Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-15

A ssl8 dressed stranger ~ attdls zye,
searlag aaxgaFd. essrs-sora iQos ga flls
rather aalt son4a c84 4atsn.aae-, "a Se1 ln-
- a poul. az MaTzss street. sanale-r9s9,n
a. uaan Yesterday. rs bore rns iute-
ser 8atls ar ~ laan es4o aat .pat "a tne
nIzht % ana s1h ilite.l restless iaaparietce
ln waiting 9a the pleas are ~ tns bar
teufsr His order she4 ven @as almost
@h.sp. red. accompanied ~ significant
uod El- bar- teuaef tooA an ORD nary
s s-4 f4sz from ae s4e.f B al ~ llms sld
Dlesilg uD a tiny spiral glass. holding
about q dram. carefully nAe1 IL las
glass vas in turn empGisA into an ordi-
1arv pine- q lass nllst sltl water. on tae
too % che eo.ap lunt grssnisa set meat
accaniui atesl Fhlrh ~as caref llly re-
moved With a spoon The beverage Sas
thea handel % the customer, who eagerly
galped g down, aud paying tie charges
LET'S the room. IA anseef 70 a question
from a reporter. the bartender sail the
driak vas absinthe. a French liquor
which is rapidly growing into popularity
ia this country Ia answer % query.
a. D. ths amount drank ia Wheel
ing. the BARTENDER answered that
the calls for either that particular bev-
Kindred nature were comparatively few
straight drinks having tenacious grip
ga the appetites OF the greater portion o.
our wheeling people I'VE MI an occa-
aoaal order for atsiuthe Tor theatr.ca.
people, the exaltiug quality o. the strong
stimulant making g excessively popular
among all reckless classes Of society. /
know u a number OF ladies' in Wheeling
who daily make use of the stimiant, and
wh0, in order O. deceive outs ders, drink
alternately az several sample rooms.
There il strong fascination about the
drink, aud when a person gets into the
habit Of using 10 daily he rarely breaks
or The gentleman who just left tho
room IL a jewe.ry drummer from New
I York and for the pas, few davs he has
I paid me two or three visits day. always
I drinking the same beverage Hs told me
7 be hal h4st begun using the drug eighteen
months ago, having it prescribed TO him by
ply sic,an for dyspeps a, but. forming
7 the habit from daily use OF the stimulant.
I be bal gradually increased the amount till
I he had become slave % the practice. He
said ne had attempted on several occasions
% break of from the habit. but had been
forced back BY excessive nervousness, gid
I diness, loss Of appetite and sleep. lie add
~ that be knew the drug would cause his
death in time, bat that he could not re-
/ fraiu from its use. There are several Of
the young fellows about town who occa-
sionauy ged in glass OF absinthe
/ care ess.y isregarding the warnings
/ given them. There are few outside Of
/ these and the occasional tourist that ever
T call for the drink. Later in the day The
/ reporter met a prominent young physi-
clan, and fndilg him at leisure
secured the following information in ref
erence 70 the or gin Of the liquor. Alb
sinfhs is prepared by pounding the leaves
and lowering tops OF various species Of
wormwood along with angelica root,
sweet hly-roOt aud star-anise fruit and
/ macerating those In alcohol After ak
INK for eight days the compound IS disti d,
/ yielding an emerald color liquor. TO which
a quantity OF anise OIL is added. The
I liq Tor thus formed constitutes the genuine
such absinthe.
An inferior quality OF absinthe is made
with other herbs aud essential oils. while
the deliberations practicsd are numerous
and sterious Ia the adulteratei liquor
the green color Is usually prod uced by
. tum ric and indigo. bur blue vitriOl Is Of
ten commonly used. The varieti 90 es.
peoIal noted in commerce are divided
.nto two classes. the common and the
Swiss the tier bein- genuine. The
chief seat % ia manufacture IL in the
canton Neufchatel in Switzerland. The
Hquor is chiefly consumed in France. but
there Is al iso la~ge quantities exp rted TO
this country. In addition 20 the large
quantities manufactured in France for
home consunp.i IN, the amount imported
from Swifzsrl and averages 2.o0), ),0)0 -al-
Ions yearly. The drinking of bsint ha
was introduced into France during the
Algerian War. fStf-f- The soldiers were
aa i.sd to NIX abs nthe with their wine
a. febrifu-e. On their return they
lrou -ht ~ TIN tham o. q habit OF drinking
it. which ia now 50 widely dissem-
mated "a French SOC ~. and with
such disastrous con- sequences that
ths custom IS justly considered grea
nataaal evil The appetite Is Offer
f1rned by prescrip. ions given by physi
cian=. az she drug : often ven as atoni'
f1r fafn lent dyspepsia. bus in my opinion
there ia as little danger ~ man forniiR-
the hahit II he a. possessed of ordinary
self-control. "a that II prescription o
brandy shaull cause bin % become Ar
babitusl drunkarl. The powerful natur'
IT fhs q mulant is such that excessive
drinking will prove far more deleteriou.
than she uss ~ brandy or strong woisSi Sies
Ia excessive drinking there u first th
feeling of eVal,ation. pecuHar 70 a stat'
& Iutox cation. The Increasing dos
necessary ta create EMS effect destroys th'
digestive Organs. ami consequently th'
arpaa "a II the victim
nnappeasabie christ fosovs. with & a
din So. tinEbnr n the ears. haii .cinafiof
~ the s'rht anil sarInE. constant meuta
oppression ami anxiety. loss ~ brai.
power. AMI eventually d.ocv The sYmp
CONS iu the case ~ a tirp.sr commenc 2
. with muscular an vsr ms and decrease o.
, rhvs..,l .-reor.h. the hair drops of an
the vicfim becomes euacia<sd wria Siee
AMI salow. horrible drears AMI isiu
F. SION roa=san''v haunt the naf7r gaate
AMI ara faIiorved ~ paraiyss whic'
r lands hin lo fha grave
Ressonehir fndignaat.
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