The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-06-18
M. V. Richards,
BEVERAGES OF THE NATIONS
Beer a Sign Of Civilization, but Be-
ware Of the Impure Ar
ticle.


What to Eat.
Beer follows the flag of civiliza-
ton. 1t is drunk to the greatest ex-
tent in thiclSly populated, highly civ
ilized communities.
In wild, uncouth countries, among
the lumber and logging camps, in the
isolated mining districts and among
the savages whiskey and other highly
Intoxicating beverages are drunk to
the greatest extent and beer is almost
unknown. Last year the United States
consumed more than 54,000,000 bar
rels Of beer, 81 times as much as in
1863.
The countries farthcst advanced in
civilization are England, France,
Germany and the United States.
These four countries also have the
most pronounced taste for beer. Eng
land, coming first, Germany second,
the United States third and France
fourth. But France makes up for
the Smallness of its beer consump-
tion-9 gallons per capita-by its
enormous use Of mild wines, of which
it consumes 20 gallons a year per
capita.
Each person in England drinks
about 40 gallons Of beer and ale a
year. In Germany the beer consum-
ed last year was an average Of 80
gallons for each inhabitant.
In certain Of the more populous dis
tricts of Germany the per capita con-
sumption is far in excess Of this. For
instance, in Bavaria, the average
amount Of beer drunk by each man,
woman and child is G2 gallons year;
in Wnrtemburg it is AZ gallons a
and in Baden it is AZ gallons.
The mission OF beer is gradually to
replace the stronger and more in
furious distilled beverages. It is the
product Of ages Of study and scienti-
fic endeavor toward this very end. A
thousand years of experimenting and
research ill., Germany and America
have produced the modern beer, the
most perfect and the most healthful
beverage know. It comes nearer Civ
ing the effect Of exhilafation without
the bad after effect than any other
drink in the world.
1t is an improvement on the ale of
England and the acme of perfection
IN the brewing Of malt liquors. The
person who learns to drink beer does
not care for strong drinks. In the
German districts, where each person
drinks from two to three times as
much beer as in America, there is
not half the drunkenness there is in
America. In Germany it is consider
ed mo more improper for young girls
to go together or alone and sit down
at beer table and drink one or more
glasses Of beer than for girls in Amer
lea to drink beverages at soda foun-
tain.
Beer contains the smallest amount
Of alcohol of any evhilarating bev.
erage known-only 4 per cent. A SIM
gle teaspoonful Of patent medicine
often contains more alcohol and 9TH
er injurious drugs than whole
barrel Of beer. Whiskey contains SO
per cent. or more Of alcohol, rum 72
per cent, claret 8 1-2 per cent. and
cider 6 per cent. According to these
figures there is decided inconsistence
shown by people who think it is per-
fectly proper to drink cider, but very
immoral to drink beer.
The writer of the article above
quoted admits that he is talking about
pure beer. "But I regret to say" he
goes on. "that all beer is not pure
and that some has disastrous effects
on the drinker and is source Of
crime and degeneracy.
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