HOTEL DRINKING GLASSES.

Evening Star, Issue 16049, 28 February 1916, Page 1

HOTEL DRINKING GLASSES.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—May T be permitted to endorse " Disgnsted's" letter in last night's ' Star'? If no other body thinks it worth their time, in the interests of public health, the Licensing Committee might bestir themselves and make a call at some of the bars. T have seen, not once but manv tunes, glasses dipped into a tub of water under the counter in such a rapid manner that the froth from the last man's beer has never been washed from'tho inside. The glass has been then placed on a trav to drain, sometimes for very short intervals, before being refilled for another customer. A towel for drying is out of the question. T think the time is ripe for something to be done in cleaning hotel glasses.—! am. etc -> Beer at 12 O'C'i.ock. February 28. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—" Disgnsted's" letter on the above subject makes me laugh when I think of the way the glasses are " washed " in some hotels. Certainly the glass is wiped, but how often is the towel changed? I have seen barmen go the length of breathing on the glass to make it shine. Another thing;: in some cases all the dregs are emptied into the. same receptacle, and at "rush" times the mixture must be somewhere close to pea soup. The Licensing Committee and public health authorities should get a by-law passed compelling publicans to wash the glasses in view of the public. Running water should be used, so that every glass mav be put through fresh, clean, hot, and" cold water, and then left to drain itself dry. Any barman or barmaid using a towel should lie heavily punished, as disease may be spread by such methods.—l am, etc'., _ , Waterside Worker. February 28. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—ln your issue of Saturday last there appeared a letter sicrnod ' "Dis-gr-sted," which surely is exaggerated. Hotels arc coi.trolled 'by liconsinsi committees. ?nd your correspondent charges them with a very grave neglect, calling for reply from their worthy chairman.'. Already the Drainage Board seem active, as a. small vendor ot soft drinks was fined for a breach in this connection: but surelv the propaganda does not exempt itself from hotels, as "Disgusted" would make one believe. In view of the present pdedicted "epidemic," the matter requires ventilation, and " Disgusted'?" remarks, to say the least, are disconcerting.—-I am, et c-- Health. lobniaiv 28.