Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-08-29
Iced Tea.
Burlington Hawkeye.

Burlington Hawkeye.
Singular enough, science has not yet
assailed iced tea. But it will not do to per-
nit people to enjoy this cool delightful
beverage simply because its taste is CRATE
full to the wearied system during the
scorching weather. We must do our duty
though science may shrink from it and
the people may cry out against us. There
is.danger in iced tea, and if you'd live long
and we'll, shun the cooling cup. We have
not the space to devote to an extended
discussion of the matter, and can only
cite few instances from long series of
carefully made experiments, which can
not fail to carry conviction to the most in
credulous mind.
On June 10th of this year, John c.
Hampstead, of West Hill, began to drink
iced tea at dinner and supper. He kept
up this practice for nearly three weeks,
and then going down the Division-street
steps, he slipped and fell, abraiding the
skin on both legs, and running silver in
the ball of his thumb so far that it made
his teeth ache when he pulled it out. His
: clothes were also considerably torn
: When he went home that evening he
l learned that his eldest boy had been whip
: ped at school for sticking a pin as far
through another boy as the head would
let it go.
He was warned to quit drinking iced
! tea, but he persisted in the practice, and
. is now sleeping in the valley between
, West and North Hill, where he lives, and
SAYS he never felt so we'll in his life But
' may be he lies.
f Henry Esterfeldt, of English street
l drank iced tea every summer for three
I years. He noticed that, after drinking il
Il about two months, his boots began to rur
!, over at the heel. He persisted and ont
L Il Sunday afternoon, while he was out driy
!. ing, his horse ran away and smashed
Il seventeen dollars out of borrowed bug
gy. He paid the money but neglected tn
y warning. He went on drinking iced tea
. and in less than six weeks some one poi
: soned his dog. These statements can al
e be verified by writing to Mr.. Esterfeldt
= who is now living in Kansas City, tn
n father of eleven children, all of whom
, inherit their fathers vice.
II A young woman who did plain sewin
II II in this city, while employed in the tami
ar ly of Ralph Henderson of Maple street
c. became addicted during the summer to the
use of iced tea. She soon ran sewin
machine needle through her thumb, anG
for many days. whenever she picked up
re cup of iced tea, sharp pain ran throug
re 1.S her thumb. She refused to obey tn
IL warning, however, and in six weeks sh
es was carried away. The man who carrie
&c her away married her first, and they al
nd now living in SagetOwn.
o. Last week at the beginning of the heate
le- term, two eminent scientific gentlemen
l!u of Burlington, took a strong, health
i'd black-and-tan dog Immersed it in tub
lid pure cistern water, into which weak s
9ptt luton of iced tea had been poured. TIL,
IN IN held the dogs head under the water
teen minutes, although he struggled vi
his lently, thus showing the natural and i
nlG stinctive aversion to substance viii
of intelligent human beings blindly al
to eagerly drink, and when the gentlem
of took him out of the tub he W
IN quite dead. If teacupful of iced tea
0N tubful of water will kill dog, thil
for yourselves what must be the result
the strong, undiluted cup of this deco
tion upon the system of a weak woma