upon the morning of my
existence Had some annoyances in the morning
which vanished with the froth of the beer, and
some lifelong troubles went with them, for
! time, at least.
9.lO A. M.-Took another glass, joined by
friend. A kindly feeling toward the friend
l allow him to pay for the beer, however, retain
| ing my presence of mind. We INDUCED in
| German literature. Quote from Goethe, Schiller,
| and glow at the mention of Rembrant.
Other friends enter. | allow them to pay for
| the beer also.
lOA. MI call for more beer, and tell the
bar-keeper that he is Sin" Asked a stranger
to " Join u.s. Another member of the party
calls vocferously for " hard boiled eggs"
check him, and feel a sympathy for man who.
shows his beer"
1870 A. M.-We have INDUCED in more beer.
Disposition on the part of some to tell old anec-
dotes, at which the party laugh inordinately.-
The arkeeper g smiles = at our expense. Some
one proposes that we go up Vine Street. Anoth-
er glass of beer and we go.
ii o'clock, A. M-Shook hands with every
acquaintance we met on the street coming here.
Remember patting one or two very particular
| friends on the back, and urging them to . go
| long" Gave a newsboy twenty-five cents for
morning paper that had read, and declined
| to take change back. Had glass of beer.
1al2. M.-The party gets larger and fuIIer All
talk together, as general thing. Through some
| perfectly inexplicabe process, beer mugs that
! were empty at one moment, stare me in the face
| at another moment full. Some one calls for ci-
| cars. One man in the party looks pale, becomes
Silent and meditatiye, and then makes his feeble
way towards the back yard from which retched
| sounds proceed. .o
Up. M.-We are g over the Rhine" though
| have little recollection about coming here
Think we stopped twice on the way ana drank
| beer. One man has left the party. He said ne mad
| business" to attend to. Remember feeling
| sort of admiration for the man who had the
| nerve to leave party and go about his business
| Thought there was bare possibility that drank
| too much beer. Concluded to have some more
! beer. 9n
M.-More beer. Some of us leave halt
| glass undrank, while others order kline"
glasses. One man Switches OF" on WHISKY
and another " takes cigar in his'n'
2.30P. M.-Another round. tell my stories
| over twice, and Just as l reach the point in the
story friend breaks in wth--"that reminds me
| of little incident" &c.
| Mas near as can recollect called for
| more beer. One man in the party, who bad been
very bosterous up to that moment, grows sud
denly silent his head drops over on his shoulder
and he goes to sleep. Another man sings song
We all ioin in the chorus without any particular
regard to key. More beer.
$50 P. M.-"Sixty-sixi isntroduced we
plav for the beer and the beer continues to play
! the deuce for u.s. 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 extravagantly
at all my stories, and call for beer which IS 10 DC
applied to my account.
Up MA man who had Deen silently drink
inQ his beer for some time, suddenly breaks out
| in a violent denunciation of some individual
who is absent, and whom none OF US know
We Immediately sympathize with him, and pro-
| ceeded to denounce the absent individual with
| great warmth, all talking together More beer.
5P.M-I insist upon paying for all we've
had A total stranger borrows five dollars OF me
| until he can " see Stofe' The glasses are fill
ed up again by order Of party at the other
| end Of the room.
6P. M-Men with their coats of, voclferatng
violently. Everybody in intense perspratlon
disposition to spill beer on our shirt bosoms and
our clothes Beer mug knocked of the table,
Bar-keeper gets excited and wastes his german
| on the desert air. the desert air not understand
! ing.it. | imagine that he is asking us all to
| drink. aud accept the invitation. 1t is charged
! to me.
TP. M.-More beer spilled on our shirt bo-
son. More fellerS grow pale and go out IN the
back yard, and more suddenly recollect that they
have business to attend to, going about their
business as though it was the "rail fence busi-
| ness
| Lager beer WON'T intoxicate
Man sleeps across the table. Another man
offers to ''rassle'' any one in the party for the
beer, (having 'rassled'' large quantity OF peer
A stranger takes it up, the 'rassel'' proceeds
and-and 90 under More beer.
loP. M-More men sleep. embrace two or
three Dutchmen at the table-teling them,
| g you're my frondsn Look around ana aiseev-