The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
JAMAICA GINGER JAGS.
MASSICHUSETTS WOMEN RESORT TO
THEM FOR THE BL
AZ Least It 10 So Charged In one Town-Tho
Law Prohibits the sale. but tlo CUSTOMER
says Pork and Beans." ana winks. ana
the Grocer Understands what's Wanted.

says Pork and Beans." ana Winks. ana
the Grocer Understands what's wanted.
From the Boston advertiser. ..."
WEST NEWTON, May 27.-what is true Of
West Newton is true of the whole country. so
those who know say. The particular truth ro-
ferred to is that Jamaica ginger is the best cell
ing stuff in no.license towns. Those who have
the price and wish 1t boldly buy It. The reading
public knows well that q short time since Mar
shall Richardson Of West Newton issued an
order to all druggists and grocerymen not to
sell any more Jamaica ginger. OF course this
refreshed the memory of the public with the
fact that there Is n law prohibiting the selling
OF any beverage containing 3 per cent. Of Alcohol
AS it is generally known that. Jamaica ginger
contains quite a good deal of alcohol, 1t was by
many supposed that this was the reason Of the
t mnfshai one s1q poiiee mSsr0p that he he t Silefih =
druggist to cease dispensing, ginger ale. This
command created a great hubbub when an.
state, of affairs the druggist telephoned 20 the
Perhaps West Newton would not have realised
doing as soon as it did had it not been brought
TO the notice of the Overseers OF the Poor.
Samuel IN SeiHs w sRETs 'h' has sAS charge Das OF n, eisi o9'e oaut
the - grocery orders to the deserving poor
% orders G 1ho o sSIs1 ca nS set sth 81 w w4ai of 9 aeos sasss
groceries. The grocer presents a bill of the
articles ordered to the overseers Of the Poor and
c csiyed a iii iii wi which i0t st iGeaa a Eat Ai the Galreri had ssi
bought two bottles Of J9maics ginger in "
Mr.. Whitney thought it best TO find ont the rea.
abashed woman, for it was a woman, pleaded
illness. but when made TO understand that the
of sp~oonfuls at the most. she scarcely knew what
TO say. and so she spluttered: What did the
grocer set it down for; any way I
Tint threw new light on the subject. and in
due course Of time II was revealed that there
have been gr2Gers who have heard an order
knowing look accompanied the order he know
the proper translation was Jamaica ginger. So
he handed out the bottle and neatly wrote on
the bill two pounds OF pork and four quarts Of
beans, soc" That sort OF dealing would
tigation has also revealed that a very large part
OF many a Rrocer's business lay in the Jamaica
ginger traffic. One small store was unearthed
where i've and six eases were ordered each week,
This was out of all proportion to the amount OF
on all bottled goods. it is easy enough to under
stand that few grocers are unkindly disposed to-
ward cgltivgting that part OF the business,
ened OF all. They are the desperately confirmed
drunkards. In order to get enough alcohol 10
sity take a stif amount Of the ginger which Of
course goes with il. and by the time the alcohol
acts the ginger burns hike II furnace. Tho Indian
Jamaica ginger than 10 whiskey. As. ginger Of
all makes contains fllly6 per cent. Of alcohol,
one gill OF II is as good rs u pint Of whiskey.
Women are more addicted 10 Jamaica ginger
than men. II is more respectable 10 drink ginger
than whiskey. they think, and 1t sounds all right
TO ask for n bottle. lon have got. however. 10
acquire u taste for II, but having beGorne adj
dictcd to il, one does not care for ordinary in
| toNicants. When asked what they take the
stun for many women of the uncombed variety
say: "'Oh. for melancholy"
Now that this fiery Observation-Disclosures
cannot DO purchased AZ Newton, many go shop
ping out OF town aud return with u supply. The
suppression of ii in Newton Is. therefore. only
monrnrd by the charity folks who want IL and the
grocors. 4 jamaica ginger " jag" is one OF the
worst kind.
Lemon extract will next he called in. There 10
n cook in q certain famous girls school who
gets on a "toOt" for days on just plain lemon
extract. Not n bit of this tiavoring can he kept
in the institution, which is ~ sorrow TO the girls
who are fond of lemon.ilavoTCI pies, puddings.
and things.