The Osceola times., 1884-08-02
SUMMER DRINKS.
A Doctors Opinions ON the Hest Liquid
Refreshments for the Dog Days.
Albany Argus.

Albany Argus.
"What do the boys drink most, John?"
asked an Argus reporter of the beverage
manipulation in a down town cafe the
other night. Beer" said he tersely.
"But how about mixed drinks, are they
going out of fashion," "Not much. We
mix lots of fancy drinks for fly young
men. Claret and milk punches, mint
juleps, gin and milk, gin fizz and seltzer
or Apollinaris lemonade are what they
call for oftenest"
mixing drinks must be quite
science" queried the reporter, glancing
around at the array of bottles with their
many hued contents.
You'd think so if you ran first-class
New York bar" was the reply. 81 work
ed at one for few days last summer,
just to help a friend out, and it would
take guide book to keep track of some
of the drinks which were ordered.
81 remember three fellows called for
'Ponsse 7 Amour That is made of sher-
ry, vanilla, cognac, and the yslk of an
egg. / guess they were dudes. Then
there was another man who always
drank Silver fizz' That's made of lem
on juice, old Tom gin and white of an
egg, you know"
do they usually drink one thing
right along?"
"Yes; fellow takes fancy to some
drink, like RhiLe wine and seltzer, or a
fancy mixture and will order it right
along till some thing else strikes his fam
cy, or he gets tired of it and switches on
to something else.'
"How do fancy drinks originated"
"Well, sometimes with the drinker,
but generally with the bartender who
works them out himself. A New York
bartender makes a drink he calls a
Montana rainbow He puts some su-
gar in big tumbler, fills it with crack
ed ice and pours in some cordial. Then
puts in layer of dark Burgundy, then
some light sherry, little claret, some
good brandy. Then he tops off with the
white of egg. The liquors stay in layers
because each is lighter than the one be-
low. When he shakes the glass and lett
it settle, the different colored liquor
follow in rotation, while the ice keeps
the color and makes the glass look like
a kaleidoscope"
Kaleidoscope is good word"
Yes, and the drink brings good
price" ;,
here?"
"No, not much of it. Albany boys arr
mostly plain drinkers. Beer or straight
whisky suits them best. Sometimes on'
will call for iced claret, or sherry anc
egg; but that is generally as far as the,
; 60"
f 'How about the price offancy drinks?'
"They run frOm 10 to 80 cents, bu
that depends on the customer" and thu
bartender winked.
With a view to getting the other sid'
of the story, the reporter called on ;
prominent physician and asked what h'
thought was healthy summer bever
age.
81 drink icel tea," said the doctor
anu IL SuitS thV OVbt VI ahs
thing have tried. As TO sickness aris
ing from the excessive use of minera
waters, can only say that | do not re
member ever meeting case PERHAPS,
; he continued, "Apolinaris is as good
natural water as any. The evils of drink
ing ice water are largely maenified.
used in moderation, il will do no harm
The trouble comes from gulping dow
quantities of it,"
"How is lie onade as summer drink?
"Ifit agrees with a person it is per
fectly allowable. Some, however. can
not use it, even in small quantities"
y Beer" he continued, 'is undoubtedl,
bad for the majority of people. Al
forms of alcholic drinks are especiall
Objectionable in hot weather. They in
crease the perspiration, which is geneI
ally profuse enough with the thermome
; ter at ninety. TO sum it all up. In
lightest drink is the best in hot weather
and the less the drinker consumes tn
more comfortable he is likely to be-"