The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-11
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/ that the people OF. FarIs alone drink
| more wine man the entire populations
Of the Gnited States. but ksariDfat1S
drink littls hser. There are said to
be over six thousand different kinds
OF Intoxicating drinks known to
humanity. the American Indians
are bell. believed to tx ths only raos that
before the discovery Of America they
have made up since, contributing
their full share TO the eonsumpt.ofl
OF the 60,0O0,VeU barrels OF Deer
consumed annually in the United
States. The increase In beer drink
Ing in nifty Years amounts to 2.00o
PEI cent. ~,--4s
The city Of Munich. famed in Euro
peah history, possesses the largest So.
loon in the world. II supplies beer TO
about IL. 900 people every day, and on
quenth their thirst over It's bars.
There are wooden seats without backs
for, 1.b00, All the stems are carefully
washed with boiling water at night
and stacked away Tor the next day.
Before being ser ed each man helps
himself to stein, takes 1t to o stream
of water which LIS kept running all
the time, washes u with such degree
ef care as suits hts taste, and gets IL
dlied with & hnmpsr from thu royal
brewery. which was founded by L.d-
wig the Severe In the thirteenth CEN
tary. The rfohts 30 toward the main
tenante, OF the Munich hospitals.
King Edward might do q large
liquor business II he we're 10 minded.
He maintains a distillery, and If he
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II came from his place he could not
begin to I'LL the orders he would re-
ceive. But he makes whisksy only for
the royal family. He is not much OF
n whiskey afihkef himself. but some
of his relatives are very fond OF the
product OF Brother Edwards still
house
An American actress has broken the
record for fancy drinking. After two
thousand years Cleopatra's concoction
of vinegar and pearl has rival. 1t
happened that the owner of world
champion hen Was . friend Of the
actress. and he told her he wan going
to express her q tea-dollar egg from
kahsas City, every day for month.
OF course, such an e.g could not en-
ter into the unsecmiy scramble Of
commonplace omeiet. 20 another
fine old sherry taken from a Spanish
monastery In the Philippines. which
was 20 valuable that It sold at auction
for s2s0 the quart. This egg and
sherry. used as a morning appetizer.
cost Sis every day for full month.
The latest thing 10. the drinkless
drink. xuarafifeed to get around all
prohibition laws. 1t Ia John Barley
corn In tabloid form. the very essence
Of whiskes imprisoned In little ssla-
tine tablet, One can take his choice.
chew 1t like couSfi-drop or dissolve
II In little water and drink IL A
beer tablet thAt win keep for ak
months was iuventAd recently, but
putting old John Barisycnrn himself
into n tablet In the naEaAt thing.
Central America probably will en-
ter the Held an an important producer
Of spirituous liquors. Experiments In
dieate that fnt Quality Of spirits can
be made from bananas that are unit
fos shipment. Each bunch Of bananas
will yield q eallon Of spirits at cost
less than that Of manufacturing whis-
Key in the United States, which would
Seem Ia Indicate that distiiieries can
be made = vary profitable investment
in banana shipping ports
Mr.. George G. Brown. vice. prcsi-
G6ht OF the MpNHt 1AC$nHG l<SHk dSs 10
one Of tho best- known distiilefs and
wholesalers In keatucky. He has been
an active member of the Presbyterian
church for forty years. ana has made
a careful study OF the Bible IN regard
to the use of wine and strong drink.
Recently he. compiled a typewriter
pamphlet. giving the full text OF every
verse In the Bible that contains the
word wine or strong drink" In
the heading the declaration IL made
that while the Bible condemns intern
perance, II not only fails to advocate
prohibition, but cofnffiefids ana COM
mands the temperate use OK alcoholic
beverages. Some Of the verses used
10 eniphasise this claim are as fol-
Iowa:
..Thersfore God give thse Of the
dew Of heaven. aud the fairness Of the
earth, and plenty of corn and wine"
Genesis xvii, -
for 4 dfink offering thou shalt
effer lie Third part of an hin Of wine.
for n eweHts sAvouF unto the Lord.
Numbers Nv, Z.
II come into my garden, my sister. /,
my spouse. have gathered my rayrrh
with my spice, / have eaten my honey.
comb with my honey. I have drunk
my wine with my milk. eMt. Q friend.
yea, drink abundantly. @ belovsd."
Song Of Solomon. v..i.
.Drink no ienger watef, bat uss q
little wine for thy stemAch's sake and
thine often infifmitiss." First Tim
othy. Y, 80.
100 thy way, eat they bread with
Joy, and drink thy wine With q mer-
ry heart. for God now accepteth thy
works" Eccfesiastts ixl 4.