Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-07-17
MIDSUMMER DRINKS.
cool PALATE TIcKLGRs FOR M"
WORKERS HOT THRoATs'
A Great variety of fiaid issf'e.h"'"'' '''
m. Heated T.rw-M the Drug s'"r.
rsun,sia-A Crowd ef Thirst, Women

~ Gftat feft''f "
An. Heated T.rm-N the Drug s'"r.
r.u.,aia-A Crowd ef Thirsty Women
oi,i~
New York probably bats tho world Tor
the variety and quality OF US nn'u y.
Treatments. both for warm and oosa
weather. but more especially In SUMMER
do.. n seem % run riot Ina the proiu,ion
az drinks with which 90 cool the parchea
tongues ~ its citizens. This gvoo
deal due. no doubt. 90 the mixed character
~ the regulation. each nationality having
ia favofite distinctive tipple. but eaeh
helng by M means slow "a appreciate ti'e
yir,ns- of the favofiie of any other the
result being that the Herman lmn'srA ny,
who has hitherto b~ci Se,idei 70 hls
LAGER. the Engllshnan 10 BIS ae am
porter. the Dutchman 20 HI. gin, ,he
frrnchman and spanlard 20 Their vine
and brandy. the lrishmsn and Scotchn,ah
a. their whisky. the Mexican Va BIS
pulaue. the Russian and Pole 10 Their
volki. rapidly become the American c'il'
.su. who drinks anything and every thing
ruE Dnuo STORE FOUNTAIN.
The drug store fountain, With ia
.yorgcous clerk. has t--come an estahl.hed
Teatur, Of the thirst supply trade ~ ths
e,,y. and from humble beginnings a. ads
u.nssr Of soda water and mid essences
only has evolved into a mammoth necfo-
manccrs casket. conocaling multiplicity
Of strange mixtures In iis many cham
bers-l interior and glistsning outside Win
tollsbed marble turrcis and slabs brist'
linz with scor,s ~ silver plaissi taps.
knobs and faucets. illl u looks Ike an
underslIed Chinese pagoda. Waieh tho
strram ~ people that PASS Ia and out 70
The fayoriie down town rrsort. Here
comes a swAr'hy young fellow who calls
for orgcai 80.
What's orrra,f' you ask. "Orgcai,
SAYS the clerk. Is the Temperance drink
81 tho New York SpaniArd and Cuban.
It's made ~ sweet aud SUR pulverifed
almonds. sugar and orangr juice. and IL
somewhat similar io the PcAfh phosphaiss
that s0utheruers Ike.
"what'vc you got good for dyspepsiaf
says a sAllow New Highlander. who comes
No AZ a npld gait. forgetting 10 buy a
check in his hurry 90 get away again.
Without waiting for an answer. BE- adds,
Gimme per-ollnc~ lie ills mp the. In
him lntermlnable, moment II takes the
elerk 10 dli his glass by rradlng the names
on row ~ patent medicine bottles. gulps
his pepsolins and l. on Lots ~ them,
avs the clerk la Kind ~ compassionate
tone Haven't got time o. chew and
wan, their st0mAchs % DO the work % q
cyclone pulycrIcr.
Nerve tonic. says a iaAel looking
man With a wink to the clerk. lie gcis
N from a bottle Ina little closst behind
the fountain and II seems 90 30 him good.
by the way BE- smiles and smarks his lip-.
Whats that made OF you AK. "lrun
for the blood-quinine Tor the liver
phosphorus for tie brain and siryrhnlne
far The nerves. q" says the clerk an In one
breath. Ike a man who has said u many
time. lsforc and u a little tivd 20 10.
"Oh. not enough stychninc 10 hurt. he
adds. Ina rrply 81 your surprised look,
Just enough 60 brace The nerves. rs
soothing
4 CROWD OF wov.S.
but n YOU want 90 49, a c-uwd q hot
women drink. step into big sixth ave-
nue. store. wherc they pour IN failgued by
shopping and crrss with the heat and the
shortnsss ~ their pursss People drink
Ia. rr,am so,la elssvherr. % course. bat
not ~ they drink " In New York. BY the
hourly tho gallon. 80 the eheck desk,
a continual thirsty line - customers. AZ
the counter. the crasclsss sound 20 a
syripy pour. a fragile hEt. = gurgling
gush. and delicate splash a. the Jumps
~ icr crvam fop 90 The bottom - the
so,la water. 20 b. hshsd for with a long
sT"on by Gotham's girlish gurIlers.
A crowd 81 women struggling Tor some.
thing 90 qusneh their thirst IL an Ia.
siruciive sight Many - them drop tho
gliding ~ god manners they assume out
side again Watch that big one. She
values her weight now. " AZ no other
time She sails mp % the check desk ~
lyarlless ~ the polite request % fall In
line. throws her money down and grab, a
check Intended for some enc else. shout
der. a path through her indignant sisters
20 the counter. plants herself squArely on
the toe ~ a patient woman who l. Just
about 10 catch the eve ~ the clerk. te-
ours her place a. she squirms. cumpcls
the clerks attention. gets her drink.
takes an unnecessarily long time n con.
sumo u. uses her elbows frrely 90 get out
again. wrecks several infants In her
triumphal passage 30 the door and rcas.
sumes the appearance ~ lady the
moment she reaches The sidewalk.
School girls generally want strawberry
and vanilla mixed, the older brunsttcs
coffee az Chocolate blondes. pineapple or
lemon. old women. sarsaIarilia Or rasp-
berry and the widows and unmarried
women II certain are eschcw soda water
Tor apollinAris or vichy. which has no idle
froth 10 prevent looking over the edge ~
the glass while drinking and does not Tar
mp the nOse. making u rd and the eyes
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