Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-28

Wt1ss BItf.
HOW THE BERLISEEs TAKE THfIE FAvoRITl
BEVERAGE.


From the London Pail Mall Gazette
Two typical institutions of the German
capital are it its weiss bier and vein stuben,
both usually TO be met within the quieter
streets, and iroqucnted by regular rather than
by chance customers. The Beriner OF the
old type is usually n weiss-bier drinker, who
| regards the beverage as peculiar to the city,
and is fond of eNpatlatng upon its merits TO
strangers. You no sooner become acquainted
with n man of this class than he will ask your
opinion OF the ''wcss' | remember being
soIely puzzled by an inquiry Of the kind, and
on replying, hesitatingly, The weiss? What
is the weiss = my friend said, in a reproach-
full tone What you have been among usa
whole week and not tasted the weiss yet p
and then hurried me along until we reached
building with "Weissbi,r Ausschauk
painted in huge black letters on the facade.
Here We found ourselves i'll front of a small
counter, behind which three individuals were
engaged in uncorking stone bottles and care
fully pouring their contents into huge Glassos,
each holding more than half gallon while
fourth was removing hipperod lampreys
from Il barrel. Right and left lay the weiss
bier stuben, decorated, like all the bier sa-
looms of Berlin, with plaster busts of the En-
peror, the Crown Prince, and Furst Won Bis
marck All the little tables crowding both
apartments were occupied by guests whose
rosy faces and rotund forms all attcsted
familiarity with the good things OF this life.
Before every one stood gigantic tumbcr.
containing liquid, pale and clear rs Rhine
wine, and surmounted by huge crown OF
frOth' This was the famous "welss. The
liquor being ordered and duly brought, We
observed that the quart bottle filled not more
than one-third of the large glass, the volum-
inous head of froth not only occupying the
remaining space. but foamIng over the sides.
Hence the necessity for such cara ious tum-
blers. which 4 novice is only able to raise to
his lips by the aid of both hands. Not SO,
however, the experienced weiss bier drInker,
who. by long practice, has acquired the
knack OF balancing, as it were, the bottom of
the glass On his outstretched little finger,
while he grasps the side with the remaining
fingers and thumb of the same hand.
preliminary nipof kummel (anise-seed) II
considered de riJioW, and this disposed OF,
the Berllncr will drink his four quarts OF
kuhle blonde as weiss beer is POLITICALLY
termed by it's admirers readily AS his ma
tive sand sucks in summer shower, exciting
his thirst perhaps once Ill the course of the
operation by some salted delicacy such as u
lamprcv. Berlin Is the city where the kuhle
blonde is obtained i'll the greatest perfection.
1t should be drank when 1t Is OF II certain
age, be largely Impregrated with carbOnic
acid gas, and should nave acquired a peculiar
sharp, dry, and 10y no means disacreeable
flavor To the ordinary unstrung Bcrlner
II moderate quantity of the weiss is as soda
and brandy to the 'seedy' Euglishman.
After an evening of excess his steps invariably
tend to the weiss bier stube. there to quench
his thirst with dnught of kuhle blonds, and
stimulate his pallcd ppetlte with knoblauch-
wurst, II deicacy oi the flyorite sausage type
iIied in garlic.
1HE idea in which this extra session orgi-
mates is palpable aSsurdity. This absurd
idea is that a political PARTY which gets con
troll of the two Houses may force itS policy
without any regard to tho constitutional
rights Of the Executive The veto power OF
the President is nullitv according to the
theory of this extra session. The two Houses
OF Congress can at any time bring the
Government to deadlock and block it wheels
if they choose to 20 to the extreme of with
holding the regular annual supplies when
ever the President withholds his signature
from bills But this would unscttlc and
subycrt the constitution Ii would virtually |
annihilate the veto power II it ia legiti- |
mate for Congress to block and disOrganizo |
the Government by the vote OF simple |
majority OF either against veto, instead |
of the two-thirJs OF both, which the |
constitution requires to override Il veto, the |
long accepted theory of our legislation il
slbyerted, and the veto power Is eliminated |
from the constitution. II n bare majority OF |
either house may block the wheels Of the |
Government when its will il not submitted |
to, and thereby coerce the President into |
signing bills which he dlsapprOyes, the veto |
power is Freposterous and contemplate |
nulity 1t is not to be expected that Prcsi- |
dent Hayes will accept this degrading view,
and the whole responsibility Of dlsorganizing |
the Guycrgmcnt viii rest upon the Demo-
cratic majority, II Congress adjourns without
passing the appropriation hllls.-N. !.
Herdh !