The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-29
DRINKING IN SUMMER.
To Lessen Inconvenience of Excep-
tfonal Heat.
From the London Lancet.

From the London Lancet.
Each individual may, by the exercise
of little thought and discretion, do
great deal to lessen the inconveni-
ence due to exceptional heat The diff
ficulty is to persuade persons to alter
their habits for a season which in this
country is of but short duration. Yet
the very fact that great heat is quite
exceptional, that therefore we are not
accustomed to IT, makes it all the more
necessary to take proper measures.
The healthy and strong may be only
Inconvenience, but the feeble and
aged may be seriously injured.
Obviously the first precaution is so
to plan our appointments and business
as to allow plenty of time to walk
slowly from place to place. People
who live in hot climates do not race
about as we are in the habit of doing
in England, Also, the hotter the eli
mate the more general Is the absti-
nence from alcoholic drinks. The
thoughtless Englishman, however,
rushes about with just as much en-
ergy and rapidity during the very hot
weather as during the more temperate
! periods of the year. AS a natural re-
/ suit he is soon overwhelmed with
! thirst and therefore resorts to mineral
| waters with a dash of alcohol, or is
this too expensive he will take a glass
of beer served in a tepid condition and
then at once hurry back to his bust
ness. This only increases the perspira-
| ton from which he was already suf-
! fering. In time, headache and general
! lassitude ensue. Such a regime Is as
| ineflicacious as 1t is injurious.
First of all we should strive to keep
| cool by moving slowly then we must
endure thirst and abstain from drink
while physically active. 1t is only
when we have reached a comparative
ly cool place and can sit and rest for
awhile that we may venture to quench
our thirst. But then we come face to
face with this great grievance, that
there are hardly any suitable summer
drinks in this country and that there
is still greater lack of cool places
where the mass of the people can rest
while taking such light refreshment.
In the center of Paris, where land is
as valuable as In London, the work.
man insists on chair and table
placed in the shade and in the open
air before he will consume a drink in
the cheapest cabarets. For the wealth.
Ter classes there are luxurious cafes
we'll shaded from the sun, the win
dows removed and the ground kept
cool by constant watering. Here rest
and a fresher atmosphere can be en-
pleasant iced drinks that contain lit
tie or no alcohol. Why are we in Eng
land so much behind other nations in
this respect? In Germany the town
workman has In summer time numer-
Gus beer gardens where there are
shade and fresh air
In due measure with the comforts
and luxurfes provided do we find de-
crease in the prevalence of drunken
ness. Drunkards abound in our public
houses; they are almost never seen in a
French cafe, even though absinthe be
served at every other table. All that
has been said in favor of temperance
and against strong alcoholic drinks Is
doubly appropriate during the very hot
weather. Then more than ever is
really good temperance drink urgently
needed. Light lager beer is, we be-
lieve. yearly more and more appreci-
ated in England. This is truly tenn
perance drink well suited for hot
weather. AS we have already shown
by careful analysis beer of the Munich
type contains as much nutriment with
only half the alcohol that is to be
found in typical high-class English
beers. Then 1t must be kept cool
namely, mt about 45 degrees Fahren-
heit which is better than being iced.
There is also a larger demand for
lemon squash" or simply lemon juice
with plain water and sugar, and this
is a good symptom. for these are the
sort of drinks that will do no harm
during the hot weather. Tea is like
wise taking the place of strong drinks,
and the hotter it is the more refreshing
the after effect-a fact which is at last
being recognized.