The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-29
THIRST In GOTHAM
The AMOUNT OF LIQUID CONSUMED
DAILY IN T-E METROPOLIS.
Torrents ofwster. Mia. Wine. Etc. which
Pour Down the Threats In Greater New
Mathematical Calculations That
Produce Startling Results.

ork-Mathematical Calculations Thai
Produce Startling Results.
A river of 5000, 600 mouths that flow,
$50 gallons each minute, or SOC, 900 gal
Ions daily, is running down the threats OF
the inhabitants Of Greater New York.
That Is the amount Of beverage consumed
each day. II all the fluid were formed TO.
eether, il would occupy lO7, 600 cubic feet
OF space, weigh 8, 42O, 600 pounds and
make a good load for an ocean freighter
$50 feet long.
These figures are as correct as they are
astounding, for they come from the best
statistical sources.
In the river are included all of the various
liquids that find their way-with willing
assistaDce-intO the stOmachs of New
Workers, including water which cannot
be separated from the rest, as IL is a neceS
sary part Of all. IL enters into all the spir
ituous and malt liquors, is the vehicle foI
tea, coffee and cocoa and is nearly ali OF
carbonated drinks
Excepting water IN its pure state, which
is one-haf of the entire consumption, we
ind beer al the head of the list. We ART
told by Germans that IL is the great civil
LIKING drink, and we know that its con-
sumption is increasing beyond the increase
OF population Here in Greater New York
the annual sale OF beer ten years ago was
100000 barrels. Now il is 1000, 600.
OF this vast quantity OF beer PIP, 600
gallons are consumed at home each day.
or more than /. 500, 600 of glasses, varying
from the ponies that hold about a gill,
up 10 the "scho2ners, that carry almost a
quart. This quantity Of beer makes bulk
OF 2s, $40 cubic feet. II we should build a
barrel TO hold Greater New York one day
supply Of beer and place il beside the ODE
lisk for comparison, il would be found TO
be as tall and about three times its mean
diameter large barrel to be emptied by
a community each day, but the communi-
" Is equal 20 the task.
When we come TO the beverage milk, we
must have separate can, so as not TO have
the portion that we drink mixed with that
which we eat, for we are now considering |
only drinkables. large quantity OF the !
milk consumed goes into solid foods, like |
butter and cheese, and into general cook |
ing, besides being frozen into the temporary |
solid luxury, ice cream.
But outside of this l40, 900 gallons are |
utilized each day as a drink, either clear
or mixed with other beverages. Our little
people, not yet educated TO the use of beer,
are the principal consumers of these gal
Ions, which measure Is, 700 cubic feet
If we follow the example set by the beer
barrel and make can for our milk and
place IL beside Castle Garden, il will be 30
feet in diameter, and its top will reach the
roof
Then there are the whisky and kindred
spirits.
II we make dcmijohn for our daily
supply Of straight and fancy alcoholic
drinks, IL must have content of $50
cubic feet, which will hold 1000 gallons.
his Is the amount consumed each day in
the year in Greater New York.
This supposed demiiohn will be 10 feet
m diameter and 30 feet high If placed
beside The Herald building, its cork would
be but little below the cornice
If, 70 balance this, we place a siphOn on
he other side of the building To hold the
80, goo gallons Of carbOnated waters that
IRE consumed daily, we will have a bottl,
With a content of : 600 cubic feet, which
will measure 10 feet i'm diameter and stand
With its top as high as the roof. or 30 ieet
boyc the ground
Greater New York also drinks wine and !
orks are popping at the rate II about % q
minute from the various sized BOTTLES I
hese bottles were all quarts, there woulG
" 5000 Of them, and their content,
would measure 534 cubic feet
II one wincglass is made 10 hold an
his, il must be 80 feet deep and II feet in
iameter There is no more fitting Way !
D emphasize the size Of this glass than hy ,
laclng 10 IN the upraisCd hand oi Liberty, ,
nd thus change her from a tOrchhcarcr ,
ghting the world 10 a cupbearcr about to
rink 90 the health OF the world
Greater New York drinks coffee, tea and
Dcoa TO the extent of Co. 500 pounds daily
The coffee weighs 40, 900 pounds, and n
inister 10 hold il would have TO be ~ 7
ct high and feet in diameter. If this 7
inister was loaded on "a wagon il would (
'quire the strength of IL good horses I, !
hul II over the most favorable street in 4
Cw York I,
As 10 the tea, we daily consume $4,000 i
ounds of il, or the contents Of 27s tea
nests. These would make most delight =
ii pyramid 20 the eyes of John Chinaman a
piled with 4 chests in the bottom layer. u
zen narrowing the width Of one chest on 4
lch succeeding layer until the top layer n
nine chests was reached This pyramid a
ould be 10 feet square at the base and v
a feet high
The daily cocoa can for Greater New n
ork would contain one cubic yard. for Y
e consume as "A beverage / 800 pounds @
,eh day. Then there is as much more $,
sedNfa manufacture :,
As the excise law provides certain repu- b
tions for places where intoxicating lia I,
)rs are sold, we get some interesting flo O.
res from the records !,
There are 1900 licensed buildings n
here liquors are sold in Greater New n
ork, and II these buildings were placed Il
de by side they would reach a distance /,
1873 miles, or six times around Manhat. -
m Island
These buildings all together, contain i,
$40, 000 900 cubic feet So If they were :,
assed into single cube it would meas I,
re / $50 feet on each side New York ii
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