The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-12
A PAEAN Foa CIDER.
Its Virtues Exalted, AproPos of n
Great Yield an England This Year.


Its Virtues Exalted, Apropos of n
Great Yield an England This Year.
From the London Pan Mall Gazette.
The last year OF tho century has 80
many titles 70 distinction thst the minor
claim Of its having been great one Tor
wine is apt TO pass without notice IL Is
too early TO prophesy that 1870 champagne
will rival that OF lSa and 1899. but fine
season and a glorious vintage are no 900
preparation for that result Light wines
are almost too abundant Among our
homemade drinks cider owes It's grow
ing popularity 20 a variety % circum-
stances Against mineral waters the pres
ent deponent nfts not up hts voice fur
Their than 10 say that. TN blended with
alcohol. they never seem quite a. their
best. alone they lack body. they are not
the meat and drink" Of wine and beer
Cider is not teetotal beverage but It's
enthusiasts declare that even he vino
goes TO excess with Il injuries himself less
than he does with any other iutoNicant
lie who makes a beast 81 himself vita
cider. so runs the argument. injuries soul
and body less than any other drInkard.
and In truth you may In the cider dis
tricts often meet with an ancient who. az
ter having been for the length OF TWO
genenatiors a victim OF this vice. retains
a clean tongue. white teeth bright eyes.
a good complexion, and a hearty Ape
tite none Of them "a mark Of him wln
Is a glutton Of four ale or a uppler q
Scotch. IL may be assumed. however.
that the number OF unfortunate wro.
impelled either by habit or temperament,
drink 20 excess. is steadily dwiniiing.
only a little while ago ThackeraE. pi K-
ems. and their contemporaries found an
endless theme IN contrasting the heavy
drinking or the preceding generation with
the comparative sobriety - tueir own.
and since then a grett advance has been
made In the cause Of real Temperance.
Intoxicants are taken moro wisely. as
there r. certainly less druukeuncss Boz
the working-class population. They no
longer sit ''bousin' az the nsppy' tl
they are ''fou and unco happy. but use
drink only for It's legitimate purpose oi
queuching thirst
cider. Good Rnd had.
cider clear as amber. sparkling. bright
who shall name better drink, say. f1r
the hot cyclisi puhNg up AZ the wayside
inn In summer Drink IL under green
bouuhs. with the temperature az 20 de-
grees. what s. good for the athlete g.
even better for the laoorer, only IL ts
asserted that the latter prefers alc. Tni"
however is open 10 explanation. Far
mer's cider g. ike homehrewed beer. tn
subject OF much sentimental and uudv-
served praise Il IS very often made
of refuse and windflis. aud watercd a.
that with a crest deal OF refuse shoyelcd
into the cider press 90 promote ferment1-
lion Now. We are not greatly On favor
~ what is new-fangied. ana would De
the last to run down. without good rcn-
SON. any ancient article OF diet; but con
scrvatlsm Is carried 20 the point of abs
surdlty when e leads 20 the rejection
~ scientific Improvement. What science
says about cider j. that you cannot
squeeze good liquor out % bad fruit thlt
the most absolute and perfect clcAnilne-s
is essential 20 quality. and that bv FIRST
destroying the natural fcrment Won can
introduce an artificial ono that will en-
able YOU to have the process under per-
feet control In the result compare the
cider OF any good manufacture from
Norfolk Kent. Devon. or Cornwall wlth
hat produced on an ordinary farm. and
% will 40 longer be a mystery why th.
'nhoring swain prefers beer he would
not 20 put too fine q po.ut upon Be-. BE-
an ass to do anything else But there is
proof enough that the tables are turned
when the article IS good Some enthusiast
tie men Of Kent IN the year 1895 took n
into their heads, out Of local PATRIOTISM
b. & sald-those VINO advanced the funds
have not asked FOR a farming ~ the
prolific revive this Ola industry in th.
garden county. As FAR back as 1870 Abr,-
ham Hill had imported and planted retr
hartford choice varieties 81 cider fruit
Drives Away the Doctor.
or the success Of thc undertaking ana
the complete clearance Of che stock 10 is
unnecessary 10 speak. but Il point ~ ir-
tercst IS that the prime mover IN Il H.
ports as follows 20 the pressrs writer.
"Onc remarkable way in which laborinr
men who have scarcely ever tasted a gl,ss
OF genuine cider take 90 30 az once. rr,v-
ing that the popularity 81 pure cider WIN
again aEscrs itself II afforded fair onror.
tunity." or cider drinking rsner,ft. d..
says dry" cider Is splendid for ~hsur,.
tism and lumhago. and there Is no 8a,ih,
that the tonic and diuretic proaartIes ~
cider, due TO the presence % mail. .,.tt
improve The digestion. and ramava fr,,,
che system the impurities that ussifa ,..r
erwise set up Rheumatic symptom, p a.
old saying has q that can 4rul. +, 49,.
keeps the doctor away" and Do 80 a
bottle OF good cider taken regularly at
luncheon should make the medical PROBES
son supernuous.
Without being able quite 10 rlsa ~ cha,
lyric fervor. one may venture to che -,s.t-
crate statement thai pure cider u u.u
made T. pretty Drinking Is a. 1e,s,
much better than cheap rhamparre H.
which form considerable q.anfkies AZ
consumed and that q Is far from ha,~c
injurious TO health Were chose f,,ts
duly appreciated. every maker IA Enrlsnd
would MI his cellars this year Tor arpieg
or. rather. not sold bat given avav n,
SO ton less than the price OF housebott
coal. over 70 pounds Tor a shilling n
you think OF that what need 20 enlarve
on che fact that this has been a great
year for cider7