The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
The Maryal of the Story

sides the Hofbrau in Munich. The Hof- | brau is merely crown property, an in- heritance of the Wittelbachs, the reign ing family, which dates into the ages so far that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. Though beer is the na- tional beverage, the government claims
 and has no monopoly. Nevertheless the Hofbrauhaus Is still by odds the most popular resort of the city.
 This Hofbrauhaus was built In 1644. Lud- wig the Severe O255 to 129D, we are told, already possessed a brewery in Munich and under him regulations for the brew CTS were first drawn up. In the sixteenth century the white wheaton beer came from Bohemia to Ms:s.iah and took the
 place of the brown barey-beer. The
 brewing of this beer was, however,
 stopped by the police authorities because 1t was held to be injurious to health. Whereupon the Duke monopolized the right of brewing, and so originated the ducal white brew-house, when in 15S9 "in the interest of the royal purse,'
 brown or "Hofbrauhaus'' beer was again brewed in the Hof, which was en-
 larged in 1631
 In 170S brown beer was also brewed
 in tho white brew house." but since 1897 only brown beer has been brewed
 As early as the fifteenth century the brewers assumed an important position among the tradespeople of the town. In
 the year 15G0 there were already 12 beer breweries in Munich. In 1900 a consump- ton of 50,00o lSilderkihs was calculated
 for the summer months alone and for the year 150,000 kderkins, according to which it averaged three kilderlSins a head, for the population at that time of 40500. The "Einbeck'' beer, called later Book ana
 brewed only by the Hof, was sold for two months, beginning on Ascension day, 800 years ago. The Hofbrauhaus, as I said, is the most frequented beer house in Munich, and the beer is regarded as the best. But the old primitive place has been renewed and looks most respectable. the Hofbrauhaus rebuilt and brought somewhat to date. The rooms, however, are still furnished in the style of the time of it's foundation and are decorated with paintings. Deers head adorn the ante chamber in the first story. Passing through this room we come to the large hall with a .vaulted roof and Gothic wirf- dows. allegores and notices on the walls
 between the windows, and at the ends symbolical mural paintings. From the roof are suspended chandeliers with cleo trc lights In the entreso there is richly decorated di"rrinkstuhe," and every
 where one meets an airs.of medieval grace with modern comfort. h
 The throngs that gather here are a sight to see. It Is ,perpetually crowded. The nobleman and the workman touch el- bows. Women and children come and go of their own sweet will. Disorder of any sort Is undreamed of. The can of beer served for A pfennigs 6 oents) is double the size of the Stein known in America. When his can is empty the habitue takes it himself to the cask and has it reflled. Cheese and sausage are the food staples. This has been going on day in and day out for hundreds of years. and furnishes 8 complete answer to the dogma of the American prohibitionists that We can no more conduct the liquor business without producing drunkards than we can run rattlesnake ranches without raising pois- on" One might as we'll say that We can not run banks without raising embezzlers. or railways without encountering acct dents. or cucumbers and cabbage with