The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-03-27
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thing good 10 itself, like religion and
the faculty 81 speech and that il Is a
refreshing aud invigorating beverage,
TO The assumption we demur Some.
where about the date Of 1925, young
American sas working 10 printing
Office 10 London. The other workmen
Ia the Office made free use Of ales, each
consuming several puts per day, and
at considerable expense, considering
their low wages, although the stuff
was cheap The American youth drank
only water, aud was ridiculed by his
companions and nicknamed the Amer.
can Aquatic. These Enlishmen argued
that the beer gave them strength and
endurance for labor. They considered
IL refreshing aud invigorating bever-
age. The young Aquatic denied this,
and argued that il contained no nutri.
cut principle, save the modicum Of
barley 10 the malt; aud that this did
not amount TO the value Of cracker
10 gallon He was one whom many
would stigmatiEe as belonging TO the
class Of total abstinence reiormers, and
finally succeeded in reforming some of
his fellow printers IN the city One
convincing argument was this that
while these Englishmen, strengthened
by ale, found both hands necessary TO
carry form OF type up the flights Of
stairs, from the composing room to the
press room. the Aquatic could carry a
form 10 each hand. aud thus save time
as well as money by total abstinence.
The name Of this young total absti-
nence reformer was Ben. Franklin.
He was a very uniauatical, cool.headed
fellow, aud had analytical chemistry
then attained its present state Of per.
lection, with his scientific tastes, he
might have shown that ale was not
merely useless but positively deleteri-
Gus, even when uuadulterated. London
at that time had population OF only
three quarters Of million, aud the
water Of the Thames, on which its malt
houses stood, was not then enriched as
now, by the sewerage Of city OF mil
lions. Englishmen have stout stomachs
aud they contend that the superiority
Of London porter, ale. and brown stout
consists IN the heavy consistence OF the
Thames water used in mailing. and in
the make Of this refreshing aud inyigor-
ating beverage
But the Yankee stomach is more
qualmish About forty years age, Mr.
Deayan. original proprietor Of the great
Temperance Hotel in Albany that bore
bis name, published boldly and broadly
through the land, that the Albany
brewers, including Taylor, the manu-
iacturer Of the celebrated Cream Ale,
used, 10 mailing, water from an ada.
cent pond which was depository OF
the oial aud carbon OF the city. The
scandal gol iuto the political papers
he brewers prosecuted for libel. Eight
suits were brought. the aggregate
damages being laid at three thousand
dollars The suit Of fay Tor, the Cream
Ale man. was made a test case, the
trial commencing April II. 1910, and
closing the 9Th. Delavan plead JUS
I LITIGATION. His principal witnesses
were city cartmen, who bad carted
and dumped all sorts Of dead animals
Into this pond aud some OF them had
also cafted water from this liquid
Gehenna 10 the malt houses. They
being near the pond this water could
be carted for sixpence per hogshead,
while pure water, from greater dis
lance, would cost City cents per hogs
head. Besides, this kind Of water
doubtless gave to this refreshing aud
insigorating beverage its creamy con.
sistence, giving il more body aud max.
I ing il resemble the London article
Judge Cushman presided at the trial.
Though belonging to the abused class
Of total abstinence relormers, be was
very impartial He charged the jury
that iuasmach as the brewing business
was sanctioned BY las. II the defendant
bAd damaged plaintiffs business by
misrepresentation, b, should be made
70 pay and that The plea Oi justidca.
! tlen. ID this csse. should be held as
aggravatiog the guilt Bul il be
proved bis charges against The brewers
BE- should be regarded as a public
beneiactof for exposing most fragrant
Imposition, ehdangefiug the public
heaith The verdict gave the defend
Aut sia ceBts damages, thos throwing
the costs upon The brewers. who bad
doubtless banded purses ior The trial
aad Delsyau pnblisbei large edition
cftte testimony and the judges charge.
add they were scattered for eve cents
per copy lar AID near.
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