The National tribune., 1906-07-05

veiop things which are prejudicial to
health. When the product Is distilled
these are left behind. We get some
idea of their dangerous character from
the diseases which carry OF cattle and
hogs fed upon distiilery and brewery
Stops. They are notoriously unhealthy.
They die OF at times like files on 4
frosty morning. and their meat Is unfit
for human consumption. II this Is the
case with the lower animals what ef-
feet can these slops have when taken
into the human stomach. especially In
such quantities as the habitual beer
drinker guzzles? To look upon tho
beer drinker is to see that he Is UNDER
going rapid poisoning and decay His
breath indicates e. his fiabby unwhole-
some flesh Is an index. his OIeared, fish,
like eyes tell the story clearly. The
nauseating odors that come out of a
saloon and offend the nostrils of the
passerby are eloquent of the unheaith-
fuiness of the stuff that Is being con-
sumed by the habitues OF the place
The brewers prate constantly about
the purity" of their products. 1t is all
a sham and lie. There cannot be any
such thing as pure beer. even IL made
honestly. and we can rest assured that
the brewers are not one whit more hon.
est. cleanly or regardfuI of the peoples
health than are the packers about whom
there have been such terrible disclos-
ures.
Even the Germans. who have been for
centuries the great apostles and advo-
Gates of beer. are recognizing its vicious
effects upon the health and stamina of
their people.
are denouncing beer drinking and en-
pfoying their strongest arguments to
get their people to relinquish its use.
Germans Against Beer
Even more effective is the work be-
ing done by the German railroads.
These have no humanitarian considera-
tfons, no temperance theories. but are
aetuated by cold. unanswerabIe busi-
ness reasons. Actual. every day exper-
ience has demonstrated that beer drink
ing diminishes the value of the service
rendered by their employees. Beer
drinking dulls mans faculties OBJ
icures his Judgment and weakens his
nerves and muscles to a degree that in
lures him for such important service
rs is required by the railroads These
have found that substituting cof-
fee. tea and cocoa for their employees
either giving it to them free or charg-
ing a nominal sum. diminishes greatly
the number of accidents upon the roads,
secures better service and more reliable
men.
number of the German railroads
have. therefore. absolutely prohibited
all beer drinking during working hours,
md have established booths where their
men can get coffee tea, cocoa or SINH
lar drinks. 1t has paid richly to sup
ply these without cost, but some of the
roads charge pfennig or similar
trifie for cup of tea or coffee for con-
siderations looking to the self-respect
Of their men. Much of the best tenn
perance work In the world IS today be-
ing done in Germany, and it is all di-
rectly against the positive. manifest
evils of beer drinking. 1t is a work
that should engage the earnest efforts
Of every right-thinking man and wo-
man in this country.
The consumption of beer in America
has increased in the most alarming pro-
portions until now We are drinking
nearly 1000 900 barrels of beer every
week. The production this year will
probably reach 10000, 900 barrels of 81
gallons each. AS each barrel contains
four kegs and there are S2,000.000 peo-
pie in the country. including Indians. 1t
would appear that the consumption
amounts to two and a half kegs for
every man. woman and child in the
United States. AS certainly two-thirds
If not more of our population do not
drink beer at all. this would make 1t
that the remaining third consumes an
average of about seven and half kegs
apiece
Therefore. unless the evil is checked
by decisive measures. our whole man.
hood and womanhood is in danger of
rotting away under the awful curse of
the cold, clammy, rotting Beer Devil.
which is to the human body what the
mildew is to the grape.