, 1881-01-30

Importance. Among the masses Of the people
ail sorts ot extTavasant stories nrc atloat. tue
linost OF which, when properly investigated, have
Fsenerally no rcal foundation in fact Perhaps
so1pe brewers in America and Germany hare
aseu cocNttts itdtc's and co'chfcam autumunlc,
u order to mako their product :norc intoxicat-
ing. But It Gun he snfcly asserted that no re-
sponsihle and decent brewer is using these pois-
.inaa "ns st ! present,-no Rlorc than he would use
'n the interests OF every brewer to tnnise good,
wholesome beer, and US louy us American hops
chased ut fair prices thcre is no danger that
any brewer will commence To ''pansch" Ger
mnn expression for udulterntfng and counter
feittns becrs). But circumstances 1nay present
1AemSelfes when brewers might be induced to 70
Use CERTAIN SUBSTITUTES
Tor barley malt. When barley and hops COM
mana very high price in the market many
brewers resort to corn, glucose. and oats malt ns
P'trt substitutes FOR hnrlcy malt. The Saloon
Keepers and other retailers Of beer do not cure
what prices brewers pay for their material.
they generally refuse to pay more for q barrel
OF beer than tho customary price. It tho sa-
loonkecpers nErce to pay higher price to the
brewer for his beer they revenge themselves
upon the bccr-consuming public by otfcaing
Smaller Einsses. and So there is dissatisfaction
and u rebcIlious feeling al around. II is the in
Iercst Of the brewer to keep everything quiet
and tranquil, and, III order to obvatc all trouble.
and not to be compelled to rinse tho price of
T..
ne takes FOR Ills beer less Of barloy and more Of
'nch substitutes us corn, starch, glucose Or any
2ther cereal which Is lower in price thuu hurley
matt At presrnt barley Is somewhat scarce nnd
,ieh in price. The Ilesicrn Bfc,rer, u paper pub
'shcd Ut Chicago and New fork, gives lis suu,c-
what Ut key to the secret when brewers may
'e induced to use substitutes for barley by
printing tue following:
ouuteracsd by tie 1xc Of rice. WHICH makes an cx
I'd nutritious ersin, f:oni whIc tho anceats n,ado
ss1 ca teasana ysF nEo S 1s w b
arey market Yet In ail this there is no cause for
Whnt "other substitutes besides rice, will |
e used, the Itcs;crsl Brcsrer fails to tell u.s. Per-
Msps M IT vii be corn; perhaps something else
andled, and Is Il live and nutritious srain from
'hich the ancients tho Egyptians) tnAde beer
1ousatds Of yenrs ngo, is true and correct in
ecd. who objects to ricc in the brewing OF beer,
IMPLY because it is not barley. But the sreat
laJor1ty OF tho bccrdrinkers 10 object to the
rlnker. who has been unfortunate enough to
e compelled to drink it for the want OF any
ing else. knows. Corn beer is not drink for
mcrlcuns or Germans. 1t is good enough FOR
&c spnntarls, Greasers, Indians, and the 1non-
'el breeds Of South Amcrica. where every
@ p It for their own mse :: o,3e Tnee Il
c and Its effects are radically Intoxicating
ere is tho formula: Take one bushel OF corn, |
tsen It IN iukcwarm soft water for sx or eight
lufs, tben mash it into u fine pulp anu COOK it.
ud 1ot1r and half times the volume Ut the
,rn,--i. G.. four and a half bushel measures full
wstcr,-sttr, aud let the mash fermcnt ut 10
Q violent Fermentation will be over and
e {; ;o,.,. ,nch,ca" is ready for use It must be
It don't dr1nktoo much. It you intend to stay
Der for the rest OF your life. Tie brewing Of |
70 : beer should be made odlous- Corn is not
y proper cereal from which to Drew beer
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