The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-02-26

garden and sit down and drink their
beer every day, and even the babe in
arms will stretch out to get taste of
it. These people are not impoverished
by it. These peoole are so healthy
in my neighborhood that l have actu-
ally not been able to make a living out
of my German constituents, and |
have been obliged to run for the legis.
lature in order to get money enough
to buy bread (Great laughter.) -
They say it tends to the dcgeneracy
Of the human race. How does it hap
pen that in New England, where pro.
hibitory law are in force, the race has
so degenerated that they don't seem
to be able to raise any children. There
the families don't average one girl
apiece. (Laughter.) Look at the
Irish who drink whisky all the time.
You will find seven children in every
lrishman's shanty in the country.
Laughter,) That's the effect of
drinking whisky. Look at the Ger
mans who drink beer all the while.
You will find large family of children
in every Germans house. Are they
degenerate? The children of total.
abstinence people are constantly dy-
ing. From the vital statistics of Min
nesota | learn that over 1900 children
died last year under 2 years of age.
They would not have died if they had
been feed on good, wholesome beer.
l would advise mothers have ad-
vised them in my practice-to give
their sickly children plenty of beer
and whisky pap (great laughter), and
know l have saved many an infants
life, Beer is the best cure for dyspep-
STA in the world. I have cured women
of the terrible disease by advising
them to drink three glasses Of beer ev.
cry day, and l say to you mothers who
are here that if yon will drink beer
and whisky and feed your children on
whisky pap you will raise more chill
dren and healthier children. (Great
applause.) >., .."...
Referring to the vital statistics of
the state, ] find that but six men died
of intemperance during last year-two
of delirlum tremens and four of some-
thing else which they couldn't tell
anything about and so called it intem-
perance. And yet you want to stop
drinking. Eleven were killed by
horses during the same time. WHY
dou't you abolish horses-never use
them OF go near them? Thirty five
conmitfsd ssiicide- Why don't you
prohibit the use offrearms. knives and
ropes. and drain all your lakes and
rivers for fear some poor fool will
drown himself? Some hundred and
fifty-two died of heart disease. I
don't want any heart in mine. Twen-
ty ladies were scalded to death. You
ought to prohibit the use of hot water
for fear that more ladies will get into
it and perish. Laughter.)
England, away across the sea, has
brewed beer for 1000 years, and will
continue to brew itfor 1900 more, and
to the fact that tie English people
have drank beer all that time I attri-
butte her present greatness--the fact
that the sun never sets on her do
minions. Beer-drinkers are slow bat
sure. Look at Germany, that great
nation. We couldn't pay her for the
money we have borrowed of her. Her
great army. the finest in the world. !
was raised on beer. In America,
where we drink all kinds of liquors,
we are the greatest nation in the
world. If injury is done the wine is
not to blame, but the poor devils who |
don't kno" enough to take care Of
themselves. 1t is good sense to give |
strong drink to him that is ready to
perish and wine to those that be of
heavy hearts. daughter and ap.
plausc.) ,ta.4a:~.1. y.-... 70.