, 1870-07-03
STRANGE DRINKS,
: From C,aa1uberts Journal.

never heard The nAme OF the poet who wrote |
it. On that head, the most forlorn and stupid I
Of earages are at one with civilized folIs; and |
some extremely curious, let alone nasty. con-
Goctious does human ingenuity hit upon In lts
deslNra:e desire to produce beverage that |
viii cheer aud metriate. Tue coco1-nut tree |
IL great Loon to thirsty man, giving the /
weary traveller 1.aught Ct pure water, re-
war,ing the early r:srr with cup OF sparkling |
tot1y, and delighting lovers Of stro1g pota- |
tiuIie With ite potent auack. The first beya.- |
age IL contained in the fruit the less innocent
onet are made from The sap Of the tree. The
arc simple enough He binds all Tie shoots !
bearing embryo nuts firmly together. cuts |
on thc eras ard attaches Lenesth
them IT esrtheuwnre vessel holding about ! |
twcuty-hours-f1om sunrise 10 sunrise. When
tie time is rp the chattv is lowered, emptied
Of its contents, and replaced and 30 the pro-
cess goes on, until the how of sap is exhaust
cd. The liquor thus obtained looks like milk
and wnter, and tastes Ike sodawater and milk
slightly favored with cocco-nut. In i few hours
rapid acesous fermentation takes place, and by
midday the zap becomes to,ldy. resembling )
poor acid cldeE, and from this ar1ack il made
ty distl1ation. The same source supplies tho
subjects Of the Rajah Of Sarawak with their
national beverage, which il kept in huge jars,
and Hospitality handed to ali comers IN cans,
bcttlce Or cocoanut shells, whichever happen
to he land,e=t. Mr., DoElc says it looks like
tLin milk. and smells like I've hur1r negroes
11unk ~ r!ase:peI, "na'e lss naFof seems 10
pc aT wh nn,aGe ca as ' ,ts smell. is A.. - :.
gcsts an idea Of cocoa-nut milk gone very
kour, and holding in solution very cousidern-
bic quantity OF brown EuEsr and old cheese;
When it reaches tie throst, the agonizci uov-
ice becomes aware Of hot and pepperr ia
vor, causing him to believe tnat starch min
g!ed With the finest ca, tnue must Lave great
rha1e in the composition; and, finally, should
s1ae.s sn1 1sas '.. " anu tne ~ rs.
.S,o,ni, .ia r.;,;oop p,,;n3 H.
asto"isinr .,,ide6ne"s ths, ha ~ s,;n VIZ. W.
.bc cr;sIs n roliin5. rcss.i ~ thc c1,sne, ~
NE mnn.oons ~ ~A''oo ~
Ir;nl;n.s homt nn,nier - ~ ~ Iara w.. sot s.,t
10 uoIk nrenar;n, urn., hr nm, tt;;,, .-ornH
~ ru.h src. p'telaIe tlaI at1o' us euaat,,s asaunu
nc+s rh,c1, t,or ~" .,;t ;,,.a '1su St
when snftic;entlr charea Enonri' I ,s;,'r M.
nrrnarcd ,ha xs::>o j. tis5 r;ti 9-ssi, s.a pIs
ra s,rqsi '"s anS ta ns.,n Mu ,s W.
sattin rta,, ~ ~ en4,t nG ,1 aesa iet. ~
a. ~, 49, -. uus Nv! ~ a9out
.no,har d,;nE IL ~ ~, az aa.aoa ~ .ns ] !ses VIA
son,t Ssa 1sIane. ~ ~ gu , es;ee.a ;n aups ,ne
ner rom m tho ] asareo + ani aqs sradnFas i foz 3
II Revs. Wien the ~ has beea daly eheTsi,
- as .ne "ater Is poured u: me efpee!ant spec
ea'u1, ,ansea ~ seu.e;Fete AROUND 1he enie1
f. sI q y :eea' 1nen ths operator ssfsins
.;n,nI Mu u'au ~ in.T an 3'a Immense e. "oooen BOWL
sti1sM6 ~ inc "nlIe nls song BENG
t;n,s anei NJ - 3ns M COMPANY, wno as Inc sams
sh,;tr nas uo..oas ~ .no oest ot tleu
rora, starc 81 ~ asa nrocan.a :. ~ I'M;
.nsd manas. ans s, nsewase eonelaaed, re
hit; il it.; over % the hole the ,vs-tnakeF placing,
9sor run @ out Tas 1Entne Il 20 af the the
Kings drausht il foloSs1ty IN an e1tra Ind e,an-
| ping: that Of an inferior Chief BIZ the exelams-
! tion: "Sn NADIA ;" 1T is cm1,trl After ava
l!'s Eewain Majesty Fip:es his mouth, lights
The royal barber, not being permitted to
toucl. anything viii, lis hatis. has to ind a
| fr1snd to hold The cup to Ills li1,s while ho
| drink. lis allowance, The royal ava-tIt1nkif,.
