Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-08
BARTENDER
REWARDS CRATER
GROWTH OF THE COMBINATION
COCKTAIL
Jagged Thirst Of a Whisky Rebel Is
Rejuvenated by One Of Natures
Most Accommodating
Efforts
sneclal TO The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
! LA JOLLA, Nov. AT last comes
the ideal bush. After ten years Of per-
sistent searching Col. d. Tremens. a
well known resident of this place, has
succeeded in perfecting a plant that is
bound to make every La Jollan famous.
Col. Tremens, as is we'll known. is the
grandson of the famous general of that
name who commanded a battalion In
the whisky insurrection back in the old
days when Pennsylvania was noted for
its moonshining proclivities. The old
general succeeded i'm putting down the
rebellion, and his grandson has nobly
followed the elders example.
During many years Col. Tremens has
been engaged in raising rye and hops,
preparing the raw products for mar
ket, and furnishing the market for the
method was too long and tlresome, so
the colonel set about to find a bush that
should produce the desired effect.
His efforts had been futile till the old
bottle SCARED veteran heard Of the
wonderful discovery of vegetable eggs
created by McKeesport man. Friends
in the southland had short time be-
fore sent him q specimen of Prof.
Cooley's refrigerator plant. and like an
inspiration the idea came to the colonel
to combine the two.
Does a Little Grating
A three-year-old mint bush in the
back yard was chosen for the parent,
and the new egg plant was grated on
to this. A small sprig of the refrigera-
tor plant was also ingrafted and the
colonel waited for nature to take its
course.
In time the bush blossomed and by a
lucky stroke of carelessness. the flow
ers, instead of being covered with cap
as is usually the case with hybrid is
being developed. were left open to the
air and insects. Bees from the rye
field and the hop vines came to the new
flowers, fertilizing them with the pollen
of these plants. But Mr.. Tremens. in
blissful ignorance of the wonderful
change that had been effected, gath
cred the seed, and when spring came
proceeded to plant them in the regular
way.
In short tim bushy plants appeared,
resembling the mint except that thel
stems were thicker. A little gg-shaped
fruit developed, but the egg was flavor
ed with mint and the taste though odd, |
was scarcely what the botanist had ex-
pected. But in breaking off some of the
fruit bit of juice soiled the coloneps
hand and came to his mouth. Instantly |
he recognized that he had made a Won
derful discovery. Cutting a sprout Mr..
Tremens sucked it like sugar cane Il
and he realized that his hopes we're full |
filed. The drink was none other than
the nectar of the gods. The rye and
hops parentage had asserted itself. and
combining with the egg and mint had
produced drink such as the art-or
thirst--of man had never dreamed of.
Rabbits Like 1t
The new liquor is pronounced by ex-
perts to surpass the most delicious mint
julep ever handed out by thirst en-
porium, and at the same time the egg
nogg taste is present because of the egg
stock. When the weather is hottest the
plant cools the liquid, and
one can cut sprout, make an incision
a little way up the stem and draw forth
the finest liquor ever tasted.
A popularity of the plant is that
strange insects and animals infect it.
The other day while the colonel was out
at his bush most brightly colored rab-
bit appeared. The beast was of a rich
orange hue, with the exception of it's
tail, which was a dark green. The colo
mel declares that the animal appeared
after he had cut his fourth sprout, and
off four of the sprouts for it.
self, disappeared from the garden. The
colonel's story was verified by the fact
that the stumps of eight sprouts re-
mained as evidence.
Much of the good colonel's time is
spent these days around his new bush
as he desires to bring it as near perfec-
ton as possible before the winter
months put an end to his labors.