Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-27

spectacle citizen, recently arrived at
his suburban home bearing number
Of packages OF varying sizes and shap-
es. Putting from tho exertion but
with strange and triumphant gloam
i'll his eyes MT Bum crossed tho
threshold and moved majestically to
ward tho kitchon. Mrs. Bum met
him on tho way.
"For onco l geo you arc taking my
advice and doing your Christmas
shopping carly" said Mrs. Bum.
"Ordinarily l can't got any money
out Of you until about the day after
Christmas"
These are not Christnlas packages,
sharply replied Mr.. Bum, meanwhile
carefully beginning to unload. "They
arc devices and ingredients for the
making of bcor and liquor. jim
SpTigg gave mo q lot'a recipes today
He made some beer last week with 1G
per cen kick. Evcrybody's doing 1t.
You'll be sottng up no still In this
house," interrupted Mrs. Bum
Think OF boing arrested by ono of
those rovcnho detectives this man
Roper Ia sending out. What will the
neighbors eay!'
They'll DO doing 1t themselves rs
soon as they borrow my recipes" snort
cd her husband. I'm n law abiding
cttizcn, hut with Congress and tho
Supreme Court and Dan Roper and
a bunch OF othor governmental ngon
oies funct'oning as desert makers we
simply gotta do something. I'm not
going on any nut sundae diet ut my
nge. Besides. this Is not still out
tit. These nre household articles of
everyday use."
Pulling down the shades while Mrs
Bunn looked on with misgivings, Mr.
Bum unwrappcd tho following artl-
clce:
Ono fivegaIlon crock; ono small
Jug; five pounds OF brown sugar;
ono gallon Of grape juice; three
pounds OF OF cornmeal: ono gallon of
molasses; two packages OF yeast oak
90: flvo pounds OF rT,isins; two largo
packages Of hops; three pounds OF
prunes; ono quart OF cider; one peck
OF parsnips and ono peck OF carrots
q bottltng outfit, with complete paten
tod Gaping malhine. ..,
"Aust you have all that stuff to
make n little beer? asked Mrs. Bum
suspiciously.
This is for all sorts Of stuff from
beer to parsnip wine or applo lack.
] intend also to brew something that
Jim Sprigg calls old Morning Glory
Should I start hero or work In the
cellarr
You 60 to the cellar said Mrs.
Bum, and remember I disapprove of
the whole thing. saw in the papers
recently whore one OF these home
outfits blew up and wrecked n wo-
mans kitchen almost completely"
Laborfously Mr.. Bum carried his
home brewery downstairs. A knock
on the outside cellar door startled
him and he shuddercd rs he thought
OF the field force being organized by
the Internal revenue bureau.
THH AsHMAN IS WISE.
They can't have detective for
every home" Mr. Bum rcassured
himself as he cautiously opened tho
door. It Was the ashman making a
belated appearance. The ashman
grinned understandingIy.
Going to make little white light
ing Mister Bump
No, Just some things we needed for
the house. said Mr.. Bum. He cough
cd nervously. 'By tho way, do you
como around any regular day."
! always tries to git here Tuesdays
said tho ashman, which day Bum
promised himsolf to. remember.
Alone once more. Mr.. Bum de.
cided to start brewing forthwith. He
called upon Mrs. Bum for three gal
Ions Of boiling water, and was direct
cd to boil It himself.
Now Jim Spriggs said some OF
this etuff YOU could make in three
days and some Of it You mus. let fer
mem for twentyeight, sollomized
KHnn. I'm thirsty 30 I'm going to take
tho short cut. Besides they say the
world Is coming to an end or some
thing terrible will happen on Decem-
Der IT. Mo for quick action"
For the conservation OF ingredients
MT. Bum decided that his first cx--
pertinent should produce only about
two gallons Of liquid Joy Quantities
or five gallons he reasoned. should
como with experience and moro conf
dence.
1t seems strange, to me-" Mrs.
n'unn yelled down tho stairs, that ge
can't get ony sugar for the table and
you've Got il to make liquor. I'm go
ing on to he'd "
~ promised tho grocer I would
bring him some Of tho result, tersely
EXPLAINED Mr.. Bum.
Now lot mo 500. continued Mr..
Bum to himself. Jim said for five
ra'iona Of water you take four pounds
OF raising. For two gallons guess I'll
nut In two pounds just to make sure
1t Is enough. Then the yeast and
little hons and corn meal. Yep"
troubled look crossed Bunn's face.
Did Sprfgg say the raisins went in
to the beer connection, or In that
fog sherry or Omaha Setting Hen
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