| at So1nu-somu il equally cercuouious. EaYlT
in the morning, the Kings herald or orator
c.ic4 out in fron; of lis Eorso: "Taaqo.ma l.
ara" To this the pcople reilly with lo11l
| shouts, meaning =. Prepare ava" The Chiefs
mud principal men assemble Immediately with
their lows ard ava roots, which are haadcd
lalarer alcut tLings in general. Thv
nva-preraress must have clean aud
undireasesi teeth, and arc ,iab}r
to punishment II they arc detected
swallowing any Of tho precious juice. Tie
I swallowing over and the water poured or, the
ava, Tue herald draws out in tbs ven yernac,,lar m !:
mike tho Offering The ava il then
| strained through cocoanut hurkn-. ,r,liou-
operation Then the herald rcpeatr Ii. ri,
| aud the Chiefs ioin III the chorus. soIn.in,f,
il j, sl'ateiea with tll royal av,, aal ths .on.
1,any 70 on singing. The orator inyokes ,hci
Eo,l, i,va ssva. aud lis companions imri>rr
their dead friends l,y name to watch
over them. Then pravers ara
rai.et, for tho Kings lie. 70, rain. III, arrival
cf slrs. and riches. aul. Es~ .g c..;~,,
l .AttSII{
rg'1 G! amen: 70 no IL. y seneaea AGAIN
ana asai", eaen umo ln q Hshef Fl!cn. nntii
tiie 'orce OF human ihnes eau no Melcf Hp,
Nneh 'he rel,o,1aanes II e ehus IN geneIa:
TT e " oyaj I .i,o,, .,a ru y .shen W ~
.ae ou,ct ta C 1iop ann men lug hns at.nA1 ms
ro a te %nen no nas 's n,;sne 1 sc.s 10 "o,a
irs;ross pIr viii rha, uao,,,aas .i,axr ~
oro a1csms ~ Sn;nr snTth;uty nn,, ths E;no
has cmpiicl liz howl: anl II a yisitnr wi,l.cs
tn lccn m c,asI tcs1na Win lis hosts Ia n,,,ss
not to do anv work. or make m auS , nose, a @ untiI
the ceremony las come to an end. II. pic
vorree Of Guia,.a and tho chica of Chill All
nrazIl. like ava and a1oo, are produced ly tLe
masticatory urocvss: tbe first namsd I,ei,,s. =
connection nt casaaya-Iresl. raliya. ana water
wLi!e The principal ingredient Of lis Drazilia,,
chica consists Of maze dough, thoroughly
ch.wed by parcel Of old women.
mndo Is 81. su chsiilu wss a drunken Old
Chief named Olenga-Yombi, whose heal wife
favored the gonlla-hunter with the following
account Of her worthy husbands bransing up ::
When lie was quite child. 0leuga-Yom6i'4 =
father used to put him in big bag, and carry
him to the top Of high tree, where III. ple<l
him with the Intoxicating palm.wine- Every
day he repeated tho dose, till tho child
came to like paln-Wine better than
hlr mothers milk, whcreat the father was
greatly delighted, because he wished him to
1,4E rh1%4 Hn f1r%
quantity Of pslm-wine he could drink 'Se
you sec, Ghaillu. you must not be ang1y With
lilo. for It IL not hls own fault. THIS flight
fnl example Vac always going to the drink, Of
the drink. OF sleeping OF tho drink, and mus
bare furnished nice text for the total ab
ttainerA Of those parts, suppos!ng they pre-
fe1rea their principles 10 ther heads.
Il Genuine palm-viac is obtained from TIL
, rhlmyra palm, aud is far superior I,
, | that OF the cocoa-nut tree. IA th
!. trunk of the tree Is too rough TO
, hends and knees to be used in climbing, th
: lie pas scs around his body and the stem Of th
. tree loop Of bamboo. Which serves to sun
| rort his bsck, Pressing his feet firmly aea,us
the trunk, aud sraspius lis hoop ~ iirnll
, with luis hands, he lfaws slightly forxsa'
keeri,ng hi. foot STEADY, snd slipping the hoo
his feet; and so he gocs IN some tirty or slit
feet. til lie rescLes the iesfT crown Of III
palun, he then tores = hofa in tho trunl
! about half an incl deep. aud Inserts M a ,s les
rolled up funnel-waise INTO it, the oths
) end being inserted into the mout
i OF 4 calabaeh, which he eends dow
. AZ soon Al it il full A three will yicld / qua,
) of wine twice day Tor a month; and II til
h .olc il afterwards carefully stopped with cla,
T. wine may be drawn from the came tree fe
a many successive year- Cartain Burton "a,
: the oil-ralm yields the fines. vine OF all,
i drink turTaHeing the best Of cider. His Maize
', | ty af Da1Duey however, with An eya IN II