Oatmeal v. Beer

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 3, 8 January 1884, Page 3

Oatmeal v. Beer

° Jkt ft meeting of the Glonceßterßliire Ctiimber of Agriculture. Mr G. B. Wilts, railway contractor, said as the u «utject o? giyinjr oatmeal had been - mentioned, it might be interesting ii lie (five the results of the large ex- ■^ perience he had in this management -.. «i S^'^ i 3opp i inen;y«|rly;.: i "lt wa« ' n^urWiir ( hißibbject to get: as much work out ot th<m as possible — -they coinpriseid stonemasons, blacksmiths, na"irvie«f-iand: every description? ot laborers— rand be had' no hesitation in - «aywi(f, it-y<>u waut to ffet a large flttautity of -workout of men, do opt give them ;drink. He Tyas n>\ teetbtaller, but a moderate dririkeT*, himself. . His me.n canubt work near so well on beei or inti-xicants as on oatmeal. grueh It you want to put on a slmrt. tremendous push, then give driuk : but for lasting work do not give drink.: A few j«ars ago It vcy hot cummer— he was obliged to get eyery Bftrticle of work out of his men he could, and tried drink, but it did no* act. He . then Jet them bring their own drink, but this did nut aci , he I then nrohibited drink, ahiluave the ' ■ m'eii oatmeal gruel, mixed with sugar . aud Bait, the last being an important * ■ ilem. i''i he cha.ige was marve;jouß; \ Tht men worked 18 hours uaily qn_ v oatmeal; and they worked twelve Jjoorf. with .difficulty on beer. T He taken twenty meu, and divided taem into gangs of 10,' giving one 4nnk and the other oatmeal, and the oatmeal men beat by a long distance.