Show OATMEAL WATER triumphs tor thirst quenching Quench inc and power sn sus les it bleats it is supposed to bo be the proper thing at the close of a novel to introduce a 1 moral aral with which to adorn adom the tale in like manner the recent gauge conversion by the great western railway company side aide jt wo p wonderful ul feat and it was ace abbea t I 1 the aid of alcohol me was wa and is now in somo some quarters when no work could bo carrie dont ont unless intoxicant i were supplied it was supposed that nothing could exceed the sustaining power of alcohol and this supposition has become crystallized into one of the most dangerous of customs this testimony has hae been scouted in the past but the late railway railia y conversion mis was a striking proof of its truth says the western morning news over miles of broad gauge railroad had to be transformed to narrow dimensions in the shortest po possible isible time and with the greatest possible care to accomplish com the woric work nearly men were employed and they the y worked two successive days of seventeen hours with only short intervals for meals the strain train on the men was exceptional yet not beer but oatmeal and water was provided by the railway company testimonials timo nials to ita its refreshing thirst quenching and sustaining power were heard on every side this triumph of oatmeal water over beer should not pass unnoticed will farmers and other employers take cognizance of the explosion of if the idea that beer ia Is more sustaining than au any other beverage |