The sun., 1900-12-30
DRINKING IN Old HExICO.
The HuEe Tropical Thirst That Seems % Pss-
sess the Capital City.
From the Boston Herald.

FROM me boston htrnm
CITY of MEHico' Dec 1.-THE naive
papers nave Deen DUSTY discussing the uues-
hon of the popular drinking shop, the classic
"puidnerias, where the poor mans drink
Is SOLD IN a more or less aduiterated con-
diuon, for mere the Julce OF the maguey plant
or puiahe rarely reaches the consumer In
us proper state INTO the great barrels Is
poured the pniaue fresh IRON the far-iamed
plains Of Apam, coming he re in trainload :
4, tho ,a,lv morning ha,ore ,hs su, ia nm
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10 extend the puluue many combihauohs
are employed. such as starch and water.
ground nm pumpkin shelIs and sometimes
-. M =,
cheap native spirit. with water .oured IN. But
the latter is too expensive for general use
pu,ous 1. rb.n nuro n tonic and q food.
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u reanles iroi. NWaters icea o' dicohol
a. an alimentary substance II makes blood
fo., ro,oir. ,ho ,.a.,. 81 ,ha srs,.,, In n
a, n. u,', ..pana W. na a. =, ,,s
hard-working man rapldly. ana Is 10 the
drink With ~ ,or,Illas I or Thin ' corn nc cake,
u''n" "'n WI "'a, " " ~,
daily ration Of hundreds OF thousands Of
poor neopIe In the spring of the wear the
seeker FOR genuine tome VIII nhd ho'h'hg
better adapted to thi. climate OF thin air
and no, sunshine than sound pulou.
anu Nv. s'"s'"ne wa" ,'u''' pu'V'.
But the doctors and the police are united
in denouncing the abuse of puluue and the
,',,i,'.a,,a,'s .,,la,,aa .,i n,'va,n.n,
adulterau"hs emploSeu' ana movement
has been started to stop the popular use
of the pulquerias as places Of rendezvous.
Wv a,.,'S -, -, So.
argued that If the pulque were sold. not
to he drunk on the premises most familiar
"o'uS We sn"u'u nav ia' ''s '''"e '"
tins Is undoubtedly true. An average OF
four hundred homicide, in this city every
F..r 81, ola ~ ats
growing out of the abuse of pulaue This
is a whole Temperance argument in a few
about lOo.ON people puiqueria TO every
3so Inhabitants, Drink is the curse OF this
,ropicai m city ''
lpoVe IN. grad. OF the puluuerias. fire.
uueutlv 80 ATTRACTIVE in their naif yaud ness,
are the cantnas or barrooms These abound
like rerncous microbes every. grocery
shut of usually by glazed or thin wood par
,ition., and with n more or less successful
init alton of an "Amerl can bar" for 20 has
our civilization given this doubtful boon
IA Mexico Grocery lad mostly Young
Sranilrd.. tend th' bars and sell frankly
m.s 80 most incredibly bad coctees do
vHii rrrogui2e the familiar "CocktaiE"I With
he pltil'ca'ior. Of ,he,e G9ninas IN The
the sign Barroom. American drinks" has
come a scourye of alcoholism in this city
Eycry Jay the police rick M the victims
of alcoholic excess. half dead and prone in
, Lo ruhlIc wav- In The lpN,r quarters
80 mi, r,ty and take than 10 the roiivc sta
tion Dead from alcoholic congestion"
I. one Of the most common records in the
n,tirn sfatious a,unu1, tho lists oI fat Ali ties
Tho moor and iI-fcd drink to poiu a Snu-ation
nf ,rnnsient comfort, they ar. empty -stom-
ached and crave warmth. the false sensat ION
nT ba,uy led More lrd. sent on ezra nd-
.LoE hnr,. an, ,niIactiny hills vn 10 the bar
rooms fGr n "coriia or dram
81 r,anacin., -. ia. unXe of alcoholism
sn dreadfui rs result. that the authorities
nv. uiyirr nu,h thouvl 10 The matter IL
/ /. IN. vprir.t rur,, NJ uIndcrn times doubt
il tn nor cent Of the ardent LIQUORS consumed
hera ar. what they trrtenG TO be They
.n.t, g., l,'rn mo Iirr' do nerve force ont
~ mon
do not heli.vs that the soddening effects
os r,,In,a ,oion ~ grent ,ntautitie. a. il
W pu,Iue Ian, ',nU' II, - Huer classes H. a. had
Tor ,bo ro,nurunitv "A { tho ayerla sting tipplinv
among The upper grades OF society 1rue
rn,, dnu't 100 n',tcb drIIk,nr.ss i'm the middle
ia" Lut tbcrc arc Ion. Of thoii.and- of
neopie who are diseased through the abuse
~ alnohrI +, - III. errnur ger ri lir,ntlous-
ness and tho promoter of crime This the
n,,iiro rccrrd- '.hnty
Tbo Corcrnr,ont - talking or ,o.tinv
,a,rn.,anco rLarts ayarvvhere with pict-
.oriI Tenr.sentations of the drunkard's
nro.ro.S fnuite In tLe nld-fashioned style of
no. nronayando IN tbe nited States
and 'wifh acco,nnanring text showing from
:, S,iantiac cint ~ yte,x the harm done nv
i,t ,''mcrancs ''"' N ~
I, ~ G,,i,e ,rue here that il Won throw n
.,o,e ,nuy,sh.re Won vii hi, some SORT of
e,tinhio irnpicol thirst IL is the evil that
rrie. a oud 'nr ,sfor,n Tne Il roc, rail az
ronnuonv in s.lac,ing It's motor men fouud IL
na"n''",yv ~ -aud to tba ronntry or rather 1,
sarnrg.hoSi.J and free from alcoholism
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