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Western Star, Issue 983, 19 September 1885, Page 3

In ancient Mexico the people knew nothing of prohibition and local option methods, but they had a summary way of punishing drunkenness. If an officer or man of distinction got drunk he was hanged, and his body was then dragged along a public highway and thrown into the river. If the drunkard belonged to the lower classes he was sold into slavery for the first offence and for the second he was hanged. It was the theory of the Mexican law that the offender who was the highest in rank merited the most vigorous punishment. Under such a code of laws drunkenness was of a very rare occurrence among the ancient Mexicans. All that, however, was in a state of barbarism. In these civilised days the modern Mexican gets as drunk as a “biled owl,” and nothing is thought of it.—“ Atlanta Constitution.” A Lovely Chaplet.—A late fashion report says: “Nothing can be premier than a chaplet of hop vines in blossom.” A recent medical review says; “Nothing can bo a better renovator of the health than American Hop Bitters. They aid in all the operations of nature; toning up the stomach, assisting the food to become properly assimilated, and I promote healthy action in all the organs. The dictates of fashion, os well as the laws of health, alike favor a right application of lops.” Bead.