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Show i PALMER RULING SAID TO ALLOW MAKING ; REALBEER - New Mothers and Persons in Run Down Condition to Have Nourishment CHICAGO. March It. Hers are the , two claaaea of patients who will get prescriptions for beer: -I. New mothers. i. Those In a "run down" condition who need a tonic. That was the verdict of several Chicago Chi-cago doctors today who were Inter-' viewed on the possibility jf gelling a J beer prescription under the new rul- j lug of the government allowing sale of beer for mejlclnaj purposes. ' The doctors were all rather uncertain about the federal ruling. They were atoo somewhat uncertain as to Just what the medicinal qualities of beer might be. but they were all busy looking look-ing It up and promised to be ready with full Information In a few duys. They requested that their names not be used. ) WOULD BE EASIER. I Hundreds of barrels of real beer are being made by Chicago brewers dally and they are 'Tann' to go" as soon as j they get the word that beer can be sold , for medicinal or other purposes. The real beer Is made In the process i of making "near beer." After the al- cohol Is removed It is then sold, f "It would le easier to supply real beer to customers than near beer." said Thomas Keeley. president of the Kee- ' ley Brewing company. BREWERS UNDECIDED. ST. LOflR. Mo. March 11. Brewery officials here today were yet undecided as to the manufacture of "real beer" under the Palmer ruling. It was suld at the Anheuser Bunch Brewing company that the matter bad been given no conaidcration. ' Independent breweriea were reported to be In a position to manufacture 1 -"real beer," but none of them haa ao ' ,ar taken any atepa. 1 Two breweriea In Belleville, III., have 1 made application for permits to man- ' Ufacture 4 per cent bear. j Christmas gifts were common In me- 1 cM.tevl tlmea. T |