El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-11

last years output of wines amounted
to 3,S66, 000, 900 gallons, of which France
and Italy produced twO-thirds. The
wine output of the United States re-
presents only one percent Of the worlds
vintage. 1t is said that the people
Of Paris alone drink more wine than
the entire population of the United
States But Parisians drink little
beer.
There are said to be over 5000 diff
ferent kinds of intoxicating drinks
known to humanity The American
Indians are believed to be the only race
that was found without it's intoxi-
cants. but what they lacked in the
generations before the discovery OF
America they have made up since. con-
tributing their full share to the con-
sumption of the $4,000. 900 barrels Of
beer consumed annually in the United
States The increase in beer drink
ing in so years amounts TO 1000 per-
cent.
Largest saloon in World.
The city of Munich. famed in Eur
opean history, possesses the largest
saloon in the world 1t supplies beer
to about 1900 people every day, and
on holiday occasions as many as 49,
900 quench their thirst over its bars
There are wooden seats without backs
for 1900.
All the stems are carefully washed
with boiling water at night, and
stacked away for the next day Before
being served each man helps himself
TO stein, takes it to a stream OF wa
ter which is kept running all the time,
washes it with such degree OF care "a
suits his taste and gets 1t filled with
a bumper from the royal brewery
7 t. J,
we're in the 18th century. The profits
go toward the maintenance OF the Mu-
Mich hospitals.
King Edward might do a large liquor
business II he were SO minded. He
maintains a distillery. and II he would
label the product to show that IT came
from his place, he could not begin TO
fill the orders he would receive But
he makes whisky for the royal fam
lily. He is not much Of a whisky
drinker himself. but some OF his re-
latives are very fond OF the product
Of brother Edwards still-house-
Actress Breaks Record
An American actress has broken the
record for fancy drinking After 1000
years Cleopatra's concoction Of vinegar
and pearl has a rival.
1t happened that the owner Of world
champion hen was a friend Of the actress,
and he told her he was going TO ex-
press her $40 egg from Kansas City
everH day for a month. OF course such
an egg could not enter into the I'M
seemly scramble Of a commonplace
omelet, so another friend provided her
with a quart Of fine old sherry taken
from Spanish monastery in the Philip
pines, which was 30 valuable that it
sold at auction for 1900 the quart This
egg and sherry used as Morning sp-
petizer, cost SIS every day for full
month
DrinkIess Drink
The latest thing is the :!rinkless
drink guaranteed 10 get around all
prohibition laws. l. Is john Barley
corn in tabloid form, II very essence
Of whisky imprisoned in little gela-
tine tablet One can take his choice.
chew it like & cough drop or IiSsc i've il
in a little water aad drink IL heer
tablet that will keep for six months
was invented recently. but putting old
John Barleycorn himself into a tablet
is the newest thing
Central America probably VIII enter
the field as an important producer %
spirituOus liquors Experiments indi-
cate that a fine quality OF spirits can
be made from bananas that are unfit
for shipment Each bunch of bananas
y q
less than that Of manufacturing whisky
in the United States, which would seem
to indicate that distiIleries can be made
a very profitable investment in banana
shipping ports
Bible Student Dfstiller.
George G. Brown, vice-president Of
the Model License league. is one of the
best known distillers ard wholesalers
in Kentucky He has been an activs.
member of the Presbyterian church for
40 years and has made a careful study
OF the bible in regard 10 the-use OF
wine and strong drink. Recently he
complied a typewriter pamphlet giving
the full text of every verse in the BIZ
bic that contains the words wine" or
strong drink"
In the heading the declaration is
made that while the bible condemns
intemperance, il not only fails TO ad-
vocate prohibition, but commends and
commands the temperate use Of alco-
holic beverages Some of the verses
used to emphasize this claim are as fol-
lows:
Therefore God give thee of the dew
OF heaven. and the fairness Of the
earth, and plenty OF corn and wine"
Genesis XXVII-2S.
And for drink offering thou shalt
offer the third part Of an hin OF wine.
for sweet SAVIOUR unto the Lord"
Numbers XVI.
go thy way. eat thy bread with joy.
and drink thy wine with merry heart.
for God now accepteth thy works" Ec-
clesiastes Xxi
Il come into my garden. my sister.
my spouse, 1 have gathered my myrrh
with my spice, I have eaten my honey
comb with my honey: have
drunk my wine with nv milk. ear q
friends, drink, yea, drink abundantly,
o beloved" Song Of Solomon vi
Drink no longer water but use a
little wine for thy stcmach's sake and
thine often infirmities" First Tim
othy wa.
TomOrrow-Making Of Watches.