Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-03
DRIKING IN BREwERIEs.

In the Newark breweries, where beer or ale is practically free ro employees, it Is a rare occurrence for any of the helpers to be censured or discharged Tor intemperance. The system of dis tribution is different in the various breweries. but the effect is the same the Tree giving of malt beverages to workmen has been found by experience 10 be practically safeguard against ntoSication. IL is the old proposition that man surrounded by what iS free loses the desire for it.
 Many of the brewers have a private bar for employees, where during work ing hours beer and ale are pravidc,l Tree. Others have what is called the check system, and every morning cm- ployes are given . certain number of checks that are good for beer 1t tue bar. In one of the largest breweries in the city beer is distributed ae cer- tain hours, twice in the morning. again at dinner hour and twice in the after noon.
 One of the best informed experts in the brewing trade, when interviewed by reporter recently. said:
 After nearly twenty years experi-
 
 allowed tile men the less they drink. and We have found it profitable to ai. ways have keg of beer at the dis posal of employees. They understand that if they abuse the privilege 1t win lead to dismissal, and in the last ten years l have not been called upon to discharge man for intoxication. We employ about 150 men, and they drink during working hours about eight quar- ters of beer. To figure it out this is about 575 glasses of beer, so you See with the privilege of drinking all they desire the consumption does not aver age four glasses to the man. The plan Of having beer given away at certain hours is an inducement for men to steal it. Deprive man of a thing ma he will exert every effort to secure it. It Is a surprising fact, and it is not gen. erally known, that many of the men employed ill breweries are what is known as temperance people. and do not drink any liquors or malt bever ages. Then again I have men in my employ that cannot drink beer in the brewery, even though they can have it for the asking, but after the days work is over they will go out after sum- pAOOelpiS lHO CF three glasses and pay for it.
 Il have known cooks that could not enjoy the food that they prepared. and 1t is the same way with q man who sees and handles nothing but beer all day. It loses all attraction for him. Another reason that men working in breweries keep sober is that as q rule when they drink a glass of beer they eat q portion of their lunch with if. Food and drink combined seldom lead to intoXication.
 Free distribution of beer in n brew cry has no detrimental effect uEon a workman, and it is really not consi,7- cred drink but is taken to satisfy the thirst. One of my men is a thin man who does not weight more than l1o pounds, yet he is the. greatest con sumer of beer in the place. He drinks probably 40 glasses day, yet I have never discovered the slightest symp- toms of intoxication. Other men would feel the effects of three or four | glasses of beer.
 How much beer can q man consume in a given time? Frankly I don't know. If you want to find out go to some one else besides a brewer. I'he best judges of beer are the moderate drinkers