▁one ▁long ▁g ulp ▁when ▁they ▁finished ▁their ▁work ▁around ▁no on . ▁ ▁Un like ▁their ▁Navy ▁counter parts , ▁American ▁merchant ▁se amen ▁were ▁not ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁part ake ▁of ▁gro g . ▁In ▁his ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁testim ony ▁before ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁committee , ▁Robert ▁M int urn ▁of ▁Gr inn ell , ▁M int urn ▁& ▁Co ▁" st ated ▁that ▁te et otal ism ▁not ▁only ▁was ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁American ▁ship - own ers , ▁but ▁actually ▁earned ▁a ▁bonus ▁from ▁under writ ers , ▁who ▁offered ▁a ▁return ▁of ▁ten ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁ins urance ▁prem ium ▁upon ▁voy ages ▁performed ▁without ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁spirits .... ▁The ▁sail ors ▁were ▁allowed ▁plenty ▁of ▁hot ▁coffee , ▁night ▁or ▁day , ▁in ▁heavy ▁weather , ▁but ▁gro g ▁was ▁unknown ▁on ▁board ▁American ▁merchant ▁ships ." ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁American ▁Navy ▁ended ▁the ▁rum ▁r ation ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁the ▁r ation ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁The ▁temper ance ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁began ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁attitude ▁toward ▁drink ▁and ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁gro g ▁slowly ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁tot ▁was ▁hal ved ▁to ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁a ▁pint ▁() ▁per ▁day . ▁The ▁issue ▁of ▁gro g ▁to ▁officers ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁and ▁to ▁war rant ▁officers ▁in ▁