The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-02
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
OLD-FASHlONeO DRINKS.

Rock river reflects the
shade Of sturdy oaks, bright elms and
fragrant cedarS Our canoe is drawn
up on the beach and we have been fish
ing under the pleasant shelter of the
alders, aspens and the brilliant red
bush. Swiftly the black skater-bugs
cut their angles in the water; softly the
tapping wavelets wash the pebbly
shore. Two farmer girls are having
happy times and dreaming dreams
sacred and sweet. Blown by the
strong lungs of Irish Maggie we hear
the tin hoIn from Forest Home, five
minutes walk up the bank and the
pasture to
where the woodland and the prairie
Forming double charm,
Stands cottage neat and airy,
On our northern farm"
That homely tocsin means: Come,
girls, your mother wants you; it's time
to take the harvest drink out to the
field So we put on the little blue
sunbonnets that we had hung upon a
hazelbush, lead our goat Jennie, who
has been tethered in the tender grass,
her pannicrs carrying our books and
drawing materials (there are seldom
any fish to add to- her incumbrances)
and whistling to old Ranger, we Shout
Ger our fishing tackle with the air of
experts and soon appear on the vine
covered porch where mother stands,
shading her eyes to watch for her two
girls. Then we slip an old broomsticlS
through the jughandle and walk half a
lie to where the musical click of the
reaper, drawn by those cherished pets,
old Jack and Gray" will turn the next
corner of the great golden, billowy
field. Father is driving, and our
brother ''rakes off"
Father sees us coming, calls halt,
gathers ''the hands, and under the
shade of friendly pile of sheaves they
crowd to take a drink Mother
made it." says the mild voice of sister
Mary. as she passes the lineup from
the gurglng mouth of the garrulous
old jug, tipped to the proper angle by
her elder sisters hand. That's goodw
says Mike, smacking his lips; ''Das
was very gut" echoes Swedish Knute,
content to miss his beer; ia wohl,"
assents good-natured Hans; and so the
word goes round. They know the squire
would never tolerate Intoxicating
liquors in his harvest field; they know
the squire's wife's dinners cant be
beat" though she was school-teacher
till she was twenty-seven, and did not
learn to make bread until after her
marriage, when she mixed brains with
all her cooking and household manage
ment They like 1.-THE folks" so well,
and are treated with so much good will
that though there's not another harvest
field all down the river" where whisky
is not to be had, they don't complain.
but smile bit among themselves about
1.-THE Yankee ways" Twice every day
all through the harvest the squire
daughters carry them drink, and usual
ly some body follows with basket of
mothers doughnuts," and creamy cot.
tage cheese.
Those were simple, beautiful old
days, and the drink was primitive
enough. Mother gives us her recipe,
more than forty years thereafter; it is
this: Cold water. fresh from the spring;
best molasses, about one gill to two
quarts of water; ginger enough TO give
it flavor; two forest nymphs who
dwell in the depths of the woodland
shade" to carry it atield.
Look on that picture, then on this:
Chicago has just passed through ter
rible cheated term" 1t is most en-
couraging to note that the daily press
stands up for temperance drinks.
Scientific IDEAS are evidently getting
about. The papers squarely state that
the saltwater fountain had bigger
patronage than the saloon. More lem
on and egg phosphates were sold than
beers. One fountain sold over six
thousand drinks, another claimed eight
thousand, another sixty-five hundred.
and so on. Soda, lemonade, lemon
phosphate. egg phosphate, in fact all
the phosphates were unusual sellers.
The women, however, chung to crushed
raspberrics and crushed pineapple, with
ice-cream accompaniment. Vanilla and
chocolate we're still strong favorites,
and buttermill is climbing toward the
top. Meanwhile, plain Lake Michigan,
wIgglers and all, went down parched
throats increasingly. Soda-watcr, beer,
milk, wipe, lemonade, ginger ale, pop,
iced tea and clarct punch, all combined
did not come within sight of the fig.
ures established by the cold water. IL
was the favorits drink" The health
commissioner says: Use ice. not whis-
ky, in case Of persons overcome by the
heat. Crack it in small pieces and with
towel or handkerchief as a cap pack
the ice around the head under the ears
and neck. Do not use whisky or other
stinulants. Wear loose flannel or
wooden, nothing tight. Take sponge
bath in the morning. eat very little
meat or anything else that will produce
heat. Put yourself on fruit or vege.
table diet. Wear yet leaves and grass
in the hat" The health commissioner
thinks there are better Eot-weather
drinks than ice water. Lemonade Is
not only a refreshing but healthful
beverage. For men who work in the
sun or hot mills or factories the best
mixture in the World is oatmeal water.
1t i, refreshing and healthful. Above
all things beware OF spirtuous liquors
Union Signal.
INSANITY FROM DRINK.
Drink Undermining n Formerly Great