The Columbus journal., 1885-12-16

GINGER BEER.

.., GINGER BEER.
How 0 nrugeiss's Boy Stumbled On . Rish
Secret.
d.. J. Hameral. editor Of Les Deuz
Monde. Buffalo. N. Y. has been in the
city during the past week. and furnishes
he following interesting account of the
origin of ginger beer and
which made its inventor .
wealthy man.
..Everybody."s said Dr.. hamsrsl.
'.kno&ts the ginger beer. the popular
lripk OF the middle and lower classes
IN England. the yearly sales Il which
let one psnny par bottle) reaches mil.
Hons and mflioas Of bottles. But the
origin q This pleasant. cheap and truly
drink. 4 not known. and
I doubt, whether. even in Englsnd. there
ars many men who could say. how and
b. whom It was invented. The story
savors q little of romance. and I can
vouch for its truth, having heard it
many Q time from the lips of the in
vDntor, who was rather proud of his
achievement, and not without reason.
.:Soms eighty years ago. Louis Carer.
. bay Of sixteen. the son of a very
poor country physician in France, was
sent by his father to aschcol in Lon
don in which hs got board.
lodging and instruction in English in
exchange for lessons in French to the
younger pupils. Eight months later
the schoolmaster died. the school was
closed. and Louis Carer found himself
sloue In tho big CITY without a friend
and with very scaaty resources. Will:
looking out for another school, he took
Q room in the house Of a druggist. in
one of tho low parts of the city. and
managed to live with i've dollars q
month, all that his father could send
him. Il was almost starvation. But
the poor boy had not seen the end Of
his troubles. One day the monthly re-
mittance failed-the father was dead!
The boy would have d ed Of want it it
had not been for the kind charity OF the
old druggist and his wife. They had
become attached to the pretty. well-be-
haved boy. they p:tici his forlorn pc.
sition. they gave him his Dol and his
board until he could obtain q situation.
Anxious to make himself useful, Louis
Carer swept and cleaned the l tile store.
and was soon able to help the old man
in preparing simple prescriptions.
.One day. as he was alone in the
store. . woman called for some ginger
powder. Louis served her. aud. after
She left. tasted the powder. He liked
it. but finding t burnt his tongue. he
mixed II with water. Then an idea
struck him. He put some ginger pow
der in one glass and in another a little
sugar and the contents of the white
paper of . se;dlits powder. added water
to both, poured the contents OF one
glass into the other and drank with de-
light the pleasant, e~ffervescing draught.
The ginger beer. although in q crude
state, was discovered! For several
days. whenever he had a chance. the
young inventor experimental In the
small laboratory. and having at length
perfected his new beverage, he calcu-
lated that he wanted two guineas to
manufacture his liquid. buy one hun
dred bottles. as many corks. and some
Irvine. One fine morning he made up
his mind to speak to the druggist. ex-
plain his idea. and beg for the loan OF
two guineas. But the old man did not
geo the matter in the same light q
the enthusiastic young boy and refused
the loan. However. it was written in
the book of fate that ginger beer was
not to be withheld from the approaching
palates of Englishmen. The vito of
the druggist had heard the explanations
Of the boy. and whether she had faith
In his invention. or whether she was
more tender-hearted than her husband.
the same evening she slipped two gold
pieces in the hand of Louis out of her
Scanty savings. A few days later she
could be seen on the streets of London.
carrying a basketful of bottles in one
hand and a glass in tho other. calling:
Ginger beer, the drink of the period;
ginger beer. three pence a bottle"
"A few months afterward Louis
Carez manufactured and sold daily
one thousand bottles. but one year
later he formed a partnership with a
Captain Dubbers, and established large
works which could scarcely meet the
demands, and had to be enlarged more
than once. Ginger beer sold retail al
two pence q bottle. After four years
Of partnership. being then twenty
one years Of age, Louis Carer
sold his share in the concern
to his partner for 100000 and
went to Paris. He invested his
capital in the silk house OF Vacossin. at
that time (about the year 1815) already
Q very important one. But Louis Carez
was . born merchant, and in 1924 the
firm of Carer, Vacossin & Co. had be-
come the largest and richest Of the silk
trade In France. He was elected Presi-
dent Of the Board Of Trade in Paris,
President of the Chamber of Commerce.
was . member of the Legion of Honor.
and many times . millionaire. His son.
Alfred Carer, was my chum at college.
I was often . guest in the house. and
many q time lhave heard the old gentle.
man, when he had taken some friend
through his art and picture gallery. one
of the finest private collections in Paris,
say with a smile: See what can be 60,
out Of a bottle of ginger beer. -Lo"is-
ollie Couricr-JournG.
GRAY HAIRS.
Their Appearance Not Indicative OF Pre-