The Washington critic., 1890-02-14
COLOGNE DRUNKARDs.
How Some Women Get an Idea of
mWhIslN and Water.n

did you notice that woman who lust
went outy" asked the clerk in a Wash
ington street drug store.
Yes" was the reply, "and very
pretty woman she was, too"
ooh, as for that" said the clerk
she's pretty enough, but did you notice
what she bought"
mot particularly" was the reply;
"but l thought it was cologne, or per-
fume of some kind"
80 it was," said the clerk, "but she
does not buy the cologne for pertaining
purposes, although she buys much more
of 1t than any other half dozen persons
who trade at this store"
What then docs she do with IL IL she
does not use it for pertaining pur.
poses?" ventured the reporter.
ITO get drunk on" was the laconic
answer.
ITO get drunk onp'
Eyes, 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 herself"
How does she take it?
Gas a 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 fluid, and carry them about
them. When las is the case with a
whisky drunkardD they feel as if they
needed drink, they will take one or
two Jumps Of sugar, and, letting ii dis
solve in the mouth, they will get sort
OF an imitation of pcrfumed 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 sugar
is used,
Another reason, | suppose, is because
il Is easier TO carry about and can be
taken without detection when on the
sugar. Some of the cologne users, and
there are great many, can drink their
liquid raw, and those who have arrived
at that stage can drink pure alcohol OF
almost anything else. except, perhaps,
sulphuric or some kindred acid"
Are many men addicted to the
babit?" was ASKED.
"No, have never heard of a single
case of man taking cologne, but there
are many women who make a regular
practice of it, 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 fragrant, refreshing and last
ing odor.
II have sat in the theatre many {
night and watched elegantly dressed Ia
dies, whose husbands had perhaps gont
out between acts, slyly open their reti
| cules and extract the sweet smellin!
cubes of sugar. After several Of thes
had been dissolved the lady would hav,
what the boys call a still on; that is
she would be sort of quietly drunk, ant
her husband, who had been out severa
times himself TO see a man. would
never notice it, as his own libations haC
dulled his senses bit.
"Oh, yes, it's great scheme for thu
| ladies, for it perfumes their breath a
well and gets them full, but il would
be far better for their constitutions |
they were to drink whisky, brandy
gin, or any other kind of liquor, a
none is nearly so injurious in its effcc
as the cologne. "-B0St0n Globe.