The Taylor Jug

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Nov 4, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 42.

In "Dio Lewis's Nuggets" the following anecdote is told:—

"General Zachary Taylor gave the weight of his example in favor of total abstinence. A traveler in the West met an emigrant on his way with his family to the fertile regions beyond the Mississippi. On the wagon was hung a huge jug with the bottom broken out. The emigrant was asked his reason for carrying that with him. 'Why,' he said, 'that is my Taylor jug.' 'And what is a Taylor jug?' inquired the friend. 'I had a son in General Taylor's army in Mexico,' said the emigrant, 'and the old General told him to carry his whisky jug with a hole in the bottom. Ever since that I have carried my jug that way, and I find it is the best invention I ever met with.'"