The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-01
4 NEw sUBsrIrUrE FOR BEER.
Mysterious Temperance Drink in Chicago's
 New "Home Saloons"
[From the Chicago Iribune.l


 New "Home Saloons"
 [From the Chicago Tribunel
 A new drink, wonderful in its con coctlon and mysterious in its chemical analysis, Is about to be sprung upon the public by Bishop Fallows of the Re- formed Episcopal church. The bishop is one of the most enthusiastic and re- sourceful of the workers who have founded and maintained the Peoples institute. In connection with his pro- posed enlargement of the scope of the institute work Bishop Fallows recently outlined in the Tribune his plans for es- tablishing a series of home saloons
 The plans have been worked out in de- tail, and the first two of the saloons are promised to be established within fortnight. There has been a slight de- parture from the original plans, and instead of the "house saloons" being all of the same class, there will be as many degrees of variation as in the original alcoholic despensaries. The first ones to be established as an experiment will be located in the heart of the down. town district. One will dispense five cent drinks and the other ten-cent drinks. One will cater to the barrel house or grog-shop constituency, and the other will compete with the bars where the mirrors are of bevelled glass, the bars of mahogany, the drinks tif- teen cents each. and where the lunch con and side dish of olives is presided over by white-aproned attendant. Both will be opened in large basements, the only difference between the five and ten cent saloon being in the magniA- cence of the furnishings and the elab- orateness of the free lunch. Bishop Fallows said yesterday:
 What puzzled us most was to pro- vide some drink that would take the place of beer. We shall offset whiskey, brandy, and rum with soda water, chocolate coffee, mineral waters. malt ed milk, cocoa, lemonade, etc.. but at first there appeared to be no substitute for beer. We resolved to make one. Expert chemists have been at work on the problem for some time and the solu- ton is at hand, We have a new drink the color of beer and scarcely to be dis tinguished from it, but, of course, it is non-alcoholic and n-fermentive. Hops enter into it's position-something that cannot be said of some of the beer sold over Chicago bars. The only diff oulty we have yet to overcome is to do away with some of the bitterness inn parted to the beer by the hops. After much discussion of details we have de- termfned to open the saloons in the dis trict where rents are highest and most people congregate. We feel sure we can demonstrate that the scheme will be a success from a business stand point We shall be much disappointed if they do not pay net profit of 10 per cent. If we demonstrate that, the Peo- ple's institute will be relieved from a further prosecution Of the scheme. Pri- vate enterprise and capital will then step In and push the good work. Where the five-cent drinks are sold there will be reading rooms, plenty of light and heat, toilet rooms, absolute cleanliness, and a good substantial free lunch on the side. Where the ten-cent drinks are sold the accommodations will be the same, but there will be more mahogany and plate glass about the bar, and the free lunch will be so elaborate that it will serve for a good substantial meal"