The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

Washington Letter: For queer and
~outlandish intoxicating drinks, drinks
out OF the ordinary, the people of the
United States paid out $4,000, 900 in
the year 1902 in import duties, a far
greater amount than ever before
known in the history of the govern
meDt.
Government officials state that this
increase is not due to the fact that
Americans are an Incorporate people,
hut the increasing foreign population
has brought with it the thirst for the
drinks of the countries of it's nativity.
In every port of entry from New York
to San Francisco can be found sam
pies of thousands of foreign alcoholic
beverages. more than seven thousand
different brands Of legally recognized
intoxicants coming from almost every
| section of the known world. France
and the United Kingdom supply by far
the larger quantities, the formers
d%rinkables costing us in duties last
year $3.50, 900 and the latter's SO Pa
coo, while Germany came next with So
345, 600; Spain follows with $67S,014;
Italy, $471 362; Canada, $397,443 Aus
tria-Hungary, 5000, 207; Portugal, SAG
537; Netherlands, Sis, 1855; British
West Indies, S60,312 and the other
countries drop until the British East
Indie bring up the rear with only 81
which is IS less than the Philippine isl
ands. The fluid reaches those ports
In all kinds of casks and bottles ant
even in sheep and goatskin r~eceptacle'
the Gentle glass and caskea have
forced skin bottles out of h market
save an occasional import of tht
wines of Jerusalem for religious pur
poses. These include the Jerusalem
brandy, honey wine and Passoye
wine, and the governments samplers
give it as their opinion that ever!
brand is of a poor quality. The orthc
dox rabbis and their faithful flocAs d,
not think they could get along yer.
well without the wines from Jerusalem
for their religious ~observances, and tn
skin bottles will continue to come. TIL
wines have a muddy appearance an
pre- thick and unpleasant to the tast
and nave no chance Of becoming POI
ular with Americans.
Volka of volky ONE in great quar-
titles from Russia, but about the sam
kind of drink can be had at any tim
by drinking the deadly spirits used i
alcohol lamps in this country. Volk
may suit the Muscovite for the dea
[ Of winter, but it is too snappy an
fiery for this climate; the stuff is l
the same class as some Of the we
goods imported from MeXico-pulqu
t and mescal. The former is a sweetisl
5 sour beer, and is made from a ran
cactus, and is everything but pleasal
to the palate. 1t is a sort of liquI
Limburger cheese. Mescal is distille
from the pulque, and is a rank and co
/ rosive liquor. 1t is a prime favorit
S with MeXicans, Indians and hal
: breeds.
+ Intoxicants that are horrible both
nostril and palate are imported fro
e Central and South America, Casash
b or white cane rum, is several degree
t worse than any drink ever produced
the United States. In the interior
Porto Rico, Jamaica and Brazil it
made in large quantities and sold fl
less than common cider in this cou
y try.
o An immense array of curious slim
/. lants come from the far east-Chin
e Japan and Java. The Orientals new
g have learned to make effervescent be
r erages, but outside of this they knc
II as much about fermenting and dist
h ling as do the Americans. In son
Il respects they have gone farther al
Is utilized almost every vegetable fire.
le which a juice or fluid can be extracte