St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-23
DEFINING A DRUNK.
Symposium Of Views on the
Question OF Alcoholic
StimulentS.
Use and Abuse of Intoxicating
Liquors Discussed by
Experts.
Results of Moderate and I'M
moderate Indulgence De-
Scribed.
Motives for Imbibing--Psy-
Geological Topsrs--Bar-
=, - keepers Chat.

man drunk?" said the barkeeper at the
Lindelt IN response to a question of
st. Louis GlObe-Democrat reporter.
That is a difficult matter to state. |
have seen men drink no less than two
dozen bottles at one standing and not
be drunk, while others have become
fuzzy from half the quantity. So far
as can see there is not much differ
ence between getting drunk on beer
and on whisky, except that the latter
leaves worse head than the former.
The drunkenness produ iced by beer is
of the slow, dead order; that brought
about by whisky is lively and mirthful
as rule. | believe the quantity of
beer they drink has much to do with
the stole manner of the Germans and
English. There is no satisfaction in
getting drunk on beer.
Brandy is becoming a much less
common drink than it once was" said
another bartender. The reason is,
suppose. that it is so dear because of
the heavy duty. There are some men
who stick TO it at any price. however.
Usually you will notice that the brandy
drinker is a high liver all around. The
consumption of brandy produces that
peculiar flush which you sometimes
notice about old sea dogs and army Of
ticers. 1t Is the drink of the luxurious,
and is relished better than whisky by
that class. Why it should be so / do
not exactly know Possibly the taste
may h ave something to do with it. for
it is more palatable to my mind than
whisky. In England the most common
drink of the society clubs ana other
places where men meet socially tOget her
is a brandy and soda. Women seem
more disposed to brandy than men, that
is those women given to strong drinks.
You can Invariably tell the woman who
is III the habit of taking it by the pecu.
liar flush of her face. l have heard
whisky, but for myself l stick to the
latter."
AdIeu to Cocktails.
Cocktails are dying out as an appe-
tier in the morning." said barkeeper
of thirty years experience. They
have been dying out for the past ten
years. Now, in summer, the gold and
silver fiZZ is common enough. but whis-
ky is becoming the morning drink. The
custom, too. of mixing it with little
water or settler after the manner of
EngliShmen is growing, an d think the
custom a good One-for VIII isky straight
has ruinOus effect on the liver and
stomach. The mint juleps, sour mashes
and other similar drinks are also going
out OF fashion, and the tie ndency seems
to be against the mixed connections of
other years. AS a matter of fact, be-
lieye whisky to be a better appetizer
than any other drink, if any of them
be really an appetizer a all. For din
ner l should never recon mend anything
better than bottle of Bass. 1t is more
valuable than the best CHI ampagne or
any other wine that can be provided"
You may reckon upon one thing al
ways" said one of the largest saloon
keepers in the city. THAT is, that the
man who drinks in the morning is
steady drinker. He may not be
drunkard, but he is steady driuker.
lie is one of those who usually have
number of drinks at might and regu-
lated number during the day. When a
man begins the morning with drink
he is pretty sure TO require additional
recuperators at other intervals. There
is, | believe, nothing so hard to quit as
the habit of the morning drink. 1 had
a friend who was resolved not to touch
liquor of any kind. His health was
not good, and as he had completely lost
his appetite his doctor insisted on his
taking some whisky before meals. He
DtSdu IL. anu lOE Il lew lUONCnS kept IL
up. finding it practically impossible to
break it off. In the winter it was whisky
and bitters; in the summer, cocktails,
gin fizZes and whisky sourS. AT length
he determined to break himself of the
habit, and went so far as to take his
breakfast before leaving his home so is
to accomplish his object. He did ac-
complish it, and now he could not force
himself to take drink In the morning.
AS the desire for the one vanished, so
did the desire for the others which
formed his regular daily portion"
There is
One Kind of Drunkard
who does not seem to be understood"
said gentleman in a general discus
sion of the whole subject .sHe is
what | would term the psychological
drunkard. ] remember once hearing
man say that before he could accom-
piiSh certain feat he would require to
go on three days theological drunk.
What he meant by the expression | do
not exactly know. But / do know
what l mean by psychological drunk
Have you ever seen young man whose
exubeIance of spirits caused him to