Evening journal., 1920-08-07
DRINK But DON'T
GET 'STEWED'
Alcoholic Content to Be
Judged Hereafter by Ef-
fects on Drinkers
HOME BREWS
ARE POPULAR

That otd ssW, They can't pass no
law TO keep cider from settin hard.
has now found a coraElary insofar as
regards home-brewed beveaees
which is. Drink. but don't get
Some weeks ago announcement was
made from the ofiice here az w
IruXton Boyoe, federal prohibition di-
rector Tor Delaware, Of a ruling hy
tne dry enforcement ctiefs al Wash
ington mat the alcoholic content OF
ioine-DreWed cider would be Judged
Dy me effect The cider had upon those
VINO drank n. and not by any set
nsure such as one half OF one per
cent.
Now comes further word from
washington that any old home
hrewed drink viii be tested az Of in
toxicating In fact" and not by any
rule OF one-half, four. seven or come
eleven. II person can drink wine
made fr0m fruuit Juices with 70 per
cent. alcohol and can walk out u
MS mont door without trying 10 take
the dor with bimn or attracting un-
due attention from the neiehbOrs,
Town o0nstables or Frank r. Haley.
the special Law and Order agent. he's
Judge viii be the peprson 10 decide
i the beverage was intoxicating in
fact"
Something OF a highly locai flavor
Is given this latest prOnunciamentO
by the Nolstcad enforcement depart
ment at the national capital by the
appearance here Of several new kind
Of window displays. which are I'M
dfsguisediy connected with home
made hOtoh. In one drug store win
dow not Car from he dupont Build
ing cans are displayed which are
Labeled Malt and Hop" Further down
Today a hardware concern has deco
rated its window with a patented
device for putting Tin tops on bot
ties. The bottle tops are identical
with those used by brewers OF bez
and the device obviously rs Intended
IN aid IN putting up home beverages
As fur the '11op and malf~ canned
combination, the instructions on the
ran are a delight "a the eyP and a
feast for tibe sOuf N tbe bfbulous
They ten how, by adding The hop and
malt preparation 70 - many gallons
of watr and then by putting he same
on the fire, a delectable and refresh.
ing beverage viii be brewed whict
comes within the one-half n one pei
cent. limit specified by the VolsteaC
All
But what the directions do not tel
is that by reducing the quantity o
water the resultant cOncOctiOn. whhl
less in quantity. VII have A kick
sufficient to know the imbfber hal
way across Delaware avenue.
There Is one feature in the makinl
Of home-urpie cider and home brewe,
fruit iuices which nnrst not b
neglected. This Is that there mus
he no addition " sugar. Nothing bu
the natural fermentation of frui
juices Is 70 be aIlowed. Only a frui
iuice that ferments by the orderl
process n standing Is lawful. Her
Is the way some Of the juices az
when left strictly alone without ad
ditiOn OF sugar or application Of hea
Biackberry Juice vii contain a
much as ( per cent. of alcohol.
Concord and similar types OF grape
can be hardly expected to registe
higher than 10 per cent. The Mus
cat grape. of California. having
higher sugar content. VIII go - IS o
IS ner cent
The berry iuices generally have N
alcoholic content nerest the limit 50
by The drys. LOganberries, blackbeI
ries. raspberries, Strawberries and N
evveeter variety Of cherries come
me same olass. AT contain about
per cent OF alcohol.