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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

The Drinking Habit IL Losing Its Hold OF
People in America

The Drinking Habit 10 Losing Its Hold on
People in America.
From the Cincinnati Commercial-Gazette
There is less dissipation among the men at
watering places than is generally supposed
In fact. it may be broadly asserted that there
is less dissipation among American men than
there was in the past, and, furthermore, it
grows less and less year by year.
Al the work Of temperance fanatics and pro-
nibition cranks who would revolutionize hu-
mainly by legal enactment is as nothing COM
pared with the influence Of growing self-re-
spect education and better breeding.
No one but the professional pessimist or the
aemagogue fails to recognize this fact and
1t comes about through a higher average of
gentility, in the better sense of the in-treated
word.
As long as men are men they will eat and
drink and have some fun; but there are all gra-
cations In the process. from the hummer who
falls into the gutter or the savage who fills him.
sell with firewater and raw dog to the gentle
man who, In cafe. takes a drink in good fell
lowshlp with some friends or in his club or his
home eats his dinner and comforts himself
with glass or two Of wine in pleasant compan.
| ionship.
Intoxicasion becomes more and more dis
graceful. Among the better classes of men the
visiting of public saloons and the stanti-ur
drinking at bars is falling more and more into
| disrepute.
j =, ".oheI euouH lnnuence TO ibis eEQ Is ina,
the drinking habit, even in moderation counts
| 80 sharply against man in the business affairs
| of life.
| "ls he drinking MANI" is one Of the firsi
| and main questions put by one man of another
with whom any business relation is proposed
and rs he a drinking MANI us he n married
mani" are the two questions always asked by
any business man or firm concerning q pro.
| posed employe or associate.
This no doubt tends to hold many a man tc
paths OF sobriety who, perhaps, has not enough
selt-respect to do SO. They can't indulge be.
cause, in business sense, they cant afford
! to-"
| In old times drunkenness was not considered
dlsrepufable among the gentry" The great
man was the 'four-bottle man." and the hero
! OF the occasion at drinking bout was the one
who could put all the others under the table '
! All this has not entirely disappeared-not by
any means-for habits and human nature dc
not change In day. But there certainly ha,
| been marked alteration for the better. The
man who, in an assembly of gentlemen at din
ner or elsewhere. gets drunk makes himself
| obnoxious. He is not applauded, he is not even
pitied. He is condemned and his company
| fought shy of thereafter.
In other respects mems habits are improving
| as the country gets older and richer and time
| Is had for travel and cultivation Of the
| amenities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

beer is called pulque. 1t is natures own beer.
and II Is made from the sap OF cactus PLAN
OF the same species as the century plant. This
grows in Mexico TO a height OF from eight TO
fifteen feet II is made up Of great green leaves.
which foot wide at the bottom. and which
are often eight inches thick and eight or ten
feet long. These leaves start up from the
ground around green cone. winch
i foot at the base and which ends
In point as sharp needle IL
takes about ten years for this cone to grow TO
its proper size. and if il is left flower grows
upon i: and the plant after blossomins dies
HOW THE PuLQUE IS MADE
Just before blossoming. however, it is ready
for pulqae making. This is done by cutting
the cone out of the plant and this leaves a
great bowl in the plant about as large as a two
gallon crock. Into this bowl the sap OF the
leaves runs in streams and each plant will pro-
duce from eight to fifteen quarts OF JUICE per
Gay. II continues TO yield this amount for six
months. and one plant will produce barrels
and sometimes hogsheads of liquor. This IL
quor il the natural beer. 1t flows into the
bowl as sweet a sugar and as clear as crystal
After twenty-four hours. however. its color
has changed to that of SKINNED milk 1t has
begun TO ferment and il tastes like butter milk.
II begins 10 smell and its odor and strength in
creases as 1t grows older. so that for a block
around pulque shop YOU have the smell OF q
hmburEer cheese factory and you can shut
your etes ana Hld the saloons by your nose.
The beer has about the same effect as good
Bavarian book 1t makes you feel comfortable
and too much of it goes to your head 1t acts
on your liver and kidneys and aids digestion.
Ii YOU take it toward night IT cures your in
somlna and find il an excellent tonic.
PVLQUE PEDDLERs AND SHOPS.
This puque is raised in big plantations.
There are tens Of thousands of acres of the
plants growing near Mexico City and one rail-
IL. Iii.
ryiGg pulgue into the capital. ] travelled for
miles through these pulque plantations and
saw the Indian poems gathering the liquor.
Each man had Il bag Of untanned pigskin on his
back and the juice drawn from the plant
into this by means of long gourd, which acted
a a siploR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
MEXICAN GASTRONOMY
The Queer Things Upon Which thu
Men and Women Wax Fat.
BEER A CENT A GLASS
Fortunes I'm Pufque-A Wonderful Plant and
its Product-The Origin of the Cocktail
Something About Mexican Brandy-The
Hotels and How They Are Kept.
speci.l:cone.pondence of The Evening Star.

