The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
Bridgetown fBarbados) Cor. New York Times

Bridgetown fBarbados) Cor. New York
 Times
 XNT HERE did the genius sos,aa of that man man
 never told lie, who defeated the greatest power on earth and proved thebe was a greater, who was the fa- ther of his country, and the inventor of the ,Swizzle, the first cocktail known to mankind.
 The swizze, be it known, is a concoc- tion peculiar to this island. What it is composed of the story of George Wash ington, the father of the first swizzle, will show. For the present let 1t suffice that every tourist who visits this island is asked at some stage of the game:
 Have you tried a swizzle?'
 Without knowing that he is drinking the first cocktail known to bar science, the tourist partakes. and the more beswiz- zled he becomes the more tribute he pays to the genius of George Washington.
 Geness Long before he made himself famoos George Washington made the swizzse famous. He was then young man. fond of long walks in the hot sun in oielr to generate an appetite for bread and cheese and something cool Before the revolution he had occasion to visit Barba- dos with his brother who was then in i'll health The father of his country re- sided with his brother in colonial house outside Bridgetown. The house Is known as "WAshington's Home in Barbados" to this day.
 One morning, before coffee" as the saying Is here, George Washington and his brother went for a constitutional. It was a long tramp and hot tramp, the story runs and on the way home the weak brother complained of the heat and consequent fatigue.
 s.It is against my principles" George Washington is reported to have said, "to venture In uncertain taverns out of idle curiosity. But where necessity demands he is a craven who fears to look whats behind a door,
 { Well said" remarked the brother, whose name, some say here. was Joseph.
 Imagine the delight of the two brothers when they found behind the door rubi- cund Dutch boniface who had often served cooling draughts to the man who never told a lie
 Good Elasson," said George Washing ton. "my brother and myself have walked a good ten miles In a hot sun with noth- ing to cool our tongues but stale milk cocoanut. Let us have something that has a cold sWiZzle to It. NOW, SIT, edcn fnuH who professes should be a master of his profession. Let us see."
 Good Eliasson. who had a fear of this George Washington on account of cer- tain abruptness and precision of diction. tremulously laid bottle of schnapps on the table. George Washington drowned.
 But it Is your favourite," protested Eliasson.
 (They spelled favorite with 'u' then.)
 But not today" said George Washing ton "It is of too much fruitiness The flavor must be tempered to a slight bit terness. Have you anything bitter? But, above all. it must be we'll swzzled to coolness."
 1T have South American juice" said Eliasson
 Give it to me"
 And the schnapps, good sir, has been in tne stream Tn the gully all night"
 r'Good. Give me a jug"
 ne Jug was forthcoming. George Wash ington poured out four parts of schnapps, tasted the South American bitters and added teaspoonful of that ingredient. He then grated in fiavoring of kola nut and borrowed new clay pipe from Elisson. Breaking the stem of the church warden Tn the middle the man who never told n He Inserted the bowl into the mixture and made 1t rip around like churn bv rub Ding the stem between his palms.
 A foam appeared on the top of the mix ture. George Washington, his brother and good Eliasson could hardly see 1t inside the jug. but they could tell 1t was there