Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18

| 49, c'o'y ohI our COCKTAILS anu mix ed
drinks in Paris abslnthe means strong
alcohol: that In the central truth 1t L. the
strongest form Of alcohol for drinking pur-
poses The 'absinrhe' part of 1t. the herb.
Is. In comparison almost a mere accessnry
| The most peculiar feature IL the hs,slr or
| hours Of drinking
| IL Ia the safeguard of Parislans that they
| regard the drinking of their absinthe out
OF certain hours IA a gross piece of ignor-
| ahce and bad taste. Few people IN the
smarter sections of the city dare 10 bra We
the walters elevated eyebrows Or their
neighbours looks of curious amusement
| which are sure to follow a demand Tor alb
sinshe after lunch pr after dinner. Sven
At Night at midnight or at Z a.m, alb
sihthe may not be drunk. Ahsinthe Ia an
"apeftir" a drink which people take TO
HivA them appetite and tfanduiitss the
nerves before a meal Along with abs,nhte,
there are many other appritifs= vermauths,
ethets AMI proprietary Resttams. all served
Win tho water bottle and cracked loo Ia
summer As IN the taking of ahsihthe, all
the7H W general must he diluted with at
least three times their weight In water, You
drlas them all from sohieta sitting on the
sidewalk, On the terrace" ,as they call IN
Ut the cafe,
farislshs make great account uf their
two meais-the lunch ami dinner, Hreak-
tast Ia nothing but u swallow 90 coffee and
"a roll ar slioo of bread, Eyen vorkin amen
ana clerks are therefore given lonser NOON
spells IN Paris than even woli-to-do folks
take In our own cities. The noon hour A.
q lltto fetc, when people seek to FORGET
| that thcf are working for their living
| Master ard man 40 on their different Ways
Eaoh u intent on meeting At the reatau.
| rant the same frirndA with whom thry sal
| ana 1pkpI NpHtgflaN All IhnnuhIa
hcan Aru put aside FOR u suol hour anu "A
hair or two hours This Il from u am 10
pm. They do not ~ immediately 10 eat.
ihs, They sit upon the sidewalk at tho
cafes little tahlqS even IN the winter time,
thuy look a all the pessers-hy and Sip
their drink, The drink IL absinthe.
DRINK u Ia Sips.
ny slow degrees they feel their poor,
tired baekbones strengthen and their
brains grow clearer. and they feel n touch
OF happiness, II II 50 pleasant to sit look
ing at the street and all the pretty ladies
passing by, Tho proper thing IL to take
but one glass In quantity this II about a
Madeira glass of tho green drink. Pour vi
into your goblet by tho walter, Il does not
seem much, You MI the goblet UP with
water, watch II turn milky-sage tint,
with the opal glnts one learns to love 80
we'll stir up the mixture with your spoon,
take one small sip end let It rest. You al
ways drink II In small sips or mouthfuls
an the world grows brighter Memory,
Imagination. hope and courage find gentle
| stimulation, Now, that In nice,
In general, abainthe II considered by the
nrtnt mass OF Parislans 10 be practically
lnotrenslve. The drinlter. they sas. who
limits himself to one glass before lunch and
ssFS Ge[SrG SinHSr win rn take ~ s bc
s SsTs' II. T vlsm srSn' bYs :; wnS s
hour III lunch d Slnneti No DOT one wal, vast. 70
spot his appetltri therefore, they think,
there IL small danger that any One viii
e. In summer espsclally. when lee watef
80 psresah'e, nbrlnths cnptlvatas tha
tSstenss. mi. t'Ss,aSSe' wGS6 i SE"tr u
aGnsrr |. ecnVen, W. I" ,asa M. ans s,es.
very Nenh then hu ,ahps I, pirnnHpri ihu,
i'e ,hhna ,wo sinHsrs, 1ha custom etpws
pan hlm, ana " tent 80 ~ ,he ocra.
hahliuu VI tho Hrnuh hnuiI When the
,hhs' vnds ~ Intoxicating hipAplf Ia WI
lWpuln ibs misfortune ~ lhu had quality
~ airnhui nni'iai al w WHhinh tho shslntha
| auh van suInH inasun tut smuli, taste
and nninr al namhlna ~ hide had aunhnl,
such 40 lha mahnIs Wuult nui dare "a put
IN either illunIsr
The harm ~ Ahsin,he,
You viii always hear tho ahsInlhe drinkel
say, "fhe hertz witch Is called ahsinths
,""'',""" y " h " we
hah"'a''H'' Ai"'HS w "hlNh T" " sleelau
when are Impure ana work the mischief"
However true this may DO IN part, it Ia
not true as 10 the deVilish little herb. Ile-
Searches tine AID again, have proved that
tho very prir cipa of absinthe is harmful.
Psychologists like Drs. Magnan, CadeaC
and Meunier, have In their scientific cruel
nv ,r,ducad arr.ntiforu, a,,a,Ls ,,,, a.,
' r' ep''p,''o'"' "''auAs y" uos
ny me lhleouui OF imam quahtty or the
essence OF WormWoou' ihey regard THIS
as conclusive,
hesiues the absihthe ana the alcohol
there Is added TO the absinthe OF commerce
suoh substances as hyss"p. Kennel. anise.
emma anlseed, angelica ana mint. All
these nave beeh ekpeIimented on with
dogs with the result or Classifying them
lto TWO sroups Che an epiieptizihs
count of its poisonous Qualities. then bys-
| sop and fennel The second group is that
of Supplying herbs. embracing all the
others named.
ism" ~ a1,eors Tia, he us,shss ., aos,n. a,,
against the alcohol in in has nroved In
right to a special name. In his medical
| clinics on intoxication In all forms the