The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-03-23
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.
now the Nations rlnk--AReport show

How the Nations Drink--A Report Show
ing the Amount OF Alcoholic Drinks
Produced and Consumed In Europe
and the United states-CierInany Ahead
very interesting report, says the At
lanta Journal, has been submitted by the
British Board OF Trade to the House of
Commons showing the production and
consumption OF wine, beer and spirits In
the various countries OF Europe and in the
United States.
The statistics thus supplied cover the pc
riod from 1885 to 1896 inclusive. The
most interesting part OF the report is that
which refers to the comparative consump-
tion OF alcoholic drinks in Great Britain
Germany, France and the United States.
In France, where the production OF wine
Is larger than in any other country in the
world, the consumption increased from
2i.3 gallons per head in 1885 to 1915 gallons
in 1896, and has since probably undergone
no decline. In Germany the consumption
OF wine Is LOG gallons per head; in the
United Kingdom, a, and in the United
States, 20 per head-a slight decrease in
both countries since 1885. The whole of
the wine consumed in the United Kingdom
is imported, and Of the consumption in the
United States 7S per cent. is produced at
home.
But in beer, Germany, the United King
dom and the United States make up for
their small consumption of wine. Germany
the greatest beer producing country, con-
sumes 255 gallons per head Of the popula-
ton, against 1913 gallons in 1886. The
United Kingdom, next In production, con-
sumes 30.7 gallons per head-a small in
crease--and the United States, third in
production, consume 1917 gallons per head
OF population, against S.S gallons In 1886
an increase OF nearly 80 per cent. per head.
With all the wine drinking of the French,
they manage to consume 8 gallons OF beer
hanI hpefInG nut nA1uriup1 bno "a
consumption OF more than 43 gallons per
head; and Bavaria makes up for some other
portions of the German Empire with per
head consumption of 80 gallons.
Germany leads all the great nations in
the eonsu mption of spirituous drinks, the
total quantity amounting to 100, ,760, 900 gall
Ions, or 1.94 gallons per head of the popu-
lation--a small decline since 1890. France
has a consumption of 20, ,1S0, 900, or 1.S5 gal
Ions per head. The United Kingdom has q
consumption of 4O,O76, 900 gallons, or 1.d1
per head, and the consumption in the Uni
ted States is so, ,ls6,000 gallons, or .S3 Of a
gallon per head. For the United States, as
we'll as for all other countries in this report,
the measure is in imperial gallons, five of
which are equal TO six of our gallons.
In Belgium, where the common drink is
! gin, the consumption of spirltuous liquors
! is greater than in any other country, and
| Holland comes next. The statement of the
revenues which the various countries re-
ceive from the trafflc in alcoholic beverages
is interesting. In Great Britain the net
revenue in 1896 was $449, 800, 900, and of this
| S159, ,055 900, or 25 per cent, was in duties
and internal taxes on liquors. OF this taxa
tion II per cent only was in duties on inn
/ ports. The total net revenue OF the United
States in 1896 was 1928, sos, ,l39, and the in
ternal revenues and customs from liquors
amounted to S120 ,307 1884. or upward of 81
per cent. of the whole. The Dingley tariff
will make little change in this fiscal rela-
tion.
In France the revenues from liquors
amount to Sl03, ,400, 900, or 10 per cent. OF
the entire government income, but con-
sumers in Paris and in other cities are sub
ject to an octroi tax by the municipalities.
In Germany the revenues from alcoholic
products is $57, ,969,o40, or only 171s per
cent. of the total income.
1t will be noticed that the United States
gets larger part OF its revenue from the
liquor traffic than any other nation.