The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-28
enough, science has not yet assailed


| iced tea.
But it will not do to permit people to
enjoy the cool delightful beverage, sim
| ply because its taste is grateful to the
wearied system during this scorehing
! weather. We must do our duty though
science may shrink from 1t, and the
people may cry out against us. There
ia danger in iced tea. and IL you would
live long and well shun the cooling cup.
We have not the space to devote to an
extended discussion OF this matter, and
can only cite a few instances from long
series of carefully made experiments,
which cannot fail to carry conviction to
the most incredulous mind.
On June 10, Of this year, John @.
Hampstead, OF West Hill, began to
drink iced tea at dinner and supper.
He kept up this practice for nearly
three weeks, and then one day, going
down the Division street steps, he
slipped and fell, abrading the skin on
both legs, and running silver into the
ball Of his thumb so far that 1t made
his teeth ache when he pulled it out.
His clothing was also considerably
torn. When he went home that even
ing he learned that his oldest boy had
been whipped at school for sticking
pin as far through another boy as the
head would let it go. He was warned
to quit drinking iced tea, but he persist
ed IN the practice, and he is now sleep
ing in the valley, between West and
North Hill, where he lives, and says he
never felt so we'll In his life. But maybe
he lies about it.
Henry Esterfeldt, Of Eighth street,
drank iced tea regularly every summer
for three years. He noticed that after
drinking 1t about two months, his boots
RI uf Hn
sisted, and one Sunday afternoon while
he was out driving his horse ran away
and smashed SIT out Of borrowed
buggy. He paid the money, but neg
lected the warming. He went oh drink
ing iced tea; In less than six weeks
somebody poisoned his dog. These
statements can all be verified by writ
ing to Mr.. Esterfeldt, who is now living
in Kansas City, the father Of eleven
children, all Of whom inherit their
fathers vice.
A young woman who did plain sew
ing In this city, while employed In the
street, became addicted, during the
summer, to the use Of iced tea. She
soon ran a sewing machine needle
through her thumb, and for many days,
whenever she picked up @ cup of iced
tea, sharp pain ran through her
thumb. She refused to obey the warn
ing, however, and In six weeks she was
carried away. The man who carried
her away married her first, and they
are now living in Sagetown.
Last week, at the beginning OF the
heated term, two eminent scientific gem,
tlemen Of Burlington took strong,
healthy black-and-tan dog, and i'm
mersed him in q tub Of pure cistern
water, into which a weak solution Of
iced tea had been poured. They held
the dogs head under the water fifteen
minutes, although he struggled violent
ly, thus showing the natural and in
stinctive aversion to q substance which
intelligent human beings blindly and
eagerly drink, and when the gentlemen
took him out Of the water he was quite
dead. IL TIA c'1p full of weak iced tea
In tub full Of water will kill q dog,
think for yourselves what must be the
effect Of strong, undiluted cup OF this
decoction upon the system Of weak
woman.
Last summer a lumber puller in the
employ of F. T. Parsons & Co., Of this
city, declared that he could live on iced
tea. Before he had time to go up to his
boarding house, however, he fell off the
raft upon which he was at work and
was drowned.
A single drop OF lced tea poured upon
the tongue of living rattIesnake will
produce the most startling effect, in
stantlY causing the man who admins
ters 1t to fly for his life, and his life will
be in imminent danger unless he dis
tances the snake before the first turn.
Eleven grains OF strychnine. mixed in
q tablespoonful Of iced tea, will kill the
oldest man In America.
These instances and facts might be
multiplied by scores. We have said
enough, however, to warn every person
of the danger that lies in the tempting
goblet Of iced tea. If suffering and death
ensue from it's continued use, the HUlCk-
eye feels that it has done it's duty, and
washes it's hands Of all responsibility in
the matter.
Leander's List
CHOW Leander my dear. I want Won to be