Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-01
A NEW SUBSTITUTE FOR BEER.
Mysterious Temperance Drink In
ChicagO's New s. Home SalOOnS.'

A new drink, wonderful in concoc-
ton and mysterious in its chemical
analysis, is about to be sprung upon
the public by Bishop Fallows, OF the
Reformed Episcopal church. The
bishop is one of the most enthusiastic
and resourceful of the workers who
have founded and maintained the
Peoples institute. In connection with
his proposed enlargement of the scope
OF the institute work. Bishop FallOws
recently outlined in The Tribune his
plans for establishing a series Of" homo.
saloons" The plans have been worked
out in detail, aud the first two of the
saloons are promised to be established
within a fortnight. There has been a
slight departure from the original
plans, and instead of the "home sa-
looms" being all OF the same class
there will be as many degrees OF varl-
alton as in the original alcoholic dis.
pensaries. The first ones to be estab-
lished as an experiment will both be
located in the heart of the downtown
district. One will dispense 5 cent
cent drinks and the other 10 cent
drinks. One will cater to the barrel
house or grogshop constituency, and
the other will com pete with the bars
where the mirrors are OF beyeled glass,
the bars of mahogany, the drinks Is
cents each, and where luncheon and
side dish OF olives is presided over by a
white-aproned attendant. Both will
be opened in large easements, the
only difference between the and 10
cent saloons being in the magnificence
OF furnishings and the elaborateness
OF the free lunch. Bishop Fallows
said lately:
"What puzzled us most was to pro-
vide some drink that would take the
place of beer. We shall offset whisky,
brandy and rum with soda water,
chocolate, coffee, mineral water, 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
solution is at hand. We have a new
drink the color of beer and scarcely to
be distinguished from it, but of course
it is nonalcoholic and nonfermentive.
Hops enter into its composition
something that cannot be said of SOME
of the beer sold over Chicago bars.
The only difficulty we have yet to over
come is to do away with some OF the
bitterness impaired to the beer by the
hops.
"After much discussion of details
We have determined to open saloons in
the district where rents are higher and
where most people congregate. We
ltcl sure We Catl ueIllOuStTAte tudt tilc
scheme will be success from busi-
ness stand point. We shall be much
disappointed if they do not pay net
profit of 10 per cent. If we demonstrate
that, the Peoples institute will be re-
lieved from further prosecution OF
the scheme. Private enterprise and
capital will then step in and push the
good work. Where the 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 eide.
Where the 10 cent drinks are sold, the
accommodation 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 good substantial meal"