The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-11-12


than those of our country. They are also
much heavier than those of Germany, and it
is a wcll-known fact there is more drunken
ness IN England, Scotland and Ireland than
In Germany, France or Italy. All of the
lower classes of Glasgow seem to get drunk
Of n Saturday night, and throughout Ireland,
Scotland and England saw many drunken
people Of both sexes saw some drinkers
who appeared to be stupid in Paris and it
may have been that they We're half drunk
with absinthe, but there was no maudlin cry
upon the street, and there were not the reel
ing, bowling drunkards you will find in New
York and London. Italy is also a wine
drinking country and it stands on about the
same level as France as regards to drum en-
hess. In Egypt up to late years very little
drinking was done and the drunkenness
of Egypt has been introduced by the Eu-
ropean. The tenets of Mohammedanism are
very strict against drunkenness, but the
young Egyptians of the better class wish to
initiate Europeans, and in Cairo and Alex
undria you will find the same character of
cafe chantants or drinking places connected
with concerts which you find in Paris and
Vienna.
Speaking of Vienna, the Austrians are on a
par with the other German nations as beer
drinkers. The Vienna beer is excellent. 1t
is light, foamy and pleasant in taste and you
will find it on draught in all the great cities
in Europe. The Bavarian beer is also very
fine, and there is n brewery in Munich under
the patronage of the crown. This brewery
has been managed for several hundred years
by the government and it is one Of the queer
est drinking places in Europe. There is not
much style, and you drink your beer in
kind of cellar which is entered by paved
courtyard in which are also tables and seats.
Every one waits upon himself in the cellar
of this Munich brewery. The beer mugs
stand on row of shelves and any one who
wishes mug of beer must pick up one of
these mugs wash and clean it himself and
carry it to the counter. Behind this several
men are drawing beer from barrels The
drinker lays down about five cents and the
mug is filed for him. 1t holds about three
pints and he carries it off to hunt table
where he can sit down and enjoy it. All
classes are on par in this brewery, and
ladies and their servants, mobiles and peasants
pay the same for their beer in this "Hofbrau-
haus. In the spring of the year the book
beer is sold and this is a great time for drink
ing in Munich. Every one goes to the "Hof-
brauhaus" and drinks mug after mug of the
Bavarian book and this drinking keeps up
till the beer is exhausted. 1t is wonderful how
much the people drink and that with it all you
see no drunkenness to speak of. Children are
given beer to drink and have wondered at
times as to whether the amount of beer drunk
by them or their parents has not something
to do with the large number of bow-legged
oh l1,.o,, in, Ear,panv Cartaiu IL is that
more bow-legged young ones are found in
Germany and the Scotch cities than any
where else in Europe.
In this matter of drinking and smoking
one gets closer to the great men of the past
than in any other way 1 have had some
queer experiences in hunting out such haunts.
In a late letter l told you of the noted
port wine of AThe Cock" irl London, which
Tennyson celebrated. l have visited Auer-
bach's keller in Leipsic where some of the
scenes in Goethe's Faust" are laid, and Ihave
looked with interest upon the beer mug of
Martin Luther in the Johanneum museum I'M
Dresden. 1t held about TIA quart, and it was
OH mug of Luther's that the following Ger
man words were inscribed
Wer Iiebt NIGHT vein, webb ind gesang
Der bleibt Elm narr sein leben lang
which translated means
Who loves not woman, wine and song
Remains q fool his whole life long,
| saw another drinking vessel of Luthe sat
the Wartburg castle, which was used while he
was working here upon the translation of the
Bible, and which believe is the identical one
which he is said to have thrown at the head
Of the devil when he tormented him. At
Saltzburg, in southern Bavaria, where No
TART was born and where Haydn wrote some
Of his finest music visited the noted wine
cellar known as the "Stifts Keller" and found
a crowd of one hundred well dressed men and
women chatting now as a similar crowd did
years ago, when Mozart and Haydn drank
among them Of equally good wines and per-
haps at an equally cheap price of five cents a
pint. In Scotland this summer took mug
Of ale at Tam OShanter's inn in the village
Of Ayr, where Robert Burns drank years ago
and where Tam and Souter Johnny began
their drinking bout which started Tam upon
his adventures past Alloway kirk. The old
room is the same now as it was then, and the
same old tables and rude furniture remain
The ceiling is low and everything is smoked,
but the old drinking place honors the man
who made it famous Pictures of Burns
lalB upon lUS walls anu Cnere Is n statue OF
Burns within it, 1t has an old fireplace. A
ong table runs through its center, and old
chairs and benches are scattered about it, 1t |
IS not hard to repeople it with the jovial
,rowd Of the poets, and could almost see
The rosy cheeks of Robert Burns as he roared
out one of those songs which have since made
hat part of Scotland SO famous
The American bar has become great fea-
;ure of Europe. 1t is usually fraud and is
IN excuse for charging high prices for poor
liquors. You often see the sign in England:
American bar. All drinks one shilling"
And the rule is that you pay twenty five
,ents for the article which at the English bar
across the way you get for eight or ten cents
At the American bars mixed drinks are sold,
out seldom beer. They are patronized by
American travellers who have more money
han sense, and on their bills of fare they
nave all sorts of ridiculous titles for drinks
uch as "Beauty's BREATH" etc Many Of the
in England are women, and this
S also the custom in Germany. l have seen
women drawing beer in Scotland who had as
rood faces as to beauty anI refinement as you
will find in Sabbath days journey, and it
GEMS to be the rule in both Great Britain
md in Germany to pick out pretty girls for
,armaids. FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER