, 1873-06-01

ia the use Of the Personal Liberty League
Where are the Freisinniger Buerger?
lasts, people who have to be out Of nights ha
better have friend to accompany them, or s.
| to Waahhuru aud get an exemption from a1res
"good for this day only"
THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF LAGER.BEER
TO tho Editor Of This Chicago Tribune:
| SIR: have noticed in your paper two com
| munications from q correspondent, who aign
himself "a Ossan," under the dates Of May Il
and 2S. The one under date Of the 18th hardl.
deserves notice; but the one under date of th'
! Esd, headed "Destructiye Effects Of Lager
Beer" is 80 palpably inconsistent with the truth
and the experience Of every intelligent man, thai
I cannot refrain from replying to it.
! He narrows the issue down to tho following
I" self-eyident proposition" and proposes to fight
it out on that line, viz: "1hat the manufacture
and sale Of 1ager-heer are conducive to crime
ard endanger the public safety, and that it is ar
agent Of intemperance."
In support Of this sslf-evident proposition, he
quotes from what J. Fenimore Cooper, Horace
Greeley, and DR.. Holland saw in Paris and some
Of the larger cities of Europe. These
men are excellent authority in their line but
upon social questions Of this nature. which come
within the daily observation of every person,
they are no better than thousands OF other men
who come continually in contact with the masses
Of the people, and who do not entertain strong
prejudices upon the temperance question.
I claim that lager beer, as a national bever-
age is consistent with habits Of sobriety and tenn
perauce; and in countries where it's sale and
manufacture are protected and fostered by the
Government, instead Of prescribed, crime,
the result OF intemperance from the
use Of the same, is unknown In
support Of this assertion, can bring the
testimony Of men whu are much moro competent
to judge Of the effects OF the use Of beer and
wine than Messrs. Cooper, Greeley, and Hol-
land,-who, from their constant association
among the people that use this beverage freely,
are competent to pass an intelligent opinion on
its effects.
Or. Bowditch, OF Massachusetts, Gays: IT
fully agree with all thnt has been said as to the
value Of Light wines as an aid to temperance; !;
but believe the Germans are destined to be
really the greatest benefactors to this country,
ly bringing to Us, If We choose to accept the
boon-their iager-besr. It contains less alcohol
than any OF the native wines. This
fact, with tho other fact that the Ger
mans have not tho pernicious habits OF
our people, would, if we chose, diminish intem-
porance in this country: have had very large
practice among the Germans for the last twenty
years, and my observation has been that they
are remarkably free from consumption and
chronic diseases, and have attributed it. to their
free use OF lager-beer-"
In countries where its sale and manufacture
are protected BY tile Government, and its free
use encouraged, give the observation OF some
of our own people who have observed it's effects
upon the masses:
The United States Consul at Frankfort writes:
"The drunkards have disappeared; great deal
less wine and cider is consumed, and the people
now generally drink lager-beer; and it cannot be
said that the general health or morals OF tho
people suffer by the change. In the City of
and on average mortality Of !, 400 annually, only
five persons have died Of delirium tremens."
The United States Consul ut Vienna writes
+" Touching the relative amount Of intoxication
in this country, where T am residing, and that
seen in the United States, may say that havo
seen moro intoxicated persons in the streets OF
New York in one day than have CHANGED to see
in Vienna during the past year."
These men, from long experience aud observa-
ton by residence in those cities, are much more
capable Of judging Of the effects OF lager-beor
upon the masses than Mossrs. Greeley and Coop
er, whose observations wero entirnly superficial
flying trips through any country. We do not feel
entirely satisfied with the opinion Of Charles
Dickens on the character and habits OF the
American people, On his first visit to this country
! again claim, in behalf Of lager-beer; that,
from tho small percentage of alcohol it contains,
honio ac;d oas the nntrit;va e1frart of nah sr,d
~ toTe 5roa-t;ea ~ +ba ~ - = aha
soma and nocessarv haverapa p, eratef,1 =, +,o
annet;ta and hsne{cis1 tn tha hnran cnnst;+-,o ~
t}np r. oaStakes of ail tho edrantagaa ~ a1co-
hol;c bevarasea and at the aame tins nnancbes w
thirst caused By bodily e1ert,on. ' 4N'''
Dr.. MolescoFt aayg: aGood beer IL nutri.
-tious as fruit. and taken in modera-
ton, increases the secretion OF the
digestive juices, and promotes the solution Of
the food and it is, therefore, laudable custom
to refresh artisans who have to work hard, in
the morning and afternoon, with good beer.
which. bv its proportionate amount Of a1bnman,
(which Is equal to that Of fruit] supplies direct
Substitute for food" >'''>o'
DR.. Chambers says stA1cobo1, aavoring eth
ers, sugar and water, such as are found IL malt
liquor, are in the most digestible form in which
they can be given, both in health and disease.
Beer is nutritive, and. when used II moderation,
is salnhrioua and beneficial to the system."' 49,
The manufacture Of lager beer bears striking
similarity to the manufacture Of bread, thee
chief difference being in the quantity OF grain
employed and the amount OF water added. The
one, intended to produce solid food, is baked,
and the other, to produce refreshing and