The Washington herald., 1910-05-14

Nations differ in what they drink far
more than IN their dress or speech. &C
cordius 10 DR.. Fred ". Richter. Of Phila-
delphia.
In their use Of coffee. for instance"
said Or. Richter. "the American and The
Russian offer as great a contrast as an
Ioctogenarian and year-oid babe. On
an average. the American drinks as much
coffee in one day - does the NuscOvite
iu eighty days In the consumption OF
tea, beer. and wine the English and the
Italians differ 10 a still more startling
degree. In one day the average Britisher
I sips as much tea as $50 Italians. and n
/ the same length Of time he swallows
enough beer % keep the average italian
supplied for SIX months. Yet in wine
drinking the Italian shows that he can
/ equal eighty-four John Bulls.
/ The American is fairly temperate when
compared with some OF his European
I brothers" continued DR.. Richter he
drinks less beer than the EnCllshman,
the German. or the Austrian. In the use
| of spiritUous liquors he falls stMl farther
behind, and finds himself outclassed by
/ the Austrian. the Hungarian. the Ger
| man. and the F-enchmau. He ranks fifth
among the nations as a wine drinke-.
/ the Frenchman, the Italian. the Austrian.
and the German being ahead Of him.
The American, far more than many
Europeans. seeks refreshment and re-
uewed euergy in the cup which invigo~-
stes. but does not iutoxicate.' Coffee and
Z tea are his favorite beverages. On an
I average. he drinks more coffee than the
native Of any country OF the Old World
and when classed with Europeans he IS
/ surpassed only by the English in his use
/ Of tea.
The comparative temperance OF thu
/ American, furthermore, would seem 70
be little endangered BY the great imni
grafton hithe- Of Russians and Italians.
In the use Of spirits, the Italian IS at the
I very bottom OF the list OF Europeans.
/ He also drinks less beer than any OF his
neighbors. He drinks considerable wine
| but II is a wine that contains little alco-
hoI and even in this category he falls
! some distance behind the French"
/ Speaking OF HIS work IN East Africa
/ Rev. Willis r. Hotchkiss. Of the Lumbwa
Industrial Mission. who is in this country
in connection with the lay missionary
movement said the natives are taught
/ agriculture principally.
We give them a four years course.
/ This gives US an opportunity to infu-
/ ence the future leaders OF the native
/ tribes. We school them IN the gospel
/ and in the art OF breaking oxen TO the
plOw- The natives have great herds Of
oxen. but their only use for them IS 70
bleed them that they may drink ths
blood
IN connection with this industry I am
now here 10 get modern machinery and
implements-a traction engine, two reap
ers, and thrasher. These are 10 be
used in the harvesting Of our wheat
! crops. We raised thirty-two bushels OF
wheat 10 the acre, on an average. there
last year, and were able to sell Il at
81 a bushel
We have built a dam across one OF
our streams there, and are generating
power 70 operate sawmiT an electric
lighting plant, and for brickmaking We
have established a school OF agriculture,
and I expect 70 take back with me two
scientific agriculturists, with the object
Of training the brighter boys TO become
foremen OF the larger estates. We have
been asked by several Of the large syn
dicates there TO train these boys for
them"
The work carried on by Mr.. HotchkIss
is undenominational One Of his objects
in visiting the United States is 70 "a Sc
$4,000. with the aid OF which he hopes
| 70 make the settlement practically self
supporting.