South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-29
JULY FIRST To BE
BUTTERMILK DAY;
VETS STUNNED!
Beer Enthusiasts Wonder
Whether Department is
Rubbing 1t in"
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

Are the nOS-S OF personal l4peIlN De-
ing "kidded" by the department of
agriculture?
The vets in this part of the coun-
try are wondering whether the de-
partment is trying 20 rub it in" on
them. The furry has been caused by
an attempt of the department Of ag-
riculture 70 add one more 10 the
many great American days" such
as Independent day. Labor day and
the like, which all true Americans
observe and hold IN reverence.
The department proposes 10 make
national day" of July l. which is
the day national prohibition goes
into effect For the vets everywhere
this is a day OF despair and gloom
as dark and thick as midnight.
( Vets are Stunned.
And what does the department of
agriculture propose to call it?
ButtermIk day.
Holy smoke" exclaimed one OF
the wet leaders in congress, when he
heard of the departments sugges-
ton. They take away our beer and
they propose that the day on which
| that outrage is committed shall go
down in history and be celebrated
| forevermore as Buttermik day. Can
/ you beat it ."
| The vets in and around the ma
| tional capital are stunned over this
| proposal of one Of the great depart
ments Of government that they go
out and get full on buttermilk by
way of celebrating the incoming Of
the reign of parching aridity that is
here. They are divided in opinion as
\ 10 whether the department means
il or is really poking fun at them.
The proposal is put forth in all
/ apparent seriousness in an official
way underneath the seal Of the de-
partment and under the caption:
! Makes July l National Buttermilk
INSTRUMENTATION of Good
Drink Aim of Observance Suggested
| by Department OF Agriculture"
Virtues of ButtermiIk.
/ The announcement then makes the
/ fiat declaration that July l is ma
! tiOnal Buttermilk day" A glowing
! eulogy Of buttermilk follows and it
/ IS asserted that buttermilk lis one
| OF the best drinks in the world
nutritious palatable and full of zest
and vim"
The man, therefore, who former
~ imagined that two and three
/ quarters percent, or more, was the
drink that inspired zest and vim now
/ only has % turn 10 buttermilk for
the same effect, for does not the de-
/ partment of agriculture say so?
/ According TO the department. the
man who drinks buttermilk. IS his
| own best friend. or. as the depart
ment puts il: The man who drinks
buttermilk regularly and copiously
is doing a good turn for himself"
Buttermilk Tom and Jerrys. but
termilk cocktails and scores Of fancy
drinks with buttermilk as the base
may soon be passed out over the
bars OF the cafeterias OF America,
according 20 the department, which
proceeds TO tell how a skillful bar
tender can mix EN- up 20 suit the
most fastidious palate.
1T IS pointed out" says the de
| partment." that while straight but
termilk is an excellent drink. there
are a number of delicious combina-
tons. Buttermilk lemonade is OBJ
tanned by adding the juice OF two
or three lemons 10 quart Of but
termilk. with sugar 10 taste But
/ termilk may be combined with lemon
juice, orange juice or eggs and sugar
for making frosted dainties."
Some ENCOURAGEMENT.
And then 10 encourage the for
department says:
Many prominent men drink but
termilk regularly as a tonic. One OF
the most widely known lecturers
and writers in the United States
drinks buttermilk as regularly as he
brushes his teeth. and declares that
he feels himself getting younger with
every glassful."
Beer drinkers at the national cap
ital say that the .wets throughout
the country will not take kindly 70
this suggestion OF the department OF
la agriculture that the time has come
when the brewery must give way 70
I the buttermilk COW. They say that
. apparently the brewery will have
10 go, but that after it has gone they
: probably will lean on near-beer and
pop as their mainstay, instead OF
buttermilk Furthermore. they don't
| like 10 be kidded. right at this time.