Evening journal., 1911-06-09
A TEMPERANCE LECTURE
By Henry Watterson
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varia, to Louis
vile, Kentucky-if the composing
room abridges it to "Ky." l will
massacLree the staff of proof-read
ers when 1 get homel-is much like
writing from Louisville, Kentucky, |
to Munich, Bavaria, because the es-
sential difference between the two,
like that between politics and par
ties in the United States, is of
fluid condition and kind; the idiosyn
crasy Of Kentucky, whisky, of Ba.
varia, beer.
There are other similarities. Mu-
mich is the most beautiful city in
Germany. Louisville is the most
beautiful city in America Vienna
gets its pretty girls from Munich.
Half the pretty girls on Broadway
come from Kentucky. The Germans
of Louisville are the best people in
the world. They seem part and par
eel of the Germans of Munich.
! don t know much about whisky,
have never drunk enough of it to
learn-they tell me the Kentucky
brands are the best ever and I can
well believe it, taking the Kentucky
women and the Kentucky horses as
the world s standards of excellence
but am an expert on beer, and l
do say without the peradventure
Of a doubt, or fear of successful con
tradiction that there is no brew
on earth equal to the Bavarian Hof-
brau; howbeit, the especial brew
which Adolphus Busch makes for
Tony Faust, comes near to it, whilst
here is good beer to be had in Mil
Aukee, in Louisville and even in
dAcinnati, blesss her poor old soul
I hope shall not too greatly Of
fend the Kentucky distillers, when
/ declare that, if I had the power,
! would translate every distillery
into q brewery. The cure for drunk
ennesN if there be any cure, is light
wines and lager. The csse-hardened
prohibitionist who confesses himself
unable to distinguish between glass
Of grog and a stein of beer-nay,
who still further discredits his judg
ment by admitting that he is un-
able to realize the amazing con
traries betwixt a bottle of whisky
and hole in the grounds as much
opposed TO the one as to the other
He makes no discrimination. Al
drinks look alike to him, each hell
bent and ot-breeding, the most in
nocent tipple along with the strong
est spirits. The experience of con
tinental Europe is proof of my con
tention. Here in Bavaria the Dee
consumption is universal and enor
nous, and there is no drunkenness o
the sort so common with US. 1 an
indebted to Consul General Thoma
Willing Peters for valuable cola
tion of facts bearing upon the drin
question from this point of view.
The laws governing the sale Q
beer, wines and liquors in Munic
are in the nature of the people an
the case extremely liberal. Accord
ing to the census Of 1905, there wer
in Munich 5Ss,93s inhabitants, al
or at least very high percentage
requiring liquid nourishment, prime
pally in the form of beer. To NEE
this need the authorities granite
permission to 1.4s0 saloons, in whic
beer may be sold; l20 wine restai
rants. eighty-one cafes and eight te
houses, making an average of on
establishment for the sale of sue
refreshments to about 319 person
exclusive Of the floating population
Considering that beer is both foe
and drink and of universal consuml
tion. this is not a high percentage.
Any respectable person making al
plication to the proper authoriti'
and securing permission can open
saloon for the sale Of beer; but
bar where other liquors as we'll 1
beer are sold is subject to the T
striction that it must be 400 mete
distant from any other bar of Il
same description, nor will permissiC
be granted by the authorities unle
they are satisfied that the public 7
ouire such additional saloons for
convenience. Besides the regular
come tax. a license tax has to
paid according to the rent which 4
saloon keeper has to pay. The pr
prietor must keep an accurate a
count and return a certain percer
age on the profits of his businei
The hours for opening the beer {
looms and wine houses are ordinari
from a. m, closing at IL p. m,
cludinq Sundays and holidays, I
tea rooms and coffee rooms closii
at o clock D. m.
The question of prohibition is u
known. The moral zealot would
considered a crank. Beer is not on
drink, but food, for a large prop'
tion Of the population. The man
eapture Of beer is under the STR
Supervision Of the law, which is r
My enforced, and nothing but mi
and hops can be used
The consumption Of concentrat
alcoholic drinks in proportion to th
BLESSED THE GEESE.