The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-01
THE CoSsUSprION or wHIsKEY.
Interesting Facts Regarding BAYS and Bar
keepers-Enormous Prohir.

Baltimore city Is remarkable in many
WAYS, and uarticul irly In pOs4rsstng more PAGES
where the thirsty can steD aside md take q little
snuis for tue stOmich's - ke. than any other
city Of the sane SIZE IN the iniun, or probably
IN the world Tni' isrltb y q startling ASSERTION,
tut II Is borne out bY ng ires TIA It are even IN re
st rtling. AMI which snow that with popula-
ton Ut 100000 it has 1000 9 looms, or drinking
pl &c Tor every 100 OF its Inhabtants. lhis nam
Der oi SALONS includes tue grocery stores where
liquor Is spld IN itutities Of not less "a II one
punt, hat to n baltimore toner pine IL Ony
a drink and common groceries nay he
classed under the mead Of urinNlng VI % e.
with more Urbpriey, bee use In the comparison
e fried out urlOw such VI res are Included IN
tne statistics 81 other cities.
New rk. with pUpul ,tion approxl nnting
1OW.Wn, has 100 saloons, or one - Every 10 uf
I inhhbitunts Chifigi naughty, wicked Cli-
cleo. win nearly 6OO.OOJ pODul ton nas about
boston with 10000 inhnbt nts, has only l.2O
ealUtns, or one To- cvery2pl Inhabitants. CinCln-
nat, Vito abOIi 8!5.0O p'pLati N. an It's large
u 'rman beer drihhlng element, cpmes pretty
close 10 Baltimore, with 2,lOO saloons. or one TO
every 15i inhdbi,ants. ana Pull delphii shows,
withap pul ton about 6JO,OO0, 21OO saloons. or
one 10 every 20 Of Its inua Itauts. Inese cOu-
parisnns misnt DO carried out Indefinitely, and
Win cdCn new comparison W lul1 come uD
more reasons Tor II ltimOre to blush for it, iu-
temperance. mo ngIres given Of the mum Ier
~ drinhihg PLACES, or where liqlbr can De pur,
ch .sed is Ear IN OK 'ess OF the report furnished
10y the WO.nen's temperance Associ tion. out
toe are taken FROM the record OF the license
do irtment Of me CLERK OF the Court o. Com.
mon Pie =. and are attestei ny tue receipt Of
5000 ,nnu lily by the city for licenses.
estiin to Of the numuer ~ e'ci 100 wnO drink.
misnt EXHIBIT the tntsmper tie hdults OF our
!, up,e In q still stronger naht, but tuis would
nee ssifily be mere sucC ldtiun. IL my Oe
cOnciuJed that either few y r.ins drihk I'M
mense qdanti les 81 intoxicating liz iors. or else
the tpp ing haOi. mast - exceedingly common,
10 suppOrt tue two thousand saloons annually
licensed 10y the CITY.
Saloon keepers make immense profits on their
sales. To ne chirita ile T. tue saloon keeper, Il
may he said Tor the pirpD.e Of getung data,
thdt he Jays On u aver * IS cents DER Halioh
IA fup aallI linn
Eighty eight cents for one gail Is ii cehts Tor
one pint. The II isscs GENERALLY used IN BAR
rooms nre ctiled thtd pints, AMI will hol1 tndt
| ira, non OF pint. For any reas naolo to3er 70
| hi his glass more than One-tnird tull would
ne ofehen oil BARRON e.l 'e,'e ~, ~
may ue sad that tue Upper, as rule,
/ takes one tuitd II glass, that Is one turl
/ ct Tin which cos thr seller ii cents. or
/ cents Tor the drink for wuich the inb'Drr paws
! IL Genus for one, or - cents for wv: or II he
outs Il wn half a dollar Tor WI. ne will probably
/ g.t but - cent, uack. 80 IN 4 the odrae y r
/ Inc once pAit 10 . =, Zines. Out Of his prunt
/ mast tie dcuu TED rent, 2 :, Tad deots. interest
/ un inyeSi meut. license. ana possibly so|nething
for higher-urired whi-key. nut ne can make
That tempt So many men u follow tue business
! but they do not an ee, rch Tor tue reason tuaI
/ saloon kuepiLg - overcome.
iiotei U.ts are. OBS role. the m )st lucrative.
] lreAt ny driuhs tie sent u rOohs. ana
cnarxcd al tue rate or 20 Or - cents Drink. Ia
| which case the proh,s are imn1der tel, "a
/ creased. IaVinr's rarroOm, AT he Penn,Niv MA
] DtpOt at Jersey O. =, Is una rst I'd TO nuVs
| made fortunes fOs It, several owners. anu ~
considered tue bi'~ pasIng instt u .iOn OF the
KIM IN the country. | OF course draws Largely
/ upon the railroad custom tor lis divi irni-. ahd
/ frequently ~ sells ~ htsn "a 30 uiut bottles Ol
/ wulsAeN 10 travellers. wac pay tneietor 81.
IL tuere were only a lew urst-ci IS : ions tue
/ injury done would ne gre lily cuttul. d. Like
secks Ike, ana toe drunk ard. a. he uesccnd'
/ the scale uf respectaOii.y. Cnanges his a,so-
/ gates It the nign-ullced saloon u one of les.
/ uTctenstuus, ana ne gradually sinks low ? and
lower. unul lie nnalY re .cne. the gutter IRON Ia,
] door Oi low den IA "a dl-rcOutauie str ct
] B.Tkeeper-, Us general rule, are excecuin-l
pOIts. more tnhn veil dressed. ana appeal &
] tnU-e Mnp are not acq itin 81 win the Eull
models VI good manners ana gentlcnIdniS be
haviur. Tue best Way Tor any one 10 distDus,
his uiud II any such imptes-lpn II to ~
7 uruk iuC then wtln "A starr saw. Nv Geur-e.tnaii
funui Ittt II Oh tn"-ptlnO. oy JONc! h NJ that
up. DillN.' IL Is prOoauIe thdt ~ person Jas 3
tet.cr opportunity Oi STUDYING human u ture
III uuty IA to wait on drdnken men, ma u,
near. tne conversation ~ Jdugcs doctors. ner
cnant-, politicians, nd -.atr-uen, when tut
wine nelug Ia he wit Is oAt, as tue old al ag
hAtn IL. lie can judge OF a mans veal. h bN tb
u INNER of times he 9et- trusted aud tue tnire
qu~ncy WITH whicA Ia settles. lie en- Jddg
OF tue treatment uIIn extends his family b
tn hours ne ayS out ~ nlsut. aud can IA -
surewd gucss ~ 10 how long tue clcik GA tu
next street VIII a ia MS pace.
Alone at uiiuutugut tne stranger comes In anl
drIuNr, ana incn tons TN. story, wnIcn Is ~
at uii iuteio.tins 10 the bark cler, tn. ne mus
listen to II anu conceal the iact THAT uu Is bO.el
sad a GcnuruH he other ddN, - III ne
Wuuid only res ram tnrir ~ ntsNoy apGe tites &
| the 3 ,tne extent that whiskcy dealers restraif
wat at tunes mast he ierlins Of di-gdst 10
toum~ w,uld be seen IA Baltimore IN less tina
tAree nIOAtu5l