1914 Beverages de luxe

wounded and lay exhausted on the ground, Reynolds, fleeing on horseback, saw his Captain, jumped from his horse, and insisted on Patterson taking the horse and making his escape. This Patterson was reluctant to do, as it seemed impossible that any one without a horse could possibly escape from the Indians, but Reynolds put his Captain on the horse and took his chances without it. The result was that Reynolds was captured by two Indians. He was left in charge of one of them, whom he knock- ed down and then made his escape. Patterson was much grati- fied upon meeting Reynolds, and, in reply to his question what had prompted him to be willing to probably sacrifice his own life, for his Captain, was told that it was because his Captain reproved him when he needed reproof. Reynolds became a re- ligious man, joining the Baptist Church, and, according to tra- dition, became a Baptist preacher. I have dwelled upon this incident because it brings up the question in ethics as to what influence the quart bottle of whisky may have had in changing Reynolds from a habitual breaker of one of the Ten Command- ments by Patterson violating the eleventh man-made "prohibi- tion commandment," "Thou shalt not make, sell, or use an intoxicating beverage." I leave the determination of this ques- tion to my readers, for I fear I am digressing from my subject, "Bourbon Whisky." The early settlers of Kentucky, like Noah when he had been preserved from the flood, seemed to have felt the need for an alcoholic stimulant. Therefore, it is likely that as soon as corn had begun to be grown in Kentucky some of it was converted into whisky. In the beginning, of course, this was done on a very small scale, and in a crude, jn'imitive way, but, as the liquor distilled in this way, from corn, in the early days of Kentucky, became more and more popular, both on account of its flavor as a beverage and its beneficial effect as a stimulant, the reputation of Kentucky whisky conmienced to spread beyond the borders of the State and a demand for the liquor from all the surrounding territory ensued. Thus, the distillation of whisky started by settlers of Kentucky for their own use, their families, and friends, develojjed into a business to meet the growing de- mand for what has since become Kentucky's internationally- known product. The first distilleries of the State were located on farms; most of the farms of any importance having these small stills, which were operated by unskilled men, and without much regard to science. But when the Civil War occurred in this country, a Federal tax was imposed on whisky, which re- quired strict Governmental supervision, and, consequently, many of these small stills were abandoned, with the result that much larger quantities of whisky have been made in distilleries