The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1890-09-13
COLOGNE DRUNkARDS.


How Some Women Get an Idea OF Whisky
and Water.
'Did you notice that woman who lust
went out" asked the clerk in a Wash
ington street drugstore of reporter re-
Gently.
Yes" was the reply. land very
pretty woman she was too"
'Oh. as for that" said the clerk, '.she's
pretty enough, but did you notice what
she bought"
Not particularly" was the reply ssbut
thought 1t was cologne or perfume of
some kind"
$50 1T was" said the clerk, ''but she
does not buy the cologne for perfuming
purposes, although she buys much more
of it than any other half-dozen persons
who trade at this store"
What, then, does she do with it il she
does not use it for perfuming purposes?"
ventured the reporter.
''To get drunk on" was the laconic an.
sWer.
''To get drunk ont"
'Yes, that's what said. You never
have heard Of cologne drunkards, then.
Well, that woman is . cologne drunk
ard, and one OF the worst Of them, too.
She buys from one to two dozen Of those
long, slim bottles Of ALL cologne every
week, and she takes it entirely her
self" ii >
:: 'How does she take it?"
"As rule.on Jumps of sugar; at least
suppose she does, for that is the usual
custom OF cologne takers. They saturate
number Of Jumps of sugar with the
fuid and carry them about with them.
When las is the case with \ whisky
drunkard) they feel as If they needed a
drink they will take one or two Jumps
of sugar, and, Letting 1t dissolve in the
mouth, they will get sort of an imita-
lion OF perfumed whisky and sugar and
water. You know, of course, that the
base OF the cologne is alcohol, and for
most people alcohol is altogether too
strong to be taken raw, and this is one
OF the reasons why the sugar is used.
Another reason, suppose, is because
1t Is easier to carry about, and can be
taken without detection when on the
sugar. Some Of the cologne users-and
tnere are great many-can drink their
liquid raw. and those who have arrived
at.that stage can drink pure alcohol, or
almost any thing else except, perhaps,
sulphuric or some kindred acid" ..st
Are many men addicted to the
habit?" was asked. J.. 4
mo. have never heard of a single
case OF a man taking cologne, but there
are many women who make regular
practice OF 1t, and great many of the
drug stores have regular customers
whom they supply with different brands
OF cologne and perfume. By far the
greater portion Of them, however, use
this ALL, which is made in Germany,
and has very fragrant, refreshing and
lasting odor. .n...~.,>
~ have sat in the theater many q
night and watched elegantly-dressed
ladies', whose husbands had perhaps
gone out between the acts, slyly open
their reticules and extract the sweet
smelling cubes Of sugar. After several
OF these had been dissolved the lady
would have what the boys call a still'
on, that is,, she would be sort Of quietly
drunk, and her husband, who had been
out several times himself to see q man.
would never notice it, as his own liba-
lions had dulled his senses a bit .~s~~l
'Oh, yes, it's q great scheme for the
ladies', for 1t perfumes their breath as
well as gets them full, butit would be
lar better for their constitutions II they
were to drink whisky, brandy, gin or
any other kind Of liquor, as none is
nearly SO injurious in its effect as is the
cologne. boston Globe.