The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1892-01-22
The Rambler.

may be less well understood. LII
Rambler in his. roamings in the Ger
man Fatherland, from Koenigsberg t.
Cologne, from Brennan to Munich, Cal
recall but single individual German
who did not enthusiastically indulge
in the popular drink. Such being th'
case, it is evident that there must b'
certain causes which creates this con
slant and unvarying desire Tha
early introduction to the habit is ONT
of the most potent causes, no astut'
observer will deny. AT how tender
al age the drink is given to the young
or forced upon them, the following
experience will illustrate:
Early one August Sunday afternoon
the Rambler left his lodgings in Mu'
Mich on MaXimllianstrasse and coun'
tered up the broad park-lined avenue,
thinking how favorably the principal
lhoroughfare of the gay Bavarian cap
ital compared with famous Inter der
Linden of Berlin Crossing the lsal
over a stately stone bridge, the avenue
| narrows and winds around the some
what over ornamented museum build
ing, and soon is shaded from the Oh
posite side by the walls of the Hot-
brauhauskeller, the garden restaurant
of that world renowned brewery, the
| lIaufbrau. AS the Rambler passed
| along he could hear the conversational
hum of the various family parties
within, the clink of the multitude of
beer mugs, he could see the volumes
of tobacco smoke as it lazlly floated
over the wall, and his ear caught the
strains of stringed orchestra, all CIV
ing proof of the lively social enjoy
ment existing on The other eide of the
stone wall, while it required no slight
amount of moral effort to pass by the
open entrance and to continue his
tramp across the adjacent square and
out into the open country by the main
turnp Ike tow arIs Rose nheim.
After short walk along the smoo'h
macadam road shaded on either side
by row of lindens, the Rambler over
took a most peculiar party of travellers.
The troup was composed of man, his
wife and three children. The husband
led off complacently smoking long,
big bowled pipe hanging from his
mouth, while his wife sullenly pushed
the youngest child, a mere babe less
than year old, in a dilapidated baby
carriage, the two children of five and
seven years respectively, trudged along
in the rear. The usual salutation
"Guten Morgen" was exchanged, and
brief conversation with the man en-
sued. His was sad story. A poor
man travelling on foot with his family
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relatives whom he thought would help
him. What an undertaking! A man
with his wife and young family walk
ing distance of twelve hundred miles,
and this with an empty purse. The
Rambler could not refuse his urgent
and after giving small sum
of money am few words of encour-
agement he fastened on towards viii
lage now near at hand.
This village was soon reached and
the inevitable Gasthof or hotel was
sought for, that the Rambler might en-
Joy the refreshments which are inva-
liably found there. a few minutes
later as he sat in a corner of the low
posted guestroom quafiing his beer,
his late travelling company entered
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the larger tables the wife holding the
babe in her lap. A motion made by
the Rambler brought a waiter, and
sausages, bread and beer were ordered
for their refreshments. The waiter
disappeared, but soon re-
turned with the order which he care
fully deposited upon the table. The
Rambler narrowly yet cautiously,
the proceedings. He noted
the surprise spread over the children's
faces, their eyes begin to dance and
their mouths fairly twitch with ex-
pectancy. The father helped all to
The bread and sausages, but reserved
for himself the first drink from the
quart mug of foaming beer. He drank
ong and deep, and the Rambler began
to fear for the chances of the other
members of the family obtaining a |
irink, when he suddenly withdrew
The mug from his lips and handed it to
lis wife. Expecting to see her repeat
he action of her husband. imagine the
tambler's establishment to see her hold
he huge mug to the lips of the babe
with perfect unconcern.
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rom delight was traceable ON his face,
Is he grabbed the handle of the mug
n his plump little fingers and drank
With the same apparent satisfaction as
lis father, with that indifference which
prings only from long repetition, and
IS long as the beer held out, did this
infant obtain through the care of its
mother, its share.
If Germans give beer to such young
who will say at what
ge their children receive their maiden
rink, small wonder is it that few go
through this early training without
developing that immutable, and not
nfrequently abnormal appetite for
hat favorite beverage of their elders.
However, the early age at which Ger
mans as children become accustomed
0 indulge in beer, will go far in the
iambler's opinion, towards revealing
most powerful cause for the univer-
atty of the custom among the Ger
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