The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-29
E..ron siriig OF, Questions Of Labor,
Ea:iuS. and Drinking.

Nuugg, Letter TO New York Tribune.
iuuaj l.i"hig retcent on the subject OF
'ne iahor movement in Europe. "Thc
wrsEmcu." said he "demand share Of the
Hauutac:urcr>' profits; but they do not offer
- share the losses. They wish only to par
'8j'uty in the winning they demand advan-
'..-.,, hui Will give nothing in return. No
.-n"rn; rcoplc," he replied, lean support
#"ru He" Applying lie same rule TO the
operation a the workingmen, he said: :" In
}-:Jud there are several societies of work
@u,u CARRYING on industrial institutions.
1.' -u,h ;,IlTlr> can only stand as long rs in
:, ,.,enl men are at the head Of the enter
,g.,r.' Avoiding an unwelcome subject,
conversation changed to the condition
q The southern States, and the subject OF
tn,ue>t labor in America. Upon the latter
.'.. I"rt Liehig being very deSirouS of intor-
,acIcn and more especially of exact data re-
letting their diet. Lie5ig has adopted the
s..r;s that labor i conditioned BY the amount
ID. tn.;.t consumed Said he: "As l learn.
- l!nnc>c live for the most part on veSeti-
49, We believe, and facts prove, that oui
g. =, L. mist have Meat, and that labor CORE
,taO, r. the consumption Of meat. ltwould
Is, wv interesting To know what the Chi
'"., w"rklucn live on, what proportions OF
~',G meat. or fruit, they consume, and
Sc LAT sort of work they are able TO do ::
aa,th'r they are able to do rs much aS the
"rl,r American. who il good workman. or
;, .uiy >crviceihlc for certain kinds of work.
+ t4'. hc,n in the PiS.ta Thai in the Tyrol
"'#!" here are eight or ten thousand men
i'd;ul>J engaged on the railroad, and, morn.
.',-. noon. and night. these men fed on po-
t.nia-H pudding made of ground maize
i.cr at this continually. / have made
.U4.i,ir- about the work accomplished
alt III" directors of the railroad have
@."fm,d me that these men are very
w"d>t'inu>. hut the heavy work has to be
~" Ny TyroeanS or BararianS. | would
Il" L. know il this is the case with the
'Ndl",e. il would be very interesting
'a.t tr. the >ustenance of our population
'a huo" what they cat and what amount OF
work they are capable of accomplishing
l"rrup"n. This can be ascertained very
tn>!!. think, since their food is very uni
t..u. he experience that | have had in the
''"Mcai manuiactory is that those men who
I" little as long as they did day work, from
'-' Ii4"lDcnt they began piece work, worked
L.,d"T, tut meat had to be added to their
1'l|i>hmcnt. Put into scientific garb. the
@auUnt Of albumen must he Increased with
'ur amount of labor" land beer? Is it nCc,s-
,s.E tnat people should drink as much beer
YOU Go in Munich Z" asked. Beer,
az; the Baron, is better than brandy. Man
must have Il slimulant Of some sort. Brandy
Be - great evil. We find that the conslmp-
'"n OF beer is making hcadway even in the
n'ne districts; for instance. in Stuttgart.
- u"uri>llnent, beer takes Il very sub.
"al!uhtc place, not higher. indeed, than
iy'.t">: and we tnd that in no city is
l"ri" such an amount OF meat consumed
L. II Munich, where the greatest quantity
o.. uc.r Is also consumed. Beer must have
#s'Ul. OF aIbumcn. Before every bCcr-celar
Ill Munich YOU will find cheese stand.
" 10y: BectuSe in cheese you find that alhll-
h'ls which IN beer is hacking. Therefore
'.i STE beer and cheese 20 together like
EN pi nature. But a. an article of nourish-
'i"H tccr is very subordinate. Schnapps is
ti'at misfortune, and destroys the working
power. Through our late war we have won
-''di r">Icct for tobacco. tea, coffee, and en-
'.'i "i meat. A physician told Inc that
ahen The wounded would take nothing else
ICY naNc gl2tSped at cigars; their eyes glis-
''d--thcy felt lifting up of the sinking
1"iyr> Tobacco must have this effect. We
'"1'd not do our wounded, frequently,
,'@'cI .clNice than by giving them cigar.
'Hd No calnc to the conclusion that tobacco
I!> Invaluable TO U.s." These are Baron Won
l.T'i.,- own words, noted down as he spoke
A.c III German.