mains as yet quite insignificant, the German brewers have already begun active work to check it. Elsewhere in this issue is printed passages from an open letter by Mr. Henrich, of Frankfort, president of the Ger- man brewers' association, which I can commend to the careful consideration of every American brewer. That letter, and especially the reply to Mr. Hansen's an- swer, is a masterpiece of defense of the brewing trade. 120 Immorality of Anti-Drink Position. It brings out, in fine style, what "The Growler" has frequently enlarged upon in these columns. It refers more particularly to the intangible, imponderable things in life, the higher life, those matters which cannot be expressed in terms of economic efficiency or money making power, but rest in the ideal part of human nature, that part which the anti-alcoholist persistently ignores. It is a matter of gratification to find these aspects of the alcohol question handled by such an authority, not only because he handles them with consummate skill, but because he makes them the chief defense of the brewing business. That is a line which the Ameri- can brewer has heretofore sadly neglected. The economic aspect of the question, on the other hand, is made far less prominent. And therein also the American brewer might do well to learn from Mr.