The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-05-03
Baron Liebig ON Lager Beer.

An enterprising correspondent has
interviewed Baron Liebig, the celebra-
ted German chemist, at his home in
Munich recently, and CLEANED his views
upon a good many matters. Among
other things questions OF alimentation
were rai>e!, aud this high authority
gave opinions on the use OF beer, to-
bacco, &c, which are not in accord
with the views Of total abstinence
people and other reformers. On the
much moo:ed lager question, the
amount Of nourishment it yields, and
the kind OF fJod necessary to be taken
with it, the Baron said:
Beer is better than brandy. Man
must have stimulaut of some sort
Brandy is a great evil We find that
the consum ption Of beer, is making
headwsy even in the wine districts, for
instance in Stuttgart, As q nourish-
ment beer takes a very subordinate
place, not higher, indeed, than potatoes;
and we find that in no city is there
such an amount Of meat consumed.
Beer must have meat or albumen.
Before every beer cellar in Munich
YOU will find cheese stand
Why? Because in cheese you find
that albumen, which in beer is
lacking. Therefore you see that beer
and cheese go together like a law Of
nature; but as an article Of nourish-
ment beer is very subordinate.
Schnapps is great misfortune and de-
stroys the working power. Through
our late war we have won great respect
for tobacco, tea. coffee. and extract OF
meat. A physician told me that when
the wounded would take nothing else,
they have grasped at cigars; their
eyes glistened-they felt a lifting up
OF the sinking nerves. Tobacco must
have this effect. We could not do our
wounded a greater service, frequently,
than by giving them cigars. And we
came to the conclusion that tobacco was
invaluable 10 US" These are Baron Won
Liebig's own words, noted down as he
spoke to me in German. Baron Liebig
evidently looks to America for an i'm
provement Of beer and the perfection Of
beer drinking. Said he: at is a pccu'
liarity Of America that they make
everything better than we do. | am
convinced that American beer will, in
time, be better than German With us
everything remains as it was. The
worst beer brewers are in Bavaria
though it was earlier the best. And
why? Look into our brewery system.
The brewers are only ignorant people,
who brew good beer from routine alone.
They are incapable Of helping them
selves. But as soon as the Americans
adopt anything from US they improve
upon it, and We get it back again as an
American discovery. Look at the
sewing machine. 1t was begun in
Germany, but it was first perfected in
America. Everything is improved
with you. Look at our German en-.
gineers; they are different men when
they come to America. And the Chicago
Water Works and the fire."
Baron Liebig then spoke OF the
great benefits conferred upon mankind,
especially bv the condensed milk made
at Cham, Switzerland, manufactured,
believe, by an American company.
Said he: 81 have analyzed it and found
it the purest milk, with the addition Of
sugar. | gave the manufacturers a
recommendation, and now they have
developed a great business. 1t is q
great boon for our city. 1t is sold in
stores, ready prepared. at few kreut-
zers per glass"