Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-10
REFORM THE pRINRs.

Temperance reiormers, and especially |
that wing which win admit Of nocom-
promise with extreme measures OF pro-
hibition, hsye never attsmpted to re-
form the drinks which intoxicate.
They are ready to reform the drunk
ard but viii have nothing to do with the
drinks.
II they could reform the drunkard oy
reforming the drinks they wou'ont
do it. f@ r. ~.
Yet, there is no temperance measure
which promises so much Tor humanity
and true temperance reform, than this
task OF reforming the drinks.
tits beginning at the fountain head.
II would enlist the cooperation oil
both the anti.temperance and the re-
formers. No man who drinks wants to
be deceived in his drink. No man who
buys wants to be imposed on.
No one, therefore, butthe distiller is
interested in preventing reform OF the
drinks.
When you reform the drinks you re
form nine-tenths I'VE speak within
bounds) of the evils which proceed
from the use OF the drinks
Moreover, the very effort to reform
the drinks would bring about sucn an
exnosure of the deadly authorizations
,ba, men are pouring down their
throats, and with which they are eating
ont their stemachs and Grazing their
brains, that it would fire the whole peo-
pie, drunk and sober, with desire tor
reForm-at least in the drinks.
We venture to say that a competent
and honest expose of the authorizations
which are being made and dealt out
RIGHT here in this city, as in every city,
vould brighten the whole population,
and be the means of lettering a large
norton OF those who are only tiplers
from risking enslavement to morbid
annette which these authorizations very
soon produce.
Reform the drinks and it will start
temperance wave that will be welcomed
by every man OF every opinion and habit
throughout the community.
In this line is the movement by the
Business Mems Moderation Society
of New York. They propose to reform
,be only drink which is tolerated by
their society-beer. While they do no
feel called upon to kill the traffic II
beer they are determined that the traffic
shall not kill them, and those who IN
duIge the drink. Hence they propos
an investigation of the character Of tn
beer brewed in that city and locality
As the first step, they have sent all tn
breweries OF that city list OF questions
twelve in all, of which the following ar
, samples:
t l, Do you use, in the manufacture
( your beer, corn (malted or raw, glu
{ cose, grape sugar, potato starcn, cor!
, | StarCn, rice, IuOlaooSs, oSS' ~
other substitute for pure and SCUM
/, barley malt or hops?
.. II so, what substitutes do you us
and in what proportions?
, 3. Are YOU willing to submit you
=, beer 10 chemical analysis, with vieN
TO a determination of its materials?
, /. Are you willing to permit an au
thorized officer OF this society to inspeC
! years. VOW" 'D''A
5. DO you, in the manufacture OF you
: beer, employ EXTRACTS" or Essence
: OF hops or any other substitute 10
: choice hops?
4 There is as much reason for inspectin
beer and other spirituous liquors q
r there is for the inspection OF meats, fish
: fruits, vegetables and milk. The deale
D who is not willing to have his beer Q
his whisky, brandy or wine, inspected
not above suspicion.
This is genuine temperance work. W
are sorry that Temperance reformers
are above it. 1t is work that somebod
should be responsible for in every con-
munity. We are not certain but tn
new Health Board, recently appointe
in this State, might distinguish them
selves in this direction. This is ten
perance reform movement that will som
day move over the land, and it will wiz
by large majority.