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fully borne out by Dr. Wiley. I have sought to im- press upon brewers that they make a mistake in adver- tising the nutritive value of beer; in fact, they are harping upon the least important of the properties of beer. Of course, I do not deny that beer possesses a certain amount of nutritive value. But, as I said before, is there anybody who will drink beer when he is hungry? Beer is used as an adjunct to those arti- cles which are taken for nutritive purposes mainly. It comes under the head of condiments or relishes. Dr. Wiley goes so far as to say of beverages in gen- eral that they are "those liquid food products which are more valued for their taste and flavor than actual nutritive value." We see by this wording that he intends to exclude from the term "beverages" such foods as, while liquid in form, still are regarded almost wholly as nutriment in the stricter sense of the word, 100 Value of Enjoyment. f. i., milk, soups, etc. The definition is useful and ought to be retained for public discussion in that sense ; it clearly represents the popular idea of the term, as clearly as such vague terms can be defined in which we try to express new ideas by old words. Expense for Pleasure not a Waste. I also hail with satisfaction Dr. Wiley's plain declar- ation that "it is justifiable to expend upon the mere

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