The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-07-21

PURE SUMMER BEVERAGES.
Purity and Wholesomeness of the
Virginia Brewing Company's Cele-
brated Pilsener Beer Attested to by
the United States Health Bulletin.


Reference is thus made by the
United States Health Bulletin, pub,
lished in New York. in its issue OF
May, 1904, to the product of the
Virginia Brewing Company, Roa-
noke, Va.
again calls attention to the dangers
lurking in impure or improperly prepared
malt beverages and other manufactured
drinks. For several years we have urged
this subject upon the attention of our
| readers at the commencement of the
heated term, knowing that nature will
soon demand of them an increased
amount of fluid, as compensation for
| thet lost in perspiration.
| knowing its vital Importance we do
not feel any need for apology or excuse
| In repeating a warning to the public
upon this matter that we know is being
| constantly neglected by them or in again
| offering them the results of our extended
| and exhaustive Investigations upon this
subject.
The statistics of the Internal Revenue
Department show such d vast increase
in the consumption of beer, ale and
porter that it must be conceded that
popular usage has decided in favor of a
| malt beverage for it's summer drink. To
us this seems a wise and natural selec-
ton if the user will but know the beer
he uses-knOw it to be pure and scien-
tifically prepared and know that the
manufacturers use the necessary sanitary
and hygienic precautions in their bust
ness that are SO absolutely essential to
the production OF a healthful food or
drink.
The user of malt beverages once as
sured OF these facts can not find more
palatable drink with which to satisfy
his thirst and at the same time can feel
that instead of undermining his health
the tonic of the malt will aid in revivify-
ing the energy that has become dulled
by the increased temperature of the
blood.
The United States Health Bulletin but
echoes the opinion of almost the entire
medical profession when it recommends
the proper use of pure, hygienically
brewed beer as a safe summer drink
that contains but very small percent
age of alcohol and is tonic and beneficial
in it's effects.
In our article OF last summer upon
this subject we called attention to the
testimony of several papers read before
the American Congress of tuberculosis,
held at New York city in 1902, to the
effect that tuberculosis had actually been
cured by the drinking of beer. The re-
ports of this congress were published in
the New York papers of June 9th, 1902.
With such authorities in favor of the
use of beer it must be conceded that pure
it is benefit to it's user, but conceding
this, there remains the dangers from the
use of the adulterated and cOntamina-
ted product of the unprincipled manufac-
turer.
We have been for several years examin-
ing, Analysing, and investigating the
workings and output of the breweries of
the United States, both large and small
and are only too glad to state that the
great majority OF brewing companies
seem to be as much alive to the impor-
lance and sanitation in the conducting
of their business, and as DESTROYS of pro-
ducing a pure beer as even we could de-
mand, but there still remains the smaller
proportion that no amount of publicity
seems to force into honesty, and this
will continue to be so until more string
ent laws are made and infOrced.
One of the several breweries of whose
product we have spoken before as reach
ing high degree of perfection from it's
care in preparation, it's freedom from
adulteration together with the purity
of the water used in its manufacture and
the sanitary and hygienic methods en-
ployed in the handling of it, during both
production and delivery, is the Virginia
Brewing Company of Roanoke, Va.
We are pleased to be able to recon-
mend the product of this brewry as one
| OF the few that we know to be of as
high and honest grade as it is possible
to produce, and we make this editorial
recommendation without any request
| from and without even the knowledge
OF the manufacturers of this beer that it
is to be made at the time of it's printing,
gladly letting them derive what benefit
they may from the publicity we thus
give them, in the interest of purity in
the making of food and drink.
We urge this subject upon the atten-
ton of our readers and caution them
that if health is to be retained, care
must be exercised as to the purity and
| freedom from contamination of the bev
| erages they use during the summer.