St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-07
DRINK AsSINTHE.
The Number o. Victims OF the
Deadly Stuff Is Growing Goa
Stanfiy.

The Number o. Victims OF the
Deadly Stuff Is Growing Goa
stantiy.
sis there much absinthe drunk IN
Washington" repeated the white
aproned barkeeppr, after the question
hal been prUpounded by Washington
Post reporter. well, | should rather
think there was. About eight out of
every ten of our customers indulge in
absinthe these days. while but Il short
time back no one Thought of calling for
Skch drink"
"Why do they drink it?''
"There is 10 good reason. The go on
about the Same principle that man
does when he orders cocktail in the
morning. He imagines it braces up his
nerves, when the truth is plain whisky
is 100 per cent better for that purpose"
While the cOmpounder of drinks was
descanting on the virtues of the differ
ent mixtures middle-ag ed man, whose
nervous system was so badly democrat
lied as to make it impossible for him to
hold the morning paper steady enough
to read, came in and took seat at one
of tile small tail 5.
There's an abSinthe customer. now"
said The barkeeper in all underlone.
''JuSG WdJcD MIN.
In few moments the man strolled
carelessly up to the bar, order ed whisky
i'll as strong voice as he could com
mand, and, reaching over the rail,
added, "a dash of abslnthe. please"
He gulped down the mixture, resumed
his seat ami newspaper, and in short
time was apparently deeply Interested
in its contents, holding the paper as
firmly as any child could have done.
"Makes big difference, doesn't it?"
observed the barkeeper, as he gazed
significantly in the direction of his new
customer. But it's only TEMPORARY.
In short time the effect will wear off,
and lie will be in worse condition than
ever. It's dangerous stuff, and | don't
like to see people take it as a steady
thing. ] TAXI. dash myself OCCASION
ally, but will not allow it TO get the
better of me. As said before. all such
cnrdlals are dangerous, and will sooner
or later ruin the stomach"
where does the absinthe come
frOm?''
1.-The best absinthe is made in Switz-
eriand, but it is high priced, anu very
little of the pure article finds its way to
this market. The chief point in Swift
erland where abSinthe is manufactured
is NeufchateI,a town which is also noted
are several different processes for max
Ing abSinthe, and no two manufacturers
of the drug, for such it is, Use the same
recipes. 1t is made flOm the pounded
leaves of different kinds of weeds. prin-
cipally wOrinwuOd, together with angel
lea root Sweet-flag root, 5tar-anlSe and
other aromatlcs. The aromaticS are
macerated for about eight days in alcu-
hol and tlen distilled, the result beng
an emerald-cOlored liquor"
That is the pure abslnthe?'
YES, that is the pure stuff; but, as /
said before. there is very little OF the
genuine on the market. There is any
amount of adulteration practiced. |
have known blue vitriul used in the stuff.
This sounds rather tough, but il is
fact. When MAN first commences the
use OF absinthe he imagines it does him
great deal of good, but i'll short time
his whole digestive system is disar-
ranged. he can't lest at night and his
dreams are horrible. In many cases tine
use of the drug has ended in paralysis
and idi0cy."
Are barrooms the only places where
alb snthe is s0ld?"
mo, indeed, You can get it in al
most any drug store in the city, and at
number of soda fountains it is dis
pensed along with other drinks. A num-
Der of people who are confirmed in the
habit keep it i'll their HOUSES. and this
latter class succunIb to Its ruinous re-
suits quicker than any others, for they
exercise not the least Judgment in using
the stuff. Mixed drinks of all kinds are
very hard on the stomach, but the worst
thing on the whole system is absinthe."