The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09
WHAT TO DRINK In SUMNER.
4 Doctors Ideas Upon the Beverages to
be Used in This Blazing Weather.
Alcoholic Liquors to be Shunned-Koumiss
as Remedy-The Effect of Lager Beer
Some Methods of Preparation.

The conversation turned upon summer drinks
IT learned more about summer drinks one sea-
son in the South said the fat man with the
palm-leaf fan and linen trousers, than could
have learned in the North in century. The
best drink for weather like this with the Their
mometer almost at par, is claret punch-plenty
of claret, sufficient quantities of sliced oranges
and lemons, not too much sugar. and some
water Ice. of course, plenty of cracked ice.'
Here the fat philosopher with the fan looked
about him with consciousness of having COM
municated a fact of great magnitude. 1t was
hardly likely there was anyone to dispute such
weiehty authority, and every one was much sur.
prised when the West Ohio street doctor mildly
ventured to differ from our fat friend regarding
his great fact
$50 far as summer drinks are concerned, sald
the West Ohio-street Esculapian, IT do not like
to fly in the face of such portly authority, but
the thing to be avoided is the alcoholic drink.
Now claret wine has a very small percentage of
spirit in it, perhaps only or 10 per cent, but a
summer beverage. to be safe, should be abso-
iutely without spirit"
(which do you consider the least dangerous
drink for this weather Doctor beer or ice-waterf
inquired ford nosed man, who evidently ex-
pected decision in favor of the amber fluid.
MY observation, said the Doctor, goes to
show that ice-water has been greatly maligned.
1t may have an occasional victim, while. as the
medical profession well knows, the beer drinker
in the summer is peculiarly liable to heat pros
tration, and to all manner Of summer diseases,
and when they come his stomach and system
generally are in no condition to make sturdy
fight, but at once make an unconditional surren-
der. | drink beer occasionally, but never in such
warm weather as this, and if / were an habitual
beer-drinker now | would switch right off and
take butternilk. Buttermilk will take the place
of beer with beer drinkers audit about the only
drink L know of that will. 1t contains all the
nutritive elements and one can drink enough of
it to distend the stomach so that 1t Will not cry
for beer, and without any i'll effect A good
drink for those who are in the habit of drinking
wines and even strong liquors, well as for
temperance folk who abjure everything alcoholic
may be made with the juice of thoroughly ripe
currants, sweetened and added to cold water. l
have heard that good drink for those working
in factories and machine shops. during such
weather as this, Is cold water thlckened slightly
with oat meal. 1t is certainly cooling and nutri-
tive, and will take the place of beer or liquors
which men are too apt to drink when depressed
By heat.
"What do you think of koumiss. Doctor2' in
quired young man who for some time had
been vigorously sucking the dogs head On a fee
BILE yellow cane.
'Koumiss is not bad drink, but am talking
about beverages that car be prepared in the
household. Koumiss is pleasant drink, but it
is folly to try to give it rank as remedial agent
The original EouGlss was Tartar drink--fer-
mented mares milk Now. the Tartars are a
plain people mo pun intendeG), and dwell in
tents. They cultivate no cereals, and with that
yearning possessed by all peoples OF the human
family to have something that will pro-
duce eyhilaration, they turned to their
sole source of supply, and koumiss was the re-
suit. AS these active outdoor people seldom or
never had consumption, and drank koumiss, the
medical chumps at once jumped to the concu-
sion that konmiss WIS the remedy for consump-
ton. Koumiss, as generally prepared in this
country, is made from cows milk, aad, as said
before is not an Objectionable tipple
Lemonade is easily prepared and is n most
wholesome drink for summer. 1t ought not to
have too much sugar in it. Sugar is heating in
its properties. Many persons, especially chill
dren and young ladies. make the mistake Of eat
ing great quantities of sugar in the form Of
confectionery in warm weather. But it's good
for the doctor and sometimes the undertaken.
Soda water is a pleasant and harmless bevera ge
if the syrups are properly prepared and there is
not too much gelatine, egg and other stuff in
them to make them foam These things are apt
to create stomach and bowel disturbances.
Artificial syrups are not specially harmful but
one would naturally prefer to drink pure fruit
Juices to compounds of butyric and other others
sold under the name of pineapple, straw erry
and other syrups.
"Oranges make good drink but the best
oranges are not easily obtainable at this season,
those in the market being pithy and Juiceless.
There is never any difficulty in getting pure
lime juice Of any respectable druggist, and lime
Juice properly diluted and swectened makes a
cooling summer drink. though deficient in the
fine flavor of the lemon"
THE ancients,' said the Greek professor who
had been attentive listener, but up to this
point had said nothing, ''the ancients used to
drink metheglin, or melizomum."
"Will you please say that again, and say it
slowq' pettioned the young man, again remov-
ing the dogs head from under his mustache.
"Melzomum." replied The Professor, ''as its
name would indicate, was a drink prepared from
honey. The name translated into English,
means honey froth.'
1.-The same thing as the mead of the ancient
Britons. probably" said the Doctor MEAD was
fermented drink made from honey. The mead
now sold, though healthful and agreeable to the
palate, is not made of honey at ALL but of syrups
and spices. Good Ginger-ale is one of the most
wholesome summer drinks / know of. It is
pleasantly stimulating, and entirely non
this city makes the old fashioned
ginger beer. which used to be sold in stone hot
ties. Then there was Cronk BEER AS it was
called. named after DR.. Cronk. Whether such
q parsonage ever lived l know not. but his beer
was good Twenty-Five years ago, when boy,
if came across so much money as ten cents,
would go to Thompson's bakery, on Meridian
street, where MIR. Sherman's restaurant now is.
and indulge in gingerbread and Cronk beer. 1t
was feast for the gods. I've sampled ali sorts
of drinks since. but I've never yet found any
thing that had the delightful and enduring flavor