The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-07-18
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Eon-Aleoholie Drinks which sizzIe from
the Faucets of n Druggist.

the Faucets oil n Druggist
Give me the newspaper man drink, y
said q nervous stranger this morning to a
dainty clerk in Park row drug store.
The dainty clerk promptly turned sill
yer faucet of the big syrup foun-
tain, and there sizzIed forth a frothy
liquid of dull buff color. The
stranger raised the liquid to his lips and
swallowed it IN two gILps a bitter taste
was left on his palate. and he made sew
eral wry faces. What 5 that stuff made
of, anvboNvsn he asked the clerk.
.'PlloSphorus, iron, quinine and strych-
nine"
.'Strychnine?,' gasped the stranger.
ssEggsactly; but don't be alarmed. The
quantity of strychnine is very small
just enough to brace the nerves; and the
iron vit:lizes the blood. the quinine is for
the liver and the phosphorus brightens
the brain"
The clerk recled this off like a man
that had often sail it before.
For minute the strangers face wore
pensive look. Then he smiled. a
feeling of gentle exlilaration was creep
ing through his frame. Els blood was
sensibly quicisened. His nerves grew
strong and steady.
The fountain from which the syrup
was extracted is a mammoth affair.
Within its marble walls are forty recep-
tacles containing the usual fruit sIrulls
and Moxie's nerve food, essence of oats,
orgeat, beef tea, pepsoline, chicken broth,
imperial elixir and carbonated waters.
The carbonatcd waters are generated by
the action of sulphuric acid ON marble
dust.
A dnsIing Spaniard. with his senorita
linked TO his elbow, entered the store and
called for orgeat. .'Orgeat?" said the
stranger. '.What is orgeatf''
That's the temperance drink of the
New York Frenchmen and Spaniartls. II
is made of sweet and sour almonds grown
in the Mediterranean countries. These
almonds are pounded to paste in NOR
tar. The paste is then put into towel
and all the milk twisted out. To this
milk is added pulverized sugar and Orange
flower water. Then You have orgeat."
While the druggist was speaking q
sickly looking inan walked in and crit
cally eyed everybody in the store. Some
bottles of patent medicine, wearing yel-
low top coats, held his attention several
minutes.
.Give me drink of pepsoline if its
good for dyspepsia. If it amt / don't
VIM IL. lie SSOt HIS lDelsSclIHS tuO
hurried OUT, banging The door after him.
He's one OF our dyspeptic patients, )
smiled the druggist. '.IYe have about
200 of them. They come in every day,
eye the patent medicine awhile. and ther
call for the fountain syrup. pepsoline.' .
Then handsome and richly dressed
lady walked in and contracting her lip:
to pucker called for syrup of essence
of oats.
..The girl of the PERIOD continued
the druggist, always asks for chocolate
cold chocolate III the summer, hot
chocolate in the winter. chocolate the
year round. The dandy darley takes
strawberry every time. Lady type.
writers, i'll the offices near by. prefer
coffee in summer and chicken broth il
winter. School girls love lemon and
nectar, and the old men are partial IL
beef tea. Our country cousins call FOL
.sody' with no qualification, and wher
asked what syrup they prefer in it, soh
they haint partic lar anything IL dew
New York Evening Sun.