Milford chronicle., 1933-05-19
The 'Wet' and Dry Issue

for it there. The limit as | recall
= was two quarts per month.
= The conditions we're new and
I strange but not of especial interest.
, | did develop Il keen interest in the
fact that very unusual substitutes
, for liquor were used by those who
could not follow the practice refer
red to. II was difficult to realize
/, that men would drink such cOncOc-
tions as Jamiaca Ginger. spirits of
inter, after being treated in some
manner; various patent medicines
with high alcoholic content and even
the perfumed barbershOp lotions
such as Lilac and Eau De ColOnge.
Drunkenness was not prevalent.
4 The consumption of the liquids men
toned was evidently participated in
| only by few. There was compare
! lively less drunkenness than / had
| been accustomed to see in the cities.
| The pitiable feature was that ad
diets to the dangerous substitutes
appeared more seriously affected.
OF course physicians were per-
mitted to prescribe liquor as medi-
cine but not until the majority of
our local physicians and druggists /
were placed under arrest for failure |
to keep accurate records, did | even |
think of this professional practice !
being abused. In my loyalty to our |
community | burst forth editorial
~, saying that we had been discrim-
mated against, as had been in
formed that other towns kept no
better records and some none at all.
This brought showdown with the
Deputy Attorney General, Mr.. Dam
iel j. Layton, of Georgetown, now
our Attorney General, and il was
MIR. Layton who quite firmly I'M
pressed me with the fact that my
editorial blOwuff, while well intend
ed, was not well founded. He had
evidence of many actual violations
in the matter of records which the
and pharmaceutical profess
sion kept. | apOlogized, personally
and editOrially.
Not until ! was appointed Town
Alderman by Mayor Harry X. FoOks
did | obtain an insight into actual
relative to violations of e
| .ocal Option laws Al first they
were moi numerous ON a cOmpara-
live basis. A drunken man" was {
about as much OF a curiosity as they
were in the cities. Public drunk .
anness was not Il maOr nuisance.
The peculiar and strange substi-
.utes used in place OF beer, wines or
liquor were entirely new to me, es
)ecially the use of a popular head
lche medicine-very effervescent,
md which could barely be classed
Is palatable. | doubted the first re-
lorts | heard of this being used for
he effect" but later found that it
lad really serious aspect. Several
.ases where men indulged i'll this
lrink to the extent of ten or more
classes day were publicly known.
The effect on their health was APP
larent.
Just preceding national prOhibi-
ion complaints regarding an in
.rease in Illicit manufacturers of
iquOr grew in number. The prac-
ice of fermentation hal also devel-
,ped materially with many of our
lative grown fruits and even vege-
ables being used as Il mash. These
ldillCS ldiiSNN iibiAA NHtNi
luck" to mule sweat" Cider was
icing doct0red with various ingred-
cnts to increase its kick.
No material amount Of trouble
'as tracable direct to intOXicatiOn.
he majority indulging in medicines
nd similar substitutes were more
oped than intoxicated and those
urchasing the villianOus moon
hine" usually consumed il in the
utlying sections where il was
lade.
National prohibition was almost
followed by Il noticeable
lange in conditions.
In his next article Mr.. Tutten will
view his four years as Il Federal
ruhibitiun Agent. |