The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-24
|lSINAs IN OLD TIMES.
IN Of Most Of the Men Was to
a. as Drunk as Possible.
krIpE Or WINE. ALE AND C0GNAC.
..n,spk Out of Mazes, Nogsins,
Dlsn Piggins and Cruises.
An Exciting Game.

tho way our great-great-grand-
and their grandfathers cele
ah But. if these grumblcrs took
,ohIc TO hunt through the Old books
. al about the Christmas times of
they would probably be very
i satisfied with the existing condi-
racland during the times of Queen
hnss and Charles III there was
sp ~ i,tIe religion or Christianity
ne The Christmas festivities. Every
lnaahratod the great day, but the
ssi aim of most of the men was
aalS, drunk as possible. There are
Sasrnes Of intoXication, and from
Nannts the gentlemen of those days
W,'had records which have never
4 approached since.
an ~ the clergy fought the custom
.ausy. but to little effect, for the
lint the good men were sadly
TS W. hy Observation-Disclosures, who
IA ,he drinking bouts with as much
as the most degenerate layman.
.se, several of the most potent bey-
.ss AZ the time We're named after
.s S;cnitnrics. notably the bishop"
.,;nal" pope" and lawn sleeves"
pOWERFUL CONCOCTIONS.
r0rstlsrable art was displayed by the
!, Of that period in connecting drinks
mulerful power. The famed stone
,..p of Jersey. of the weird 'tangle-
NJ of the Georgia moonshiner are
,,ness playthings compared with the
s,icants OF Queen Bess time. \ mix
~ Of wine, ale, cider, cognae, fruit
A spice hayors was a common drink.
~ one familiar with the effects of
rsled liquors can easily imagine what
ami Of this kind meant.
me above liquors We're used TO make
h Christmas "wassail." Regarding the
,rp Of this word, now almost obsolete,
,rtegan says:
-Hcagistus having invited King Nor-
Al TO a supper she (Rowena) came into
Il kings presence with a cup of gold,
IA with wine, i'll her hand, and making
low reverence unto the king, said:
Mas heal Halford Cyning,' which is,
sg rightfully expounded according to
vi present speech, BE of health, lord
nee s vn' ,,'a.os az" ,,n,a yu u,b;SLins
irns. cruises, bowls or tankards, all
picjigious size compared with the
ria glasses useu ,9u"s. ncs l,npulteu
4 , Lm tho boh;t Of dr;nk;ng mr. Christ.
,,tide, for il is claimed that the bois-
Ispus festivities originated with tho
k1atnavian ana Ieutonlc tribes. III Is
= nprd That one brave iepton gave
Y fuests at CHRISTMAS time bacon To
and beer ana mead from the uuder
tipat. This mead was very sweet
~ thick ana heavy IKE the WINE OF
unclent ireeks, ana astonishing us
snSicant.
hsahd mas mad It's mead, put II was
Sa%aiivey harmless, being very muca
U, ihe porter of today. lhcy also had
R'eTase called Use Dntch. IL
ma Dutch beer OF considerable power
W Nose who succpmbed TO II were SAM
nave drank like, pigs. \ similar drink
ncalled Use freesc, ana originated
tnesland' Others were koWSa OF
plmsh origin; stoop OF Rheinish orlEih'
Flaso, mumgroats, logs ana loot alc'
RICH VOCABULARY.
4. r
Christmas bcvaroros tboro was Il gem
~. wv e'"sVS '''Vi' ""' "
a'S diversity OF expressions 10 draw
UPON when it became necessary to tell
bow very drunk a certain gentleman was.
| IA was ,;a.na,,. ,9s.,;hod 90 ho-
"s P'o'u'esi"e's uo''i' go
EioSt hamed, hustered, cutie cupshot'
rtin the leg, cut in the back, seen the
fnhch king, swallowed a hare, swal-
AEtd tavern token, Whit the cat,
Slen'ures bit his grannanc or bit by n