Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-08
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRUNK
ENNESS
Learned Too Late and What
Comes OfIt-Steadying the
Nerves.


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drink which | invented myself, and it
ones up the stomach Of chronic
drunkard wonderfully. 1t is com
posed Of half lemon, half an orange,
sweetened with sugar, cooled with
chopped ice, inspired by a jigger Of
whisky. with just dash Of Santa
Cruz rum. 1t is favored with bene-
dictine cordial, then shaken and
served withice.
Another popular drink for neGv-
GUS individuals who are trying to let
themselves down easily is the fruit
pyramie. To compound this faYorite
Southern tonic you take half lemon,
a teaspoOnful Of lime juice and another
Of pine apple juice. Then you add
ice, four ounces Of loaf sugar, fll up
With milk or cream and let it stand
about three minutes before
drinking. 1t is very sweet mixture
and gives new life to the exh listed
stomach. Of course, you know cham
payne cocktails are quite popular to
brace up on, but | make them differ.
ent from most people. A lump Of
sugar, two or three drops OF Angos.
tura bitters, a lemon peel and the
fling is done. A very delicious and
reyiying drink it is. The regular old
booker drops on to brandy and soda.
whisky sour or q cocktail the morn
ing after a spree. Sometimes it seems
to require a good many Of them before
be feels able 10 swallow his break
fast.
by the way. the latest rejuvenat.
ing drink intro lueed here has lust
come from New York. Il is called
the 'SteinWsy. To make il lump Of
cut loaf sugar goes into the glass first;
then a jigger Of whisky follows and
the glass is filed With Apollinaris
water. They say it was invented BY
Steinway, the piano maker, and is
fast becoming favorite.
DO you have many calls for nerve
medicines from men who are attempt.
ing 10 recover from the effects Of ex
cessive drinking2" was asked of a
well known druggist.
IF you would happen TO drop in
here some Monday morning you would
think SO, he answered. I'VE some.
times sell q hundred vials Of elixir
bromide Of potassium on a single
Monday morning. These are bought
chiefly by bookkeepers, clerks aud
statesmen who began their potations
on Saturday night, and dare not brace
up on whisky, as they are compelled
to return 10 their desks and counters.
Clerks and boOkkeerers who WELD the
pen can get their nerves into a steady
condition by the use OF bromide long
before their heads are clear. We also
sell great deal Of chlorAl, valerian
and acid phophate for similar uses.
They take the chloral TO enable them
to sleep, though its effects on the sys
tenn are anything but beneficial. The
use Of 1t soon grows into a habit as
dangerous and fatal as that Of opium.
Another decoction which is frequent.
ly called for BY the strong drinkers is
capcicum and Jamaica ginger diluted
with brandy. / have seen old topers
turn down a draught Of it SO hot that
1t would burn an ordinary mortal with
normal stomach like FIRE. Tincturo
Of cinchona is often resorted TO BY
those who have abjured whisky and
desire a mild tonic.
Beef tea is the medicine thew
drench you with at the Washington
Home, remarked an old inmate
You are confined to that hyginie for
three days before you are allowed TO
touch a mouthtul Of solid food. 1t
builds up the drunkard's broken down
stomach quicker than anything else.
they say. | remember the tine thew
used TO keep supply Of cayenne pep
per on the beef tea table in the hospi-
tai, and the boys used TO swallow it BY
the handful, so thoy had to discon.
tinue it altogether. You talk about
drinking and you don't know what il
means. Wait till you've drank horse
liniment and hair restoratives to brace
up on, and you may possibly learn
something about the business. Do I
look as il Id gone through the mill?
Well, I've tried everything, from bay
rum TO lamp oil. 1t is awful hard for
an old drinker TO brace up when the
liquor is all suddenly shut of. and he
emit get a drop for love or money. He
thinks for several days that he will
surely die. But | suppose that is the
best plan he desires true reform. The
sooner the last vestige Of stimulant
is eliminated from his system the bet
ter. He must pass through a season
Of suffering or die sooner or later. Let
him make his choice. They quiet a
mans nerves at the Washingtoniap
home by the use Of bromide OF potas
STUN, and induce sleep with hydrate
Of ohloral. Never shall | forget the
night / lay awake when was passing
through the crisis in my drunken ca
reerl Why, hypodermic injections Of
morphia failed to relieve me when |
was at my worst. Sleep? | would
have given farm il / could have
slept throug b those awful nights. Yes,
l had gone through itall, not exceptions
the Jim jams and delirium tremens
Where there is one man able to drink
there are hundreds who cannot with
out becoming drunksrds. II is ali
mist IKE, misfortune, pain. Il Is ali
vanity. Can you tell me why wisdom,
comes 50 late IN life, when the feast 4
over, the love lost, the wine drunk
and the guests under the table?"