EXIC0 CITY, AU-
gust Is, 1891.
leo has the best and
cheapest beer in the
world. You can buy
it all over Mexico for
n cent a glass, and
there are a thousand
licensed shops in
Mexico City. The
city gets 81. 900 a day
revenue from these
shops, and $50. 900
pints of this liquor
are sold here every
day. This makes
two tumblers to each
man. woman and
child in the capital,
and the consumption
throughout the re-
mainder of the coun-
try is proportionateiy
great. The Mexican
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
Took q Hint at Last.

From the New York Herald.
1t was the time Of night when bored bellies
yawn and beaus linger. Hints innumerable
had been sown on barren ground. George
Deadgone would stay. Finally Miss Nosnooze
excused herself for few moments. A minute
later the cook, in full regalia, entered the par
lor, and, walking up to George Dsadgone,
asked
sir?"
And then George Deadgone, noticing that
Miss Nosnooze had gone, went.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

Some day az now the world shall reavake.

Some day "a now the world shall reawake;
The city from its brief, dream-tortured sleep:
The country, from Its slumber pure aud deem,
To songs Of birds in every towering brake;
And men light-hearted,i or with hearts that ache
Shall rise and 90 what they have sown to reap;
And women smile, or sit alone and weep
For life once sweet, grown bitter for loves sake
Bnt We, that day, shan not be here-not we;
We shall have done with life, though few may
know.
Between us then shall awful stiffness be
Who spake such words Of bliss, such words o,
woe
Al winds remember, chanting ftfully-
Chanting rs n0w-above MS lying low.
PHILIP BoURKE MARSfoN.
The Atlantic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

average activity will construct such . net, IL
uninterrupted, in les than three-quarters Of an
hour"
Are there any water spiders?"
None that actually live in the water. How
ever, there are lots Of spiders in the sea- You
md them crawling about on seaweeds along the
shore. They are built very peculiarly, having
q body 50 small as to be hardly a body at ali.
With eight eight-jointed legs no thicker than the
finest threads. The head is better developed.
with stout jaws and furnished at the sides With
q pair Of pincer claws somewhat resembling
those OF . crab or lobster"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

The Indian would poke one end Of this gourd
into the hole in the plant and suck the air and
the Juice out and then turn it into this dirty
pigskia bag. These bags we're made of the
hide of a whole hog and some Of them looked
~ though they were notmore than two or three
DAYS old. The legs and the mouth of the skin
were sewed up. and when the bag was full Of the
lguor these wobbled about. making the bag
look like live animal. The pulque fermenis
in these bags In them il is carried into the city
and IL Is served either from them or from bar.
rels- The method OF dealing il out to the Gus
toners Is no more appetixing than the mode o,
gathering it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

From TEXAS siftin<s.
II was on the train, and be was tr'ns "
read. There was the usual variety oPsssens
gers. among them lady with . very srigh'y
little girl that had blue eyes. head giis,sa y
ing gold and an inquisisorial sogne. 81
piled him with questions and toyA wl.n ~
watch chain The mother, Who - wlaos,
fairly beamed upon him He vs eeconn3
nervous, and turning TO the bother s.s1s
Madame, What do you call III sweet nss's
dariingy
The widow smiled snehans:nfy and replAsa
with sigh, Ethel"
please call her, thea"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
Another sportins Novelist

Syaf.
Capt. Hawley Smart, the successor Of whyte
Melville as the sporting novelist, has found that
''racing is more profitable to write about than
to follow" After leaving the army Capt.
Smart had . large experience in racing matters,
and his novels are largely founded on circum-
stances which have occurred in his own career.
and his characters are drawn from real life.
Capt Smart belongs to an old Kenfish family.
who have had passion for the army. He was
In the Royal Scots, and served In the Crimea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

