Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

try in search Of the creature that made
the tracks; but 81 far us he knew tho
mystery was never cleared up. Il,
must have been a guyaschutus, think
said Nlr. l'ccmstcr.
Makes Them Crazy.
81 have had quite a long experience
with all kinds of drunks." said CHIEF ol
Police Steele to Views and Interviews
Yesterday. my experience dating. back
from the days when so-callcd pure
whisky was so plentiful that nobody in
search Of Il jag ever thought OF using
ANYTHING else. Then policcd Though
Il long period Of the gallon a month
| law, when although liquor was Still
easily obtainabe most Of the time. the
toprrs were often driven to the use OF
whatever they could get in the way oi
alcohol; and now we arc IN a TIME
when although it is still possible to
procure some so-callcd whisky. the
principal reliance is various medical
Dreparations, S1mc of them legitimate
for their proper uses and others intend
ed altogether by way OF evasion OF the
prohibition laws.
IF my observation and experience
arc worth anything there is very little
pure whisky to be had around here
these days. Occasionally people get
hold of what looks like the old time
bottle in bond stuff in bottles hat
seems 70 be genuine. Also, we see evil
dcnccs from time to time. Of what is
commonly called monnshine, or white
lightning; bat am inclined to think
that real whisky has come to he SO
scarce that it is mighty hard TO lden-
tify.
"Thcrc was good deal of drunken
ness in town here last Saturday after
noon md night, more than | have seen
for quite while Just what they were
drinking do not know; but as II mat
ter of opinion I would say that where
one was drinking whisky, more than
half a dozen were drinking some one OF
another OF the various substitutes, Ike
peptunc. extracts and $" ON.
"But what | was going to rcE'HFk Is
the strangely different effect these sub
stitutcs have on people rs compared
with pure whisky Of other days. IL
seems To put thCm more compiet"N
crazy than the real liquor ever did. "u
can come in contact with Il man who
has been drinking without even SuS-
pccting anything wrong with nm. lou
can't smell anything and you q" n"' sec
ANYTHING wrong with his actions. en-
cent mayhc YOU gather an impression
from his face maybe that he is not al
together right But there is not enough
about the case to make you certain Oh
your suspicion even Then few min-
mas ,oi..r ar even Will" y"u aye aux
ing tu the man. h" sac ms to x" All |"
pieces. tlc don't know YOU. he don;
know himself. ne don't know anything.
He is probably not as inclined I" ID"
fESSr rs WHICH UlI'ihlhS "Ii''Ns '>'t ''>
lust seems to b" in 4 state Of complete
mcHtal paralysis.
saw two men Saturday that su;-
prctcd of being III IN irresponsible" con-
,litinn: but they were not dlSordrfiN.
Fearing how soon they might need al
tcntion suggested they had better get
on, of town. They had Il car near th'
pcr,,,rs bank * Trust company, ANA
rot into it. 1t occurred to me that thcN
might pussib!y 50 to speeding nut "i
town, so gn; into my own car ana
waited, Thcy started off III II quiet, de-
li.wr;.tr manner, hut before they hiu
rome Il hundred yards they were zig
y,.,riun from one sid" uf the street L"
tbc other. Then they began pickih: ui'
suc,l. still Zigzargin". started nc
hind them. merely us Il pr"cau'l l"ii'
without appuuring u try to ntr!lak'
th,m and do nut think they even
Thought uf mo- l;ut they got Faster
and dawn uppuS!" the residence "i Sill
urriuirnlrnt uf f.lucltiun Chrr"!i thrlr
..,r turned over on the side and spilled
then, i,ut.: out Neither al them WIS
hurt"