, 1870-07-03

ECls llceQ Wltu vinegar.
Or. Livingstone found the Magenta Of the
Zauses: the rcssessors OF a grateful bcy-
e1sge, which satisfied the cravings OF fever ut
one d1ausht. and almost Justified the advice
Of friendly Chief: "Drink plenty OF it, and
as it gets in. il. will drive tho fever out" This
Eeer II made from vegetable grain dried in
When d<for two old, it is fit to drink, and is
then riuEish. sweet, acidifled liquor, Of the
conaistence Of Cruel. 1t only intoxicates
when deep and long gcoutinaed potations are
indulged in, and then even no permauently
evil result follows, for the Magenta are, for
Africans, very long-liyed race, Il
| tA1y notions, they never wash them
selves unlessby accident. Drinking is the one
enjoyment Of their existence. and the compile
tion OF family brewing An occasion Of merry
making. Sometimes selfish couple will pre-
| tend to be i'll, and shut themselves up in their
tut thex generally invite their friends, who in
re.u1n praise the beer rs go good that tho
! taste reaches to the back OF the neck, or de-
clare it will make their stomachs cry "Tobn,
tobu. tobu::" At every atep on the road home.
Abyssin1an beer, known Us soma, tAl1ali or
il made hy mixing Dagburha -four into dough,
md leaving it two or three weeks to ferment.
| when the dough is msae up in cakes aud baked
| on hot iron. These sre put into large jar OF
| water, with mixture OF bAr}ey-Ineal and water,
and email quantity Of q bitter herb called
"gcso," growing abundantly UPON the pl.,ns-
After remaining quiet for few hours, tho beer
| is considered 1T for consumption. Moack,
| nade from this beer by boiling It With eggs,
honey, butter, and spiee, is declared to
be ! drink fit for the entertainment
Q. the gods. when IN the good old
M annual visit Bat the favorite beverage
among our whilom foes il tedge or honey
| wine, which was praised yeArs ago By the
Jesuit father Foncet - deEcions liquor,
pure, clarified, and the color Of Spanish white
wine. The process Of manufacture is simple
one. To one part Of wild honey u added I've
or sir pa1ts Of cold water; this il we'll stirred,
and put into a narrow-moutbed jar, with lit.
tie enrouted barley, some bicca1o or taddoo
bark, and = few geso leaves. After three OF
four days exposure n tho Sun, this fernentss,
and is generally drunk IS soon Is it has nearly
lost i.s original sweetness. being even then i
muddy sort Of liquor. Mr. Parkyns speaks
diEparaeingsy OF It and quotes Bruce againsi
IL; but the natives appreciate il
highly, aud drank inordinateIy Of it when the.
have the chance. In shoa, the manufacture oi
not allowed to be sold in public. or course il
was to te procured by tribe!, bnt eren the1
Mr.. johnson eays the purchaser probably 50,
the sations Of somo economically disp9se3.
guest Of the King, who had poured hia aan.
l. snner;or : sort! ri msde Tor His shoan Maj
M estys own Ia. use. W wss prepared By adding ku1oh
berries {reeembling cur eldesbeE11ee) 10 tn
other ingredients, and allowing the liquor Z
be nndravn Tor some months. This w.s calles
"barille,r from being handed Dc to guests s j.
| he accidental breaksge Of witch wAs
; serious oaence in the MouArch's eyes. Ms
HentT. the war correspondent Of the &andor
usxspaper, describes tho tAste OF tedge Is re
: sembling mixture Of suAnbeer and lemon
sdo made from mouldy lemons. With thre
I comrades, he went into ! native publinhous
4 Of Abteg1at Fair, and called for ledge. Il wa
,bruugbt In hask resembling Lucca oil dasi
but rather filter, and with AlargeS neck. 4
did not hold moro than half pint, the hs