The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-31

| increased consumption OF liquors, nave no.
ticed decided falling of in the sale Of cold
| drinks ia summer
For long time could not get at the cause
| but at length l solved the problem. and was
| brought TO the conclusion that 1t was due to the
| commences Of ice. There was time when ico-
coolers we're not generally used Now you find
one in every store and In every house Form
| erly when man got thirsty in summer he went
| 70 the nearest saloon, got lemonade dashed
| with LIQUOR, and went away refreshed. Now
he has the water-cooler at his elbow, and drinks
| about three tires as much from IL as Is good
| for him The saltwater fountain, TOO. has
made inroads upon our summer trade. They
can sell cneaper than we. and catch many
| dime or nickel which belongs to US"
THE FREE-LUNCH QUESTION.
How about free lunches?"
They are on the down grade. The free lunch
saw its palmlest days twenty years ago Then
you could get pretty good dinner at many Of
the saloons in Baltimore and throughout the
country, with glass OF whisky. But the peo-
pie tumbled TO the scheme They found that
the fellows who set out elaborate free lunches
Usually sold an inferior quality OF liquor. To
the publics appreciation of this factor IL
was fact-I attribute the decadence OF the
elaborate free lunch. The result think, has
been beneficial, iaasmuch as the money for
merly spent for stuff to eatiis now expended in
securing much better quality Of whisky.
Il have no defense TO make for selling liquor, "
continued the barkesper. II consider myself
quite as moral man as most of my patrons
and take little stock in the very incompre-
hensible saying that money made in the rum
| business VIII never 90 @ man any gOOI.
40 start out with, ours is q licensed bust
ness and heavily licensed, too. harkeepers being
| compelled 20 contribute more literally to the
support of the nation, the state and the munich
pality than any other class of men. There are
| bad lawyers, black sheep among the ministerial
fold. corrupt politicians, doctors unfit TO prac-
tice side by side with honorable and skilled
| physicians men following mercantile pursuits
| who daily do their brothers and manufacturers
who sell skim milk for cream. So are there
barkeepers utterly unfit for the business they
| are conducting.
| NOT PARTIAL TO DRUSKARDs.
''Now, am not only speaking for myself. but
| for those whom term decent liquor Sellers
| when ! say that we do all in our power TO dis
courage drunkenness. The drunkard's trade is
| a detriment, not a benefit TO any respectable sa-
| loon, for the reason that where he spends per
| haps 81 over the counter he will drive away IS
Speaking from a strictly business standpoint.
| the man whose trade we want is the regular,
| moderate drinker. While the fellow who drinks
| heavily may spend more literally than the reg
ular, moderate drinker for period, it is only q
| question of few years till he wears himself out
| and is compelled to quit liquor altogether. On
the other hand, the steady drinker, who takes
his three, four, Ave or six whistles Will be a
source OF revenue so long as he lives, and he is
not apt TO die any sooner than the who
doesn't drink at all. AS a rule, men who drink
hard, that is men who get drunk, are not desir-
There are some such. however. who are.
these being men of bright minds naturally,
whose brains are stimulated, and agreeaby so,
in a saloon and entertain them by the hour with
sparkling wit, during which time much liquor is
consumed.
ION the other hand, there are drinkers whose
bump of combativeness is aroused by too much
whisky They make everyone with whom they
come in contact the object of their morbid, dis
agreeable disposition. The presence OF such
persons in a saloon is so obnoxious to the aver
age drinking man that the latter fights shy
OF the haunt OF the former.
For myself would be happy If l never saw
| her drnn In in m I
a good many such and always with regret.
They steer clear OF my place usually, but as
the saloon is a public place it IS impossible to
|, keep them away altogether. The men who
keep my place running are those who drop in
regularly, three, four or five times day to get
good drink of whisky
THINK THEY CAN TELL
''They are well able to drink. and do so be-
cause they enjoy the effect Of a stimulant."
Are most men, that is. regular drinkers,
good judges of whisky" was asked.
J MOI was the reply mot one man in ten
| is what l would call good judge of liquor.
Nearly every drinking man knows good whisky
from bad, but as to being able to tell one brand
from another. there are but few who can do so.
though have seen great many who think
NO people in the world enjoy the luxury of
so mucn good whisky as the people of Balt-
| more. There are half a dozen brands sold here,
all of which are old stock and first class, while
| in other cities you have to walk long way be
fore you strike a saloon where AL liquor is sold.
| x,
, I should say. The majority of them drink both
} whisky and beer, but about one-third are what
we call whisky drinkers.
This is not a great cocktail town. Mixed
drinks have few adhereuts compared with
New York and Philadelphia. The reason for
this is plain. When man knows he can get
good whisky he takes It straight In preference
, TO having il mixed with syrups, cordials aud
bitters. but il he is not sure of the quality OF
liquor he is going to get he will take the mkt
ure."
,, SOUR MASH WON'T CO.
"Will the sour mash whisky, so much liked in
the west, ever become popular in BalUimoreS"
II think not. OF all the people know who
J have travelled In the west have only found a
few who took a fancy to the sour mash sold SO
| largely 10 Chicago, St Louis and other western
, cities.
and the people of Maryland have become SO
used TO the fascinating taste of rye they will
be 10th to change. l doubt il there are half a
dozen bottles OF mash in all the saloons of the
city.
''Beer has become a very popular beverage
here. remember when we sold only ale and
, whisky. The former of these drinks is again
becoming almost as generally asked for as II
! was twenty-five years ago,
l speaking of men being able to tell the diff
I ferent brands OF whisky, had a peculiar case
happen some days ago which convinced me
how little even old-timers and habitual whisky
, drinkers know. One of my best customers
: came in and leaned up against the bar. He
never asks for anything, for as soon as he opens
/. the door know exactly what he wants, and by
the time he gets his foot on the railing tho
bottle of the particular brand ne drinks is be.
fore him.
"On this occasion somebody had switched
|. the decanter. / didn't look at the label, but
!, seeing the decanter in its accustomed place
9 handed 1t to my customer. He took 1t up and
| poured himself out a pretty stiff drink. He
|, raised the glass TO his mouth, poured the con
: tents down his throat smecked his lips and
walked out
The door had scarcely closed behind him
when noticed he had drank whisky which
had often heard him say he disliked more thar
any other MADE didn't try the decantor on
him again but he has been in half a dozen times
9 since and has not discovered mis- mistake yet
= ABsISrHR DRINKERS SCARCE.
= 40 you know OF many habitual absnthe
drinkers in Baltimorey'
r There are only a few such Ia the city,
- should Judge. but OF course, absinthe IL takar
more or less by nearly every mAn who drink,
liquor. Nermuth Ia pleasant cordial and Is
literally pArtaken OF.
zone OF the II ost popular OF mixed drinks il
gin nzx. IL ~ about AS pleasant as anything IN
! the way OF "a stimulant thst eau be taken and
!. Is very benehcialto the average mau's health q
! II out OF order. uss BEEcHAM's Pills
ad.