The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02

has been conducted on the present
system since 1876. 1t Is the only one in
the parish, and as not more than one is
likely to be permitted, am the posses
sor of a monopoly undisturbed, and
have therefore succeeded with the sys-
tenn pursued better than could have
| been expected were there other houses
| to contend with. There are, however,
numbers of villages in the Kingdom
with only one public house, and many
more with perhaps two or three belong
ing to the same landlord. In such
places the plan / here advocate might
be adopted with advantage.
The principles of the system are: L.
The sale of pure beer upon the mean
ing of pure" T comment further on).
2. The person who sells the beer must
have no interest In the profile.
When this public" came into my
hands, my more extreme friends said,
"Close it altogether" Others of the
moderate section were of opinion that
I should be wiser in keeping it open,
subject to strick regulation, rather
than risk another being started. The
sale of spirits was discontinued-no
great hardship to the Inhabitants, con-
siderng the opportunities afforded for
buying them from grocers' travelling
carts / believe that much less spirits
are drunk now that bottles have to be
bought entire than when 1t was so easy
to send to the public" for three or six
penny worth at time; but | am no adj
vocate of grocers' licenses. The aboE-
ton of the spirit license was most I'M
popular measure. Among other things,
1 was frequently told that people would
die if they could not be supplied with
drop Of spirits in times of cold or sick
ness. Providentially, however, for six
teen months after the license was can
celed only one adult death occurred at
ALL In population OF then) nearly
five hundred SO I heard no more COM
plants on that score.
The home brewing of beer we nave
never attempted. Our brewers tell me
that many of their brews are breWed
from malt and hops solely, but that
others, especially in warm weather, are
brewed with a proportion of (say) nj
teen per cent. refined saccharum, or
pure glucose made from maize or other
cereals This is not used as a supstl-
tute for malt, and Is no monetary ad
vantage, but as necessary add1tlon,
without which, under certain climatic
conditions. or with soft or too extrac-
tive quality of water, neither so good
nor so wholesome beer could be pro-
duced
1t seems clear that the best brewing
cannot be maintained throughout the
year. summer and winter, with no otn-
err ingredients than malt and hops, ex-
cept perhaps under special conditions
of water, or the use of light foreign bar
leys exclusively. which would more
over adversely affect the agricultural
interests of the country. The best DELI
milton of pure beer may be, therefore,
that which contains nothing injurious,
or anlv wholesome, nutritious sub
stances.
The quality which we endeavor to
maintain and sell is certainly some
thing very different from the thick,
muddy, perhaps adulterated, certainly
thirst creating, stuff sold at some vii
lage "publics." I have reason to believe
that on account of the liquor being
pure and wholesome, and therefore sat
isfying, less is consumed than formerly.
Low wages may have something to do
with a decrease of consumption. But
when wages were higher, some years
ago. I noticed that less beer was pur-
chased, with a good quality of liquor,
although the price remained the same.
Before the public" changed hands, per-
haps drunkenness was no worse here
than In many places; but cases were
common enough. I am thankful to say
that now they are comparatively rare,
and seldom occur, except when people
have come in from other places the
worse for liquor and have been acct
dentally served with more. OF course
if such a condition is perceived, they
are declined any at ALL The usual pub
lic-house hours are observed, and no
limit as to the quantity supplied to So
Der people is ever attempted; but no
credit is allowed.
When I became responsible for the
business, the people were given to I'M
derstand that all the profits, after the
payment Of the rent and current ex-
penses, would be returned to them in
the shape of food or clothing, or other
charities. 1t is obvious that under such
a system those who drink the most are
taxed for the benefit of their neighbors.
The rent goes, by the will of the late
proprietor, to pay the organists salary.
My experience leads me to the follow
ing conclusions:
/. Temperance reformers do not ag
itate sufficiently against the evils of
adulteration, or to say the least against
the injury caused to the community by
the sale of unwholesome liquor. Opin-
ions seem very much divided about the
extent to which positive adulteration is
carried on by publicans. If it is not
common to add tobacco or salt, or worse
ingredients, to the beer sold in some of
our small public houses, it must be Of
ten brewed from low-class materials for
The sake of extra profit, which goes into
the pocket of INSCRIPTIONS brewers Or
publicans or of both. Or, if this be |
not for the sake of extra profit, 1t is |
lone from ignorance of the quality of |
he materials, malts, hops, ETC., which |
.hey buy, and the principle of correct |
making this unwhoesome |
,t,,ff from low-class material to start !
With and with the yeast insufficiently |
,urged from the beer to finish with. |