The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-19

~ IT. " lA~> 4AN An hAAAANA
without striking upon a new phase OF
the beer question, and il il equally diff
cult 10 write a letter without taking il ~
a text for nj least one Of the chapters
There is probably not a human being.
from the infant in the cradle 10 the old
man or ' oman lettering 10 the grave,
that does not drink al least one Iilre OF
beer per 4 lem. which il equal 10 four iull
glasses, j independent vf the frolh, such
as is sold Ia the beer saloons in BalIi-
more. Most men and women drink Two
~litres. and come four. 1--WE OF six, and il
must DC understood that each liire, indie
pendent OF the iroth, represents 4 iuil
solid quart OF beer. There are, beside.
the saioOns aud restaurants. forty-three
kellers or breweries in Munich. here
iisc people assemble a. in mass meeIIn..
and drink these huge litre OF beer. At
these places there are no walters, every
body being compelled TO wash their iiire
and wait upon themselves.
Let the reader imagine forty-three
schuetzenfe SIS, similar 10 those We some
times have in baltimore, all la daiiy
progress, and some idea can De iorsalrd
.. everyday life IN Munich Al these
AeiscIs ali classes OF people, Win Inrir
WIVES, daughters and SONS, young Inca
" lIh their sweethearis, and cAl.drcn In
arms, are among the Visitors Ii - part
vi the daily food Oi every one, ana J.
drank at III: breweries ahd .ardels be-
cause II l. aIsays cold and sresli uarIe.
AT All OF these places - JarieA a. eIniiIicd
every lew minutes from sunrise 10 sun
sci. and stale vccr l. Consel uenuA au
IInpos,lOihty. When drank al hvIne.
tiie. send Their servants Win IlvIr gas
ses 10 Tie k~eiiers, and have al .4aa.s
fresh ana good
Neither whisky, brandy, gin nor AM
other Intoxicating. liquor l. known Ia
Munich. DraiiuA cal only be had al
the a~pothecary SHOPS Oh a physlcaAs
prescription. Ii vr.ndy or ~ hlsk, N.as
called Tor al any OF the restaurants. there
woGld bc ~ much suTprI-. a. II lalua-
mum had been d~cIaans-u. Beer j. l.au
Vi the daily ioOd, ana u h GATED or .lld
drank niil a. much lnuvcclsue % AHA
Iuea vi intOAicatlvn a. al - cup os Tea %
coffee Was being lariaA ca. Sometimes :
man WHO las uraIk too much beer vii.
Itli asleep, but Modification 4. rnIlrel,
unAnowh. The working men drink |.
lliIe oil beer al dinner-nme and auuI ucr
al supper, bur seldom 60 bey vnd Ials.
except ON vn Sunday, wien They have
nothing else ~ uo. Being accustc lned
TO II, Inc elect VA them NAV pIvtgce
III siness, but never drdhk. nne,s
" were called upon EsI .venir . b,
itoi- i~lothHund. ol MunIci,. vie. d.
sIieu IA 10 accompany ilIn 10 ole a..
.ile kei.er- ia The western section % tLr
cGi!, to sec MUNICH iiIc ~ Il r,a. IS.
e reached Aletc ABOUT . . SiOcs. a..A
although there were seats aisd .ao - 1901
.uii! Two thousand persons. az "a win
diIiscuiI! We cOuid Ind room ia arsy lEarl
VI tnc .r0unds- a Was ia a 49, uon o.
inc ca. where the labvrIng PEE ~ reside
almost exclusively. NoIEIu. c.u.sG De.
mad there Dat beer, bread. h.ese and
radishes. and all That ya-t ma ui people
were sitting together, with IN. IT wlyes
and Children. pariaAIng OF tn.s simple
2 .ood, 10 the great i~uaJOrily 0f whom il
: Was their only supper. '.se remained
: until nearly ten O'Clock. :s vi .ich time
lile company lad ihinne | down mor.
imam Onc-iIali, and during the Two hvus
d - c heard not a loud wolT spoken. nor
anything said al one tabI :. .oud as 10
De heard at another. Nv .rv body had 10
AIT upon themselves md wash their
anA ottfFAlul - the tnIbEs- Al
the indow Of the tap-I oorn wa. ~. or
y six deep. The tables WEI e closely packed
together, each being abe ut sixteen ieet
I long, with plain woode "a benches OF the
: same length, and just I oom I-It bet meeu
them 10 pass In or out All classes oi
people were here 10: ether. aud there
were a number of car ria.e- waiting 10
take home parties wis . had come here "a
spend the evening. We got into con
sersation with a Ge rman lady Al tbs
u table at which we We y sitting. who We
found could speak &C me English. Sl,
was both shocked ansI SUR led nj one
d of the ladies of u u riy refusing Il
o drink beer. aud laug ued heartily a. sh,
saw her drinking W Iter from a brow
beer mug. which W > fie only drinking
vessel that we coul find. She saisI iaa
-he and her husban 4 made n practice o
visiting this keller every clear evening
and that IL was pr ci>ely a. we found il
4 and equally thronr ed. The only que-iicl
r inquired "a To . place was as 40 IL
a quality OF its be en-. All were serve,
= alike and treated alike, whether prime,
or peasant or lal .orer OF mendicant. an.
l. all were expect "a Tn behave fhem-elyc
alike. There " ere no police off cers il
. attendance, ano non were required.
4 Both this lad and her husband IN
proved 10 I've a clergyman and she III
- sister of the Chief Justice of Bavaria
4. made many inquiries about the bee
IN question ina America, both Of them per
III sisting in regarding beer a. an ess emit
and necessary article of food. Thcy cou
tended that it was also healthy. niue
,r more so a. Am coffee: and although the