The most interesting item in the account of Ontario's return to beer concerns Mr. Wayne B. Wheeler, the general counsel of the Anti-Saloon League. In the capacity of unofficial observer, Mr. Wheeler followed the hejira across the river from Detroit to Windsor, and behind the protective coloration of an unopened bottle, examined the drinkers narrowly to discover signs of incipient intoxication.
"The whole thing is a joke," said Mr. Wheeler, when he got back to Buffalo; and he went on to state that although he saw no one "staggering drunk", several "were a little wobbly." As if this slur on the quality of Ontario's four per cent beer were not enough, he even characterized it as "slops".
Perhaps the filtering of light through a bottle conveys some mysterious information to those erudite persons who have made a study of the liquor question. Or it may be that the aroma of evaporating foam wafted to nostrils that are sensitive enough betrays the worthlessness of the beverage. But until these possibilities are established there remains a very grave question. Is it possible that Mr. Wheeler could have tasted the Ontario beer?
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