Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-24
Ginger Drinkers In Georgia.
THE RFFECTs OF QUEER SUBSTITUTE FOR WHISKY I
PROHIBITION REGION.

Ginger Drtnkerx In Georgia.
THE RFFECTs OF QUEER SUBSTITUTE FOR wHrsxY IN
PROHIBITION REGION.
From the Atlanta Journal
"A man can't get drunk on ginger, can herr q
druggist was asked,
swell, II you could see some OF my regular GIN
ger drunkards at times you would think SO. Gin
ger Is made from alcohol and ginger root. The
root Is ground and PUT into one Of these funnel
shaped percOlators, after which the alcoho, is
the jar In the mouth OF which Is fixed the funnel
This t1ncture is, as you know II you've ever tasted
dose for an ordinary man. One pound Of ginger
WIN make Two quarts OF tincture, and many prefer
.'How much does a confirmed ginger drtnker Z AXE
at a dose?"
There are one or two men who are regular GIN
ger drinkers, that take as much as four ounces at
time, or, 10 show you the difference, thirty-two
teaspoonfuls. II you or / or any other man unac-
eustomed TO drinking ginger should take that
TO have commissions at first, followed by a coma
tose condition, In which state death would come u
.How much 10 make man drunk"
II nave seen one man get drunk on four ounces
and then again I've seen man who drank the same
quantity have sort OF epileptic It, lasting for
"what eject win the drinking of ginger produce
In the long rum"
at is far more injurious than whisky, and will
XIII man who drinks 1t regularly In from two TO
three years time. II you should mold a table
spoonful or ginger In your mouth minute it
Woulu ulster Inc inside coating OF the mouth, and
you can imagine what the effect on the stomach
would De graphing with two Or three tablespoon
luis OF ginger every day."
"Can you tell ginger drinker from an ordinary
man or In other words, will the drinking OF gin
SCI anect the personal appearance OF man as
w hlsky drinking makes mans face red. Gin
ger 1lnhing makes IL pale, as the ginger draws
.ne ptoou away from the surface to the Center OF
tne pouy. I've watched these ginger drinkers
Sioeey ana I've studied them good deal I'VE
ieaIneu That an habitual ginger drinker IKE NOR
pniue eateI loses all r-gard for the truth and
| mouio rather lie than tell the truth They aIsO
| eeeome nypocnondr1acs and Imagine thew are Al
| .ee.S1 Win every disease under the sun one dav
sney II come In with longsface DECLARING thev've
sos Tramp colc and must have ginger Another
uay tuey IL nave heart disease ana viii surelv die
Sn.ess tney can get ginger. The next time thew
| aaNe dyspepsia or rheumatism but M MATER
/ Mnat they nave they seem TO think otnuer tn
55oveieisn remedy, and nothing else viii "a rhen
ine trouble with them Is the ginger dr,nrin1 To-
~ ruins inc digestion, inflames the sromscn snd
eu a9 .ne whole system into Disorder
4 Is tnere any advantage In buying ginoer,,
| .oi1ser coSts II pint, while WhisEv se,,e q,
| .Iotn % cents up. The people who drink m q nc
tneJ are numerous, both men and woman 80. ~ ~
| tne most part mere physical wrecks VINO vs AL
| connrned drunkards when prohibition came "nno
Us, ana their unnatural Gppetites must he sapSs
neu, 50 tney bought ginger as the next heat smn
stitQle LOT whisky. We ship ginger by the ~ ~,
10 prohioitlon towns, as the old toners thfnE 4, "a
the oest substitute for whisky and once fhsx -
accustomed 70 IL they .AseJ Boe