King Lees AurtferOuS Duck.
From the San Diego Daily Sun.
Bing Lee OF Chinatown found a gold nugget
worth Is cents in the crop OF duck yesterday.
The find created great excitement in celestial
minds. and the killing Of fowls proceeded with
dispatch. Up to date enough poultry has been
sacrificed to feed all Chinatown, but Il has
panned ont no moro gold. The one wealthy
fowl hailed from Alpine, where tho people feed
out nuggets when the corn runs low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

WITHOUT TEEN FILES WOULD Re A PLAouE--How
THEIR EYES ARE FoRxED-PRoCxss II WHICH
THEY MAKE THEIR wKB-RoPKs OF 1000
srRANDa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

From the Esw York Weekly.
Doctor-"Did you have heavy chip"
Fair pstient-"It seems So"
Doetor--"Did your teeth chatter"
Fair patient-'No; they we're in my dressin;
case"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

HOksFORD's ACID PHOSPHATE
For the Tired Brain
rom over.exertton. TT Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

A dirty Mexican in his shirt sleeves. with his
arms bare to ;he biceps, takes a glass the size
OF schooner and thrusts his arm into the
barrel up TO the elbow and gives you the pulque
with his hands dripping II you can conquer
your nose you drink 1t, and the result Is not at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
kvENYTHINo ooEs.

The Mexicans sell every part Of the animal,
and In every market you will find little cook
shops in which shredS Of beef are fried and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05

more complicated than that OF the silk worm.
Madam Spider has usually three pair of spin
nerets, Us they are called, at the hinder ex-
tremity Of her body, through which the threads
are produced. The glands which secrete the
gummy fluid are situated inside the abdomen,
among the intestines. These spinnerets con-
tain from 800 to 1000 fine tubes, through which
the fluid is made to ooze at the will OF the ami
NAL. the multiplicity of strands thus pro-
duced simultaneously have purpose, inasmuch
as the arachnid must have its ropes quickly made.
II each rope consisted Of single thick flament
it would take some time to harden and thus be-
como strong. This would never do.
DESTROYING THE VICTIM.
Suppose fly, for example, to become en-
tangled in a spiders web. No time is to be
lost the struggling victim by its efforts to es-
cape is tearing the meshes which entangie it
and would soon break loose did not its lurking
destroyer at once rush out to complete the
capture and save its net. spun with so much
labor, from ruin. With the swiftness of
eye OF the spectator can comprehend the
maneuver. the poor fly Is swathed in silkeu
bands until it is AZ incapable Of moving az an
Egyptian mummy. To allow the spider to
perform such feat as this its thread must be
placed instantaneously at its disposal, which
would have been impossible had il been a
single cord, but being subdivided into numer.
Gus flaments OF increditable thinness no time
Is lost In drylng; from being MUD they are at
once converted into solid rope, ready for
immediate service.
THE QRoMErRIC WEBS.
II dare say you have noticed the 'geometrie'
spider webs, so-called, with cables stretched
from twig to twig. like scafoldiug. ON which
the net il afterward woven. You have OBJ
served the straight lines like wheel spokes that
radiate from the center to various points OF
these outwork cables. On this framework the
net for capture 10 built; but net and frame
work are made of two kinds OF silk altogether
different The cables and wheel spokes are dry
and unadhesive, while the concentric and spiral
circles formed upon them are covered with
gluten TO catch the feet Of the luckless hy that
touches them. Under the microscope the spi-
| raj threads are seen to bs eaosely studded With
minute globuies Of gluey nuid- II has been e.
timated that net Of ordinary size viii contain
$3.50 Of such psarly drops; and yet spider q
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27

