An umpire is appointed, two huge glasses are filled, and the men sit opposite each other with their hands upon the handles, all eyes fixed upon them.

The umpire gives the word to go, and in an instant the beer is gurgling down their throats.

The man who bangs his perfectly finished glass upon the table first is victor.
Strangers who are going through a Kneipe, and who wish to do the thing in German style, will do well, before commencing proceedings, to pin their name and address upon their coats.

The German student is courtesy itself, and whatever his own state may be, he will see to it that, by some means or another, his guest gets safely home before the morning.
But, of course, he cannot be expected to remember addresses.
A story was told me of three guests to a Berlin Kneipe which might have had tragic results.

The strangers determined to do the thing thoroughly.
They explained their intention, and were applauded, and each proceeded to write his address upon his card, and pin it to the tablecloth in front of him.