New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-26
DRINK A MORNING :
HABIT in SCOTLAND
Move to Compe! Public
Houses to Remain
Shut Until 10 A. M. {

From Tho Tribune Zorro spa. 4fNt'
London. July Is Scotland is trying
a new way Of handling the Temperance
problem by changing the hours at
which public houses may be open in
such a way a. to compel taking Of food
before drink The changes made IN the
law apply to the whole Of Scotland
but the places subsequently intended
to be affected are the cities. and par
ticularly the industrial districts near
Glasgow.
The customary hours of work are
from a. m. until $50 p. m. with
breakfast interval from 9 to $3.50
a. m. or 9:45 a. m. and q dinner hour
from | 10 , p. m. Formerly the public
houses opened at 5 a. m. and 1t was
found that among the skilled artisans
the BLACK squad" wO. king m the
open. its riveters. platers and boiler
makers. and also among the dock labor
and casual laborers. il was the regular
habit for the men TO stop az the public
houses on the way home and have
drink before breakfast.
This was believed not only 90 be bad
in itself, but to lead TO excessive
drinking at other times The eng,
neers and generally those who worked
under cover were found to be much
less affected by the habit OF drinking
before meals, and il is az the open
air workmen that the new Legislation
forbidding the opening OF puohe
houses before 10 a. m. is aimed.
The usual before breakfast drink
mas been "P. & G.; that IS TO say
a pint OF beer and a glass OF whiskeN
the whiskey being chaser
II is difficult 10 estimate the amour,
of before breakfast drinking. but Lor0
Balfour Of Burleigh. on the authority
of correspondent. told in the House
of Lords Of swing doors 20 saloons De,
ing fastened open and 200 glasses O.
whiskey. with their accompanying
pints of beer, being set out on the
counters ready for the workmen 81
they pass on their way 10 breakfast
Another public house was told o.
where it was said that - men en'ersu
and 81 left within nine minutes dur'ns
the breakfast interval on Monday mof'
ing.
In Aberdeen. II was estimated th".
the new law aimed at before oredNlaS'
drinking would cost l25 public ho1s''
5000. zoe on their revenue. AoerdrsI
moreover. has no black squad. Hs
morning customers in public houses d,
fishermen in from the sea. or "or'''
working at night at the curing Sheus
As II happens that not only puo,'s
houses but oftentimcs grocerS also ~
licensed for the sale Of liquors Nea
ton Of the law is aimed AT preN'h'"-
the sale of intoXicants through m1'''
gers sent to the erocers. a
The law permits GrocerS !ltenSeu "A
sell liquors TO open earlier tnan
O'Clock for other trade than tha' "a
liquors. and they arc also permitted
mi before 10 o'clock orders re'eNs
for LIQUORS. but q provision IS nas
that the order must have beeh =,
ceived and entered IN an order b Cos
be kept in ,,hc shop and the deiiNe,y
must be receipted for in delN.h.
book TO be carried by the servant o. " ~,
grocer. and this book IS 20 be Suoi'T
TO the inspection of the police anu ne
also seems from the wording OF -,
section that the liquor cannot oe 81 .,.
out By messenger on foot, for the 81
ton relates TO the distributor
houor from wagon or other Venl'a.
The new law does not apply III ',ill
way station restaurants, when sIe ar.
allowed TO sell liquors ito persons "a.
irving at or departing from the
tion by railroad