from ten seconds to two minutes and
half. Now everybody knows that In
monkeys the power Of grip Is very fully
developed; Quadrumana can do nothing
with their hands and arms, and in case
OF danger this power is chief means Of
self-preservation. 1t is curious that 1t
never occurred to Darwin TO try this
experiment.
"But before l 90 further into the sub
ject let me say at once" added DR.. Roo
inson, that my experiments were un-
dertaken, not 10 prove anything, but
simply to get at a knowledge OF the
facts and TO see where the facts led to.
l have not much claim" added the man
who only recently gained gold medal
for his scientific treatment OF an essay
on Insomnia" ''to call myself scient-
iSt; only appear as witness, putting
forward the facts and leaving them TO
be Judged by those whose special knowI-
edge OF development, anthropology ana
evolution fit them TO judge OF the value
and bearing of the evidence l have
gathered. The Investigations have been
my recreation only, and this must be
my excuse for their very fragmentsry
and imperfect character"
The fragments, then, Doctor, con-
sist in the present case OF rows of new
born infants clinGing with their tiny
hands to sticks, fingers, or branches Of
trees with their bodies dangling in mid
air above a saving blanket. Is that 500"
Just so. Ihave now experimental
on $50 babies-some OF them born
within an hour or two, some a
few days old-and in tive cases
only have they failed to hang by
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27

The tramp struck the reputable citi-
zen for a dime.
you shall have it on one condition" "
said the citizen.
Nominate your bond, " responded the
tramp with an airy confidence.
Its this. II you won't drink any
lIouor for an entire week I'll give you
the dime now, and dollar az the end Of
seven days"
the cash.
A week later he was on hand, looking
much more respectable.
II came for the dollar, sir" he said,
respectfully and contritely.
,'You haven't drunk anything for a
week?"
"Not a drop"
oWell you look so much decenter that
III take the chances on you. Here's
YOURS dollar" =,
The tramp took 1t with an effusion OF
thanks ard started OIL.
"Hold on, interrupted the donor.
The tramp turned in the doorway
cpd like to know what you are going
n do with that much money!"
.sThere's nothing mean about me, mis-
tor " was the response, sand aiut hid
in; behind the bush bit. I'll tell you
what I'm goin' to do with It. I'm goin'
sronnd here to a place | know OF aud
Fetch nd with that lost week. just as
sooO as ever can, that's what Oh,
reServoir." and he slammed the door
ca wbirled OF around the first corner.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
The Growing Of Dahlias.

In ordering plants for next summers
garden, be sure to include at least half
a dozen OF the new Dahllas. Get the
choice named single sorts. and the cac-
tus class in preference to the large
double kinds, which are not as desirable
In any way as those named.
These dahlias are among the very best
Of all flowers for use In vases during the
late fall. 1t is hardly possible to find
anything better. They have rich and
delicate colors, display themselves most
effectively with very little trouble as
to arrangement, and last for days.
In order to grow them well, dig the
soil mp to the depth of foot and a half,
and have it very rich and mellow. You
cannot feed a Dahlia too much. Nor
can you water il too much. Tie the
central stock to a stout stake to pre-
vent breaking by strong winds. Start
early In the season, In pots, and plant
out as soon as warm weather is assured,
but not before. Best single sorts: Bridal
Wreath, white; Paragon, dark masoon;
Canary, yellow; Christine, pink. Best
cactus varieties: Henry Patrick, white;
King OF Cactus, crimson; Zulu, purple
maroon; Charming Bride, white, tipped
with rose.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
He Ne.ded announcement.

"Got any weddin' close here?" be
asked of polite clerk in Woodward
avenue clothing store.
PLENTY of them." replied the clerk
with winning little grin.
"Row much are they?"
"All the way from SIS to $50"
"Good stuff in 'em, and look like
ginuine sto' clo's?"
s'Nice enough for millionaire to get
married In. We make specially in
that line"
'.Let me look at few, won't you?"
Certainly Walk right back this
way, please"
After about half hours investiga-
ton, he found something that he thought
would suit.
srll be in next week, dispose, and
take EN-" he said moving of.
LET me wrap them up for you now"
urged the clerk.
The customer gave a nervous start.
"Geerusalem, misterl" he exclaimed.
I hain't asst the gal yit. I'm jist doin'
this to gimme sand in my craw, SOS ]
can pep"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
A Few Facts About Roas.s.

