The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-12

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Dslnss = a Zig PnneA-Dewl : Con-
Gssssiena1 Dsvsrages.
Many Of these committee rooms at
ne capitol contain during . session
. choice article OF spirits, and
the present minister TO Berlin, Mr..
Psndletor, was not averse to trestisg
his friends Of the Senate nov aud
then. Itused TO 30 that there was a
regular bar TO tbs cspitol. This bar
was known vulgsriy ~ "The Hole
In tho Wsll.n 1t was situated
between the House and the
Senate, and ut it Clay ard
70 the Temperance sentiment this hsr
has been long since abolished, but liq-
nor 10 sold ut the capitol rs much ~
over, and you can get whisky straight
In either the Houss or Senate resfau-
rant by merely asking Tor "cold tea."
1t Is said tbst drinking 10 decreasing
ut Washington. / do not believe this
to be SO. Fewer people drink st the
saloons, perhaps, but it has come IL DO
that every public man has his osliars
stocked with wines and brandies, and
liquors are sold by the quantity in
stead Of bv the glass. All the grocery
stores atW ashington keep large stocks
OF liquors, from Mumn's extra dry
champagne down TO q very cheap arti-
ole Of whissy, and You viii find wine
stores in nasriv every block. In no
city u the United States, except, per
hSps, New Orleans, "a there 30 much
wine drank In proportion to the popu-
latiop. Many families never sit down
70 meal without having wine on the
Lsble, and st Washington hotel,
where public men stop, IL is the rule
to take = ottle of wine with your din
ner. Within the lsst few years punch
has become very popular at Washing
ton, and YOU win now fnR \ big
punch bowl Ut almost evary fashiona-
Bile gathering. II is quite an art to
make & fine Washington punch, and It
takes very little OF tho regular
article to cause the knees to CULVER and
the head TO swim. Onerecipe contains
the ingredients, whisky, rum, clarot,
champagne, sugar ard lemons. A lit
tic water added to this, and you have a
drink thatwiD put an old topper under
tie table after half his usual allowances.
Sill this stuff siven to young men
and maidene. IL IL any wonder that
some OF them ges too much, snd we
have such scenes az that OF Stewart
castle Last winter, when Congressnlan
HCimsn's son insulted Young lady,
and the half Of the party were effected
by their tipping? IL wRs such punch
as this that started that young M
hope on q epree in which he attempted
to shoot one Ofths walters AT WelchuT's
and 1t " this punch that will undeubl
edly create scandal or two tho coming
season.
A great deal of beer 10 drank Ia
Washington, and many OF those who
drink wine regularly ut their meals
prefer a light article, such rs claret
Tho man who drinks light drinks, such
IN boer and clarei, Midom bscomes q
drunkard, and In those countries
where cheap light wines are the staple
as Italy ana France, for instance, Won
will find much less drunkenness than
In America or England. There Ia a
good deol Of difference in the United
States an to drinking. Men from the
North and East and from California
nk-wine, while those from the West
and South take whisky or beer. Ken
tuckiaIys usually take whisky straight,
and Wiscopsins arc fond of Their
own Milwaukee lager. Senator Frye
and Blair are said 10 be the only sena-
tors who are teetotallers. Attorney.
General Gar, and likes l. good article si
Bourbon. President Clevelsnd orinke
beer sometimes, ard of the members
cfthe Lover HopGs, few Of Thorn are
tvei 80 to a dram on the sly. The
speaker himself is good Judge OF
liquors, and he often takes q bottle Of
vino with his lunch, Both Cox aud
Dortheimer like good wine, and ez-
diplomates, such as Holt, Of Ilhuois.
seldom cat without bottle of wino at
their meals. Ben LeFeyre
-.Qrinks beer, and thurc
SNe q number of mesiber,
VINO are addicted TO drinking hot
watsrx There was q songressms ~
named Sadwin in the Forty.seven.h
Congress WEo never sat down TO &
meal without HSgtng teacup of hot
water placed bsioreaim. lie seasoned
II with cream and sug& ans Drank II
~ other people do coffee. Congress
man Hatch, ~ Missouri, ID Slso q hot
water drlnkpr, and Breokel!sdge, OF
Arkansas, takes II with every-Y Gal.
These hot water drinkers advosa,S~is
as euro TO- dyspepsia and indiges-
ton, and they say they become 81 fond
Of the drink Ms OF tea, coffee or
whisky. - Washington correspond.
ence Cleveland Leader.