The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-05
PEOPLE WHO DRINK,
The Result of Observations
at First Class Bars.
Men Who rake n Drink For SOcia-
biIity's SAX e-Men who Drink
Because 10 il the Proper
Thing to DO-What Doc
tors say About IL.
From the New York sun.

Physicians say that nearly two-thirds
Of their male patients suffer in one way or
the other from alcoholic poison.
No close observer will be disposed to
DOUBT this.
From the low shops on South and
West streets, along the line of more fash
ionable saloons on or near Broadway, in
the vicinity OF the cid Post office, in the
gilded retreats that grid the Aston House
in the several places of note on Printing
House Square, in the coy boudoirs OF
Union Square, and in magnificent ma
bic palaces that fringe Madison Square,
not emitting the trescoed club room, and
the dingy slop shops of the extreme east
side-from the first to the last, and in
them all, the same story of intemper-
ance may be learned.
And who are the drinkers
Boys, young men, middle-sged men,
and old men.
They all drink.
Two young men meet in the lobby of
theatre. "Whst'll you tske?' is the first
and commonest sautation. They ad
iourn to bar-room and drink. AS the
one pays, the other looks at his watch
and says, Just time Tor another. Re-
peat"-and both drink again.
At each fall of the curtain at least one
half OF Ill the men rise, push out, and
hurry for a drink.
This is no exaggeration. We all
know it, and many vi us do it.
went into the basement Of one OF
Gotham's greatest architectural piles
this morning, and stood at the end ofthe
counter, half Al hour, to see what was
done.
There are four bar-tenders, sll busily
engaged.
In THAT brief time they sold to all sorts
ara conditions OF men two hundred
beers, thir,y-two WHISTLES, ten lemon
accs, two plain settlers, and three gin
cocktails.
1t was an exceptionally busy half hour
10 be sure; but us 1 took my seat at 4"
little table ear the counter, | noticed In
the next half hour, and made a memoir
a dunn TO guard against mistakes, sale
of one hundred and thirty beers, fifty
WHISTLES and six gin cocktails.
The men who drank were not "bums.'
Very many OF them are known TO the
world of politics, several are noted
writer's, the City Hall furnished its quota,
some do business in the Swamp, and not
one seemed in the least degree affected
by what he drank.
Leaving his place, went to another
saloon, co Tally well known; whose pro
prietors pay an annual rent OF 100000 Tor
premises which are kept open from 8
o'clock in the morning until I IN the
evening.
Standing by a little cigar case which
is placed at one side of the room, L de.
voted halt an hour to close count OF
the drinks and drinkers.
There we're three bsr-keepers, and
they had all they could do TO attend
promptly to the customers.
One company Of six young men drank
six times in less than fifteen minutes,
and each took his whiskcy straight.
In half an hours time that bar sold
ninetv.eieht WHISTLES, four ginger ales
three elders, and fourteen gin cocktails
The men who drank were respectable
men OF business, few literary people,
and two or three persons who might
have been truckmen or mechanics.
| None of them showed the effects o.
their drink.
A. went out said to one of the sl1
Young men who drank six times, Nv ha
are you drinking so much for TO day 2
"Oh. nothing, he replied; Il dldn
intend to. Charley and l went in 10
An o, sLer, and were ordering, when THESE
four fellows from Albany came along
Charley asked EN- to drink, and one FOL
lowed the other"
That's the history of many a spree
The spreer doesn't intend to go of, bu
meeting friend, the one tempts tn
other.
Returnlngsto the saloon visited first
l ordered lunch, and was soon joined
| always AMY sD acquaintance, who
OF course, SAID, Nv hat'll you takeF,
Being in taking mood, l said
would take y glass of rye. He took tn
same. Having said, "How,' and empt
,cd our e.asses, said, "Rute, what az
YOU drink that whiskey tor? Do yo'
like it?' ,..,
~No, don't like it. I'm drinking to
much. too. Guess I'll pull up
Wei, tell me, what did you order
ior?"
"Whv, for sociability's sake, l suppose
Whist I'D you drink 1t tor|
because l wanted to ask Just tn
GU, st;ol: I've been looking at the te
lows Dirk here, and believe that elg b
out OF tea drink just because they don
nike TO say nor
"Does it make your head ache to drin
whiskey?'
Yes
$50 it does mine. swore of whisk
spd took to beer, but beer makes me 81
ious.
"Why drink anything"
"Hsnged If l know, but We all
drink"
We were Joined by an actor Bein
an actor, and in the company OF new
paper msn, there was, he thought, b
one thing to do.
Said he. "What'll you take?
We took whisky.
So did ne.
We each said How" and then said
"Dan, do you like whisky2'
II hate 1t.
, "Why do you drink it2'
81 don't often. generally take gu