Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-11-23
lIBATIoNs TO BAccHUs.
How TO Propitiats the Rosy God In
Safety.
What Drinks Are Best to Be Taken in the
Morning and What at Eight---When
the Potations Should Be Mixed
and When Taken Severely
Straight.
Rnffin Glib.


"Ifs funny to observe the difference in
tastes" remarked an old barkeeper yester-
day. "Just about half the drinks We sell
are whisky, straight or mixed. principally
straight. A mixture is apt to upset the
stomach, and, for that reason, men, as they
grow older, are pretty sure to select one
kind of liquor and stick to it"
How about 'eoektailsf
Those that we make in the morning are
mostly gin. Later in the day We make
them Of whisky and gin, in about equal
numbers. In the morning we generally sell
few gin fzzes' and John Collinses'
What is the difference
"a John Collins is longer than q 6z,
that's about all. They are made, you know,
Of soda, gin, lemon and sugar-soda lem
onades, you may say. with gin in them. The
favor Of the gin is hardly perceptible in
them, and they are pleasant to take and
refreshing. They don't agree with some
stomachs, however. The lemon and sugar
cause trouble. There's one thing
in regard to drinking that
great many don't know That is, a man
ought to start in the morning-if he must
start-on the same thing he left of on. It's
easy enough, of course, to see the philosophy
Of it.
what do you consider
The Best Eye Opener"
II do not believe there's anything better
han light gin cocktail, with a drop Of
absinthe or maraschino in it. What is
known rs corpse reviver,2 GIN cocktail,
made with wormRood bitters is very good,
too. Ofthe various kinds of bitters, there s
nothing healthier than wormwood"
TN New York 'quinine cocktails are all
he go; but they are quite unknown here.
You see we don't live quite as fast here as
they do in New York"
You spoke of absinthe' What do you
think Of itY'
Its the devils own poison. Statistics
how that nineteen out of twenty that be-
come habitual drinkers of it either become
insane or commit suicide. Think Of that!
do not believe however, that drop or two
IN a cocktail does much hurt. A slight
headache can often be cured BY inhaling the
tunes oft Put drop or two Of it in the
Palms of YOUR hands some time and try it.
1t is Just about as it is with tobacco, fusil
Ill, ard q great many other poisons. A
lew drops of nicotine, you know, would kill
man, but a man can smoke cigars, in
moderation, all his life without doing much
injury. There is much truth in the Old say
ing. what's food for one is poison fer
another Some men should not drink
drop OF anything"
What drink is most lasting in its effectT
Il should say champagne. A man
On Champagne Lark
is apt to wake up about as full as when he
went to bed
"a straight drink is decidedly the best
for night cap A man who takes mixed
. drink is very apt to wake up with a bad
taste in his mouth Yes, there's no doubt
about it. straight drink-'a bar-keeper's
friends the best in the long run. The
old steady drinkers, men who drink every
day, but rarely get drunk, always drink
straight. / say rarely get drunk, for ]
have never yet met a man who took any
satisfaction in drink who would not oc-
casionally take too much. The healthiest
drink, BY all odds, is Wexford rum, but, un
fortunately, comparatively few people like
the taste Of e
Nothing will pull man together much
better than brandy and soda. 1t, what
Daniel Webster called a gentleman's
drink 1 do not, however, believe in
brandy for steady thing. It's too heat
ing. Dudes generally drink soda lemonade,
| winter and summer
How about malt liquors.
"They are fine, but fattening for those
that can stand them. Itsfunny about that.
They make great many men bilious, but
have never YET seen a German that could
not drink them with IMMUNITY. They seem
to be the natural drinks for really thirsty
men. Ale seems to be increasing in popu-
larity, probably because it is so much bet
ter than it was / consider that some
American ale is even better, now, than
Bass.
"It's funny to see very young men get on
a spree. They are pretty sure to mix hard
and malt liquors Unfortunately. Indeed,
hey sample nearly everything in the place
before they get through with it. As re-
suit they get outrageously drunk and sick,
Take something with me this time, sir
That's old Reserve It'll give you q
chance to getto the door, hguess. Here's
fun