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"Tbere is one important social reform want
10 see imported from England" said q returned
tourist, as he stood before a bar up town con-
templatlng two glasses Of lager beer and froth
which the waiter had just set before him.
THAT is the Governmsnt- guaranteed glsssful Of
beer when you order glass Of beer in Eng
land you get glass Of beer, full clear up 20 the
brim--an imperial half pint of ale-with Just a
sparklin string Of beady foam around the rim,
like pearls in an amber setting. The law directs
the yender OF beer, either in swell cafe
or poor mans pub TO give full measure, and
the price OF a half-pint glass of ale Is a fixed
quantity, three halfpence or twopence. accord
ing 10 the quality Of the liquor and the place
where II Is served. II you should ask for half a
pint of Bass or half-and- half, or any other kind
Of drink, and should get a half-plnt glass con-
tanning four fingers Of beer and a two-inch high
collar OF froth, you can demand that the glass
be filled with good drink. clear to the brim. and
the British Government will back your demand.
The bsay.d ssy at the "rsf TsfTeshmcns counter
Of railway station, as he gently pushed back
to her glass Of ale which Lacked about three, ;i
a You please % put I two. .ponrorth Of gin in this
Certainly, sir, said the barmaid, reaching
We'll, wish you'd Just All II up with beer
then, you know. said the bright young man
Vow IT'S not because I'm a tank. nor
crank nor that want too much for my money
that I'd like to see this reform over here, but as
a matter Of principle In order to get n decent
drink for a Thirsty, man have TO order two
glasses Of beer and am then compelled to i'm
going through twice the labor Of lifting glasses,
and having the taste OF the beer spoiled by the
5oes ths s8G1 snd of = thins and we put Sp with Z
because we are free-born Americans. and show
our reverence for free American institutions by
allowing every one to show his Independence in
"The full glass Of beer Is a settled institution
his long glass filled to the brim, and the stolid
German would, | imagine, get almost excited
were lie to open the lid OF his mug and look
froth atop OF his mas Of Mnnchener. A litre
seems to be the usual size OF 2 drauyht OF beer
and the book you get on the boulevartis in Paris
is a full book. too.
ticular about his beer. and II is treat ranking
next the drink itself to watch the tender care
%sa bditie Of Bass S%S and the Scientific finish with
glass. Ice Il never permitted neal, beer. The
brought up in small quantities as wanted. The
bartender lifts the bottle very carefully, taking
the The cork. Then he brings. the glass up
to the bottle and both d up TO the Kht and p3Grs
ss fessor er' in D chemistry would pour out precious
drugs into a measuring glass. The last two or
three .poonfuis Of beer Is meyer poured % cut & OF
I
before the customer the bartender holds II up TO
| the light and sees that II fines up properly.
| Then tho man who Is to drink IL holds II up TO
the light. too. II the bartender Is too hasty In
his motions TO suit his customer he Is apt TO be
| called down.
| 80 viii you please give me q spoon, miss ? !
heard a man who looked like a connUisseur of
| Bass say TO a barmaid In Burton-on- Trent. The
young woman look ed at the man and then at the
| beer and then without a word reached for the
glass OF ale she had Just set before him. empt led
II behind the bar drew another glassful, held II
up 10 the light 20 that II fined up properly,
| and set IL down before the particular man. The
| first glass had looked a tribe cloudy, because II
| had been drawn too rapidly: that was all.
Talking Of beer reminds me that the free
| lunch Is becoming quite an institution in Eng
| lish public houses where it was unknown n few
| years ago. Formerly II you wanted a bite of
| something with your beer you ordered two
penn'orth of bread and cheese. | noticed this
| wear that In most barrooms there was at least a
! basket OF bread crackers and a dish OF cheese
while some had more preteutious lunches set
! cialty of toasted cheese on toasted bread. 4 pot
! OF melted and seasoned cheese Is kept ON q
! gas stove behind the bar, and beside 1,
| some bits Of freshly toasted bread. When
| you ask for glass Of beer the bartender ask,
! Ii you will take a little toasted cheese. and
| hands out a tempting hot morsel on IA little
plate. In many public houses, too an urn OF hot
| coffee Il kept on the bar in the early morning
hours and rum and coffee is dispensed. Rum
| and coffee Is not half bad drink To start out on
| before breakfast. either. II Ia mostly sold I,
people who begin work between q and 4, and
who tax % their break fast about the latter hour.