The Origin or Confining Juries from Mea.t and Drink.—The Gothic nations were famous of old in Europe for the quantity of food and drink which they consumed. The ancient Germans, and their Saxon descendants in England, were remarkable for their hearty ineals. Gluttony and drunkenness were so very common, that those vices were not thought, disgraceful, and Tacitus represents the former as capable of being as easily overcome by strong drink as by arms. Intemperance was so general and habitual, that no one was thought to be fit for serious business after dinner. Hence (according to Dr. Gilbert Stuart) the restriction upon jurors and jurymen to refrain from eating and drinking, and to be even held in custody, until they had agreed upon their verdict.
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Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 464, 11 February 1869, Page 2
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125Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 464, 11 February 1869, Page 2
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