The Red Cloud chief., 1885-12-18

was q part~of the trip.
As . wine at the hotel table. at many
table d'hote dinners wine IL furnished
free, bot II is generally as poor as il il
cheap. For even poor wine you will
pay from fifty cents . pint up.
II seems strange TO hear men speak
OF there being no drunkenness in Ger.
many. 1 have sometimes asked myself
where were their eyes. OF what whs their
definition of drunkenness. shall Ger
tainly never forget a certain Sunday
spent in Cologne, where l saw more
drunken men in the street than I had
ever e e in any one day in any Amer
lean city. As ]: was q special Isstai
day, this might nave been the cs1se
more drinking.
But the beer garden! Its home is IN
Munich; there il fourishcs in all its
glory. There are beer gardens and
beer gardens. But I wish TO speak not
Of the lower but Of the higher class.
The higher class in Munich are all opeu
% the street. protected from il. how
ever, by a high iron railing. II you
wish 10 enter YOU 60 through an iron
gate, take your scat at a small table,
and order a glass of beer; that is the
entrance fee. The place is beautifully
lighted with colored lights, and a
band plays there as only 4 German
band can play. The lights and music
make the place seem Ike fairyland. 1
started one evening from the Hotel
of the Four Seasons" not to 20 in,
but TO look on from the outside at three
or four Of these beer gardens (every-
thing can be seen from the street,.
As ] looked on at eight or nine
o'clock, l said: How delightful II is
in there! Men seem To be enjoying
themselves so much. There are women
and children. too. What a happy time
they are having over their beer! I
think / must be wrong. I'M too old
fashioned in my ideas" Then the
thought occurred: watch these gardens
until they close up; come around every
hour. and see how these people act"
So ! did. l took my rounds every
hour. At ten o'clock still everything was
pleasant. At eleven O'Clock the crowd
had thinned a little. and l noticed that
here and there a head was on the table,
the talk was less lively. AT twelve
o'clock but half remained. At about
one O'Clock the musicians were putting
up their instruments and men were
coming out Of the entrance ~unsteadily
and talking thick or laughing loudly. As
] looked through the iron railing /
could see men, women and children
stretched out upon the greensward. or
some with heads upon the table. II
had asked a waiter he would doubtless
have told me that they were asleep.
but the heavy breathing told that it was
something more than the sweet natural
sleep; it seemed like the sleep Of drunk
ennes They were overcome by a
drunken sleep. l was glad that | had
watched for the dark side Of the pict-
ure. They tell us that it is n beautiful
picture To see 4 man in a beer garden
with his family. But who wants his
child brought up in n beer garden?
Will We be any better off when our
statesmen and theolOgians discuss the
great topics Of our time aud all time
with brains that are muddlcd with beer?
England. q few years ago. thought to
drive out the stronger liquors by en-
c%ouraging becr-shops, but only found
that it increased the sale Of the stronger
liquors. How is il in that great wine
producing country, Franee? Psris-for
France is Paris and Paris Is France
Paris. years ago, may have been partial
to wine. but she is not so to-day.
Walk through the streets Of Paris
any Sunday afternoon flor hat is the
festal day. and watch the little groups
collected around the tables that OBJ
s.ruct the sidewalks in front of what
used to be the wine-shops. What are
they calling for?: Wine. No; bat alb
sinthe. Look up at the signs. and in
great large letters You will see upon all
these shops the word "Absinfhe."
This is the drink OF PAIRS to-day. The
light wines have not driven out the
stronger liquors. hat ~. e..-shs ."
Strongest and most destructive
liquor known to man.-H. 4. Sell.
Pastor Congregational! Church. C0Tt-
iaRd. n. T., ia Christian Union.