II you are to have friend or two to
dinner indulge in roast. Cold beef,
mutton, lamb and veal are all nice if
sliced thin and served with vegetables.
The cold meat can be made into timbals,
croquettes, escsloped dishes, hashed on
toast, or be warmed in brown or white
sauce.
The smallest prime roast Of beef is
one Of the short ribs, weighing from
three to four pounds. There are two of
these short ribs. In Boston they are
called the tip Of the sirloin; outside OF
New England, the thort ribs or first cut
of the ribs. The two ribs are included
in the cut, but it is possible to get the
cut divided. a small loin Of mutton,
lamb or veal, weighing about three or
fourpounds, makes roast that will not
last forever. One must exercise great
care In treating such roast; the heat
must be moderate after the meat Is
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
rHE GRIP oF nAr1Es.
Remarkable Erperinent Of a LoaaDn Doe
Tar.

ter.
DR.. Louis Robinson. OF London. has
recently made experiments with respect
- the clinging capacity OF newborn
babes. Under the heading, Are BA-
oies Like Monkeys? with pictures from
life, the Pau Mall Gazette Just at hand
has an illustrated Interview with DIR.
Robinson. Says the interviewer:
An Infant Was Growing loudly and
Justify somewhere at the back OF the
house. The sounds were inarticulate TO
outsiders" but DR.. Robinson, the
baby'S father, If he heard them. would
be able TO interpret these utteringS,
which no doubt he considers as the re-
mains of the Simian tongue.
Your article, 'Darwinism in the
Nursery, is intensely interesting" said
l TO the Doctor, "but there is not
enough OF it. We all want to know
more about your experiments with the
young apes. What are the actual dis
coyeries your experiments led to?"
Simply this, that every newborn
child, unless IL is Sickly or otherwise
imperiectly developed. has a most won
derful power In the flexor muscles OF
the forearm, and will support the whole
weight Of its body during the first few
hours after birth for period varying
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
About Knitted slippers.

The woman who knows how to knit
slippers has it in her power to give COM
fort to many of her friends. The knit
ted slipper with its comfortable lambs
wool sole, is not only desirable as bed
room slipper, but may be worn in bed
by sn invalid or one who suffers from
cold feet. They become specially yalu-
able to those who travel much in sleep
ing cars where the draughts are many
and chances for catching cold are more
than merely many. In pink or blue
wool, in bright scarlet or scarlet and
brown these slippers are oftenest noted.
A roseute or bow Of satin ribbon that is
In harmony, gives dainty finish TO them.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
Neu souvenir spoon.

..saw new thing in souvenir spoons
., washington last week" remarked
the drummer at the Cadillac to the
aWbat was itP'' inquired a Wood
ward avenue grocer.
1sTbe congressional souvenir.
ssWhat was the design| Il
.sThey were In silver or gold,to suit
.Aa adherence of views Of the meeabers;
the fat OF the handle was the graz d old
flag unfurled to the free air OF hSven;
the stem was a cOrkscreW and q tdsso
rsli,po lump OF sugar was In the e'wl.
Tsnt 40 order q doEen?" and the dim
msr took out his book, but nobody re-
sponded.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
PURELY FEMININE.
THINGS THAT ARE PRACTICALLY INTEREST
NC TO ALL WOMEN,
From School Girls to HousekseperS - Women on
Allowances Handsome Piece Of Jewellery.
Wide Hat Strings - Gloves for the
Street-0ther Feminine Fancies
Show This to Him.

At first an allowance seems almost an
insult to the woman who has a joint
right with her husband TO all his pos
sessions. When two persons are truly
one they can have no separate interests
or belongings. But when one holds the
purse strings and the other has to ask
for every penny she receives from it,
she is placed in what to most women IS
an extremely humiliating position. 1t
is bad enough when there is perfect
love and confidence to soften it; II, I'M
happily, these are absent, it is a con-
slant source OF irritation that might be
avoided.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
China-handled Knives.

A novelty in knives for dinner 1t that
where the handle OF each knife is OF
china, matching the dinner service.
These knives are beautiful, If not dur
able, and would have to be used at a
table where q woman is "mistress Of
hers though china falls" and would
shudder at seeing a clumsy servant
drop one OF her much-prized knives and
break the handle.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-12-27
The storm in 81 lnnrapolI..

MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, December 26.--
The storm in this section was not
serious. OILY 2 $40 inches OF snow
fell here. The storm was accompanied
by no heavy winds, the velocity at Min
neapolis twenty-five miles an hour be-
ing the heaviest. The thermometer
registered four degrees below here,
gradually gets lower until II reaches
Calgary, where 81 below is registered
along the line Of the Northern Pacific.