The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-26
WHISKY DRINKERS
MAKE BIG RECORDS
Cincinnati Brickmolder Held
Prize, but seyeraI Pressed
Him Closely

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Devotees of John
Barleycorn all over the country were in
terested in the report of the death, a few
days ago, of William ScheffleT, Cincin-
MATHS champion whisky drinker. Schef-
fer was only twenty-seven years old, but
he lived long enough to make record.
He was in the habit OF drinking daily the
before the noon hour. He was brick
moulder. and if brick moulding had not
interfered with his drinking, he might
have set even higher mark for bibu-
lation.
New York has many noted whisky
drinkers, some Of whom view the amount
of their potations with feeling akin
to pride. Whisky drummers are ac-
knowledged to be the greatest whisky
drinkers One man who earns his liveli-
hood by inducing saloon keepers to pur-
chase a certain brand OF rye, says he
thinks he has done a light days work if
he drinks less than two quarts in a day.
1T is necessary for. me to take at
least 100 drinks of whisky day." said
yourself what that means. A bottle of
the quart size usually holds about 25 av-
erage drinks, sometimes not SO many.
Yes, it floors me occasionally, but as
general rule / am ready for business
next day OF course get tired of it.
Whe wouldn't? / am walking adver-
tisement of the merits of my brand of
whisky. have stood it for three years,
/ don't know how long can keep it up"
Wall street has the reputation of con-
tanning more men with whisky records
than any other section of the city. The
habit seems born or the stress of life in
the financial swirl, and although cool
heads are needed there is. also need of
vital force, and whisky is used to stimu-
name has been associated with several
brilliant coupS, uses a case containing IL
quart bottles in the course Of single
week. His collapse has been predicted
more than once, but even after the most
protracted drinking bout he presents an
appearance in the morning that is the
envy of his colleagues.
"a strong heart and a good stomach
are the. requisites. of a aheavy whisky
drinker,' said physician who for three
years was attached to the alcoholic ward
OF Bellevue hospital. II have heard med
tuition is wrecked after a thousand sprees
in which the point of intoxication is
reached. Only the strongest heart can
stand that many debauchessv The whisky
constant drinking because he knows better
than to, take the liquor on an empty
stomach. The organ. soon would get in
such a condition that it would reject food.
Del1rlum tremens is not the result of
whisky except IN an indirect way. The
illusions are caused by starvation. The
patient gets well as soon as the stomach
viii retain and asSimilate food For this
reason the whisky drummer eats while
he drinks.
1.-THE greatest whisky drinker I ever
knew was former member of the cab
met. One time when he came to the
hospital he told me he often consumed
three quarts of whisky a day on his
sprees, which sometimes lasted two
weeks. The. rest of the time he drank
m1oderattelyIonly quart. of whisky a
day: Then he would stop for two months
each spring and go away to take hot
baths and get the alcohol boiled out Of
his system -
of this state used to be able to drink two
or three quarts of whisky day, but he
has cut down to half that quantity now.