The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1882-11-14
FISHERS CHAMPAGNE CIDER.

people drink. Some drink water,
others drink tea and coffee; some
drink wines and ales, others have a
thirst for spirituous liquors; some
say there is nothing like beer, while
others approve of cordials and
eratcd waters: extremely few are
satisfied with natures simple pre-
paration-the pure juice of the
clouds.
Those who crave for nothing
stronger than tea, coffee, and choco-
late may procure all they need at
the various coffee saloons, at all
hours of the day and good part of
the night. Those whose tastes lie in
the direction of wines, ales, and
ardent spirits have their wants at
tended TO by wholesale importers
and numerous retail dealers. Those
who contine themselves to cool nom
intoxicants can get every variety,
any quality, and an endless quantity
from local manufacturers.
For drinks of the last mentioned
class we are pretty thoroughly in
dependent of outside supply. IIol-
lister & Co. manufacture all kinds
of erated waters--lemonadc, soda
water, sarsaparilla, ginger-ale, &C.,
George makes "Orange Cider"
Peter Fernandez " Excelsior Cider"
and Fisher & Son manufacture a
beverage which they call " Cham
pagne Cider"
The mandatory Of the last
named firm - Fisher & Son --'is
located ut No. 13, Liliha street,
where they have carried on the
business for number of years.
Their cider has always had The re-
putatlon of being q superior article.
Unabating and even increasing
demand, in face of active competi-
ton, is the best evidence Of public
approval.
In all parts of the world it is
common thing for compounders and
vendors of all kinds of rubbish to
announce that their commodities are
made of the purest and best ingredi-
ents, but they are usually ayerse to
the public seeing and testing those
ingredients for themselves. Not so
with Messrs. Fisher & Son. When,
few days ago, Il member of the
BULLETIN staff called at their factory
and intimated curiosity to know
something about the contents of a
beverage which he had already
learnt to appreciate, he was politely
shown around the establishment, and
permitted to inspect and examine the
material used. lie left fully satis-
fled that Fishers Champagne Cider
is made of pure and wholesome in
gradients.
Our representative was also
shown some medical certificates,
which speak in unmistakcablc langu-
age. DR.. Shipley tcstitics, "lIaving
examined the Champagne Cider, L
find it entirely free from any dele
terious ingredients. Its component
parts comprise beverage which l
have never seen cqualed for its anti
bilious, tonic, and invigorating pro-
perties. L commend it unhesitatingly
as refreshing and an eminently
healthy drink for our tropical
climate" No less an authority than
DIR. McGrew declares 4" that the
material from which it is made is
pure and harmless" and endorses it
as =" a very pleasant and healthful
drink"
temperance people must not sup
pose because this beverage is labeled
champagne Cider" that it is real.
ly champagne or cider, or combin-
alton of both, in the sense of being
the fermented juice of grapes or
apples. 1t is non-alcololic, I'M
Intoxicating drink, which allays
thirst, refreshes and inyigoratcs, but
docs not incbriate and brutalize {;
and the manufacturers advice " to
drink Fishers Champagne Cider" is
deserving Of consideration.