Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-06-09


ference to Eating and Drinking.
MErHUsELAH lived to what would now be considered
good old age. Few people in these latter days can
reasonably hope to attain their nine hundred and sixty
ninth year. though at the rate some have grown old un
der the operation of the CONSUMPTION law, it has been
syly limited that they will approximate the autedi-
luvian standard.
But that is not the thing which we had in mind
when we wrote the caption OF this brief article. The
fact is that something suggested to yesterday the
idea of militia muster in those early days when peo-
pie counted the stages of their lives by centuries. We
seemed to see some of the contemporaries of TUBAL
CAIN, some colonel or enrolling officer Of the Land
of Nod calling upon the able-bodied men between one
hundred and eighty and four hundred and fifty to be
and appear armed and equipped the law Directs at
the usual muster ground TUBAL CAMS blacksmith
shop. And then we could fancy the subsequent call
for the reserves including all the youths between one
hundred and fifty, one hundred and eighty
and all the men between four hundred and
fifty and five hundred If they bad substitutes
over the coDscrpon age, they probably came from the
claGs between five and six hundred-hae, hearty men,
little their prime, but stiu equal to good mill
tary service.
And the antediluvians were pretty hard set-that
much s evident-and it follows bat although they may
not have he Colts revolvers minnie muskets rfed
cannon, they were not without for doing each
other ham, wanting in the disposition to use them.
They also got drunk at militia gatherings, doubt for
about the first thing NOAH did after the food subsidized
was to plant vineyard, make wine and get overcome.
had learned that before he haG much water,
and his long swim around in the ark does not
have made him convert to the Maine liquor law.
We can f,ncy the light headed boys from one hun
dred upwards and sympahise with the fears of their
discreet parents when they found these innocent and
unsuspecting Juveniles exposed to the temptations of
the camp and acquiring taste for cider royal and 9TH
potent beverages dealt out by the suffers, for of
they bad suffers and of course the suffers had
| something to sell that would make drunk come, al
| though distilled spirits for that purpose is a
modern invention. That opens up new
field of reflection. Just to think of our
superiority over the Greeks Romans and Egyptians,
anediuvians ard other ancient peoples. SOLOMON in
all bis glory never had mint jrep. The grandest
feasts of the Roman Emperors could not boast Tur.
key,-the most meditative philosopher soothed
himself with tobacco. Fancy PLATO walking through
the groves of the Academy with pipe IN his mouth.
Imagine ACHILLES who philosopher, getting
high" PURYEAR's best, while THERs1rEs stole bis
cock TAIL and rallied at it for not being stronger How
that jolly wandering MINSTREL" HOMER, would have
reished good Irish whiskey punch after days wan.
derine during spell Of that nclement weather from
which the Isles of Greece 3" are not exempt.
By the way, during the prevalence of this warm
weather, such things must give place to thinner poa
tions. We would therefore, suggest the following as
not hard to swallow w.
Take sufficient Quantity OF ce clear, sparkling and
well brolen (f you get it, put it in the bottom Of
glass, the largest size Of glass is preferable M the
glass about threefourths full Of champagne, G you can
get it, then let the balance be claret m you can get i'll
-then--Why then, try it, that's all. There are worse
things and the only serious objection consists in the
difficulty of obtaining the materials.
But We have nearly CO usumed what the paramenta-
rians call the morning hour and have more tine
for Wandering.