The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-22
A. GLASS OF BEER.
The Ingredients, Pure from the Shop
Alum, Aloes, Red Pepper, Etc.


Alum, Aloes, Red Pepper, Etc.
'.Boy Billy was the adopted son OF
Christian Zende, an honest German,
who was much shocked one day at see.
ing the boyin a lager beer saloon, toss
ing off foaming glass of beer. He
babe the boy go home, but said nothing
till evening. After tea, Zende seated
himself at the table, and placed before
him a variety of things. Billy looked
on with curiosity.
"Come here, Billy" said Christian
Zende. 'Why were you in the beer
shop to-day9 Why do you drink beer,
my boy?"
"O-O-because it's good" said
Billy, boldly.
''No, Billy, it is not good to tn
mouth. did never see so big faces as
you did make. Billy, you think it will
taste good by and by, and it looks
like a man to drink and so you drink.
Now, Billy, if it is good, haveit. l will
not hinder you from what is good and
manly, but drink it at home, take your
drink pure, Billy, and let me pay forit.
Come, my boy! you like beer. Well,
open your mouth. / have all the beer
stuff, pure from the shop. Come,
open your mouth, and | will put it in. :"
Billy drew near, but kept his mouth
close shut. Said Zende: "Don't make
mad, Billy. Open your mouth.
Thus exhorted, Billy /. opened his
mouth, and Zende put a small bit of
alum it it. Billy drew up his face A
bit of aloes followed. This was worse.
Billy WINGED. The last morsel of red
pepper, now, from a knife-point, made
Billy howl.
''What, not like beerp" said Zende.
"Open your mouth" A knife dipped
in oil of turpentine made Billy cry.
"Open your mouth, the beer is not
half made yet.
And Billy's tongue got the last dust
ing of lime and potash and saleratus.
Billy now cried loudly. Then came a
grain of licorice, hop pollen and salt
peter.
"Look, Billy! Here is some arsenic
and some strichnine which is used to
kill rats!'
Il shall die! O-O-O--do you want
to kill me, Father Zende?"
'sKill him! just by little beer, all
good and pure! He tells me he likes
beer, and it is manly to drink it, and
when / give him some, he cries l kill
him. Here is water. There is much
water in beer"
Billy drank the water eagerly. Zedne
went on.
"There is much alcohol in beer.
Here! open your mouth" and he
dropped four drops of raw spirits care
fully On his tongue. Billy went dane
ing about the room, and then ran for
more water.
''Come here, the beer is not done,
Billy and Selling him he put the cork
of an ammonia bottle to his lips, then
a drop of honey, a taste of sugar, a
drop OF molases, drop OF gall. There,
Billy! here is jalap, copperas, sulphuric
acid and nox vomica Open your
mouth. y
'sOh, no, no!'' said Billy. ''Let me
go. / hate beer. I'll never drink any
more! Tllnever go in that shop again.
Oh, let me go! can't eat those things.
My mouth tastes awful now. Oh, take
them away, Father Zende!''
ssTake them away! Take array
good beer when / have paid for it. My
boy, you drank them fast to-day"
"Oh, they made me sick.'' said Billy.
"a man drinks all these bad things
mixed up in water, he gets red in the
face; he gets big in his body; he gets.
shaky il his hands; he gets weak in
his eyes; ne gets mean in his manners,
Billy was satisfied on the beer question.
Little Star, from the German.