Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-17

Where did the genius of that man
end? George Washington, who never
told lie, who defeated the greatest
power on earth and proved there was
greater. who was the father of his
country, and the inventor of the swiz.
Zlc, the first cocktail known to man.
kind
The swizzle. be it known, is n con.
coction peculiar to this island. What
il is composed of She story Of George
Washington. the father of the first
swizzle, will show. For the present
let it suffice that every tourist who
visits this island is asked at some
stage of the game:
Have you tried swizzle?"
Without knowing that he is drink.
ing the first cocktail known to bar
science, the tourist partakes, and the
more beswizZled he becomes the more
tribute he pays to the genius of George
Washington.
Genesis! Long before he made him.
self famous George Washington made
tho SwiZZlc famous. He was then Il
young man, fond of long walks in the
hot sun In order to generate an ap.
petite for bread and cheese and some
thing cool. Before the revolution he
mad occasion 10 visit Barbados with
his brother, who was then in ill health
The father of his country resided with
his brother in n colonial house out
Side BridSetown. The house is known
ne "Washirgton's Home in Barbados
10 this day
One morning "before coffee" rs the
saying is here. George Washington and
his hrnthpr Fnr q
II was long tramp and hot tramp,
'lle story runs. and on the way home
tho weak brother complained of the
heat and consequent fatigue
1T is against my principles" George
Washington is reported 10 have said
ito venture in uncertain taverns out
of idle curiosity. But where neces.
si'y demands he is craven who
fears to look what's behind a door"
We'll said" remarked the brother.
whose name, some say here. was 10.
scph.
Imagine the delight Of the two
brothers when they found behind tho
door a rubicund Dutch boniface who
had often served cooling draughts to
The man who never told lie
Good Eliasson." said George Wash
'''-''h' NY b'p-h'l anu DlNSplI nave
walked good ten miles in hot sun
with nothing 10 cool our tongues hut
Il stale milk cocoanut Let MS have
something that has cold swizzle to
IT, Now sir. each man, who profes.
ses should be master of his profes.
sion Let us see."
Good Eliason who had a fear OF
this George Washington on account
of certain abruptness and precision
OF diction. TREMENDOUSLY laid bottle of
Schnapps on the table. George Wash
ineton frowned
But it is your favorite," protested
Eliasson.
CThey spelled favorite with GU
them.
But not today" said George Wash
ington. ut is of too much fruitiness.
the flavor must he tempered to n
slight bitterness. Have you anything
bitter? But, above all. it must be well
swizzled to GOODNESS"
II have South American Juice"
said Eliasson
Give it TO me-"
And the schnapps, good sir has
been in the stream in the gully all
night"
G/od. Give me n Jug
The jug was forthcoming. George
Washington poured out four parts of
schnapps. tasted the South American
bitters and added a teaspoonful NJ
that ingredient, He then grated in
n flavoring of kola nut and borrowed
a new clap pipe from Eliasson. Break.
ing the stem of the churchwarden in
the middle, the man who never told
Il lie inserted the bowl into the mix
ture and made il rip around like &.
churn by rubbing the stem between
his palms.
a foam appeared on the top of tie
mixture. George Washington, his
brother and good Eliasson could hard.
ly see it inside the jug, but they could
tell it was there from the increasing
hollowness of the churning note.
Then the mixture was poured out.
George Washington raised i. - his
lips.
"A moment" said he. at is Gus
tom among friends for the hiss. to
drink first the wine that may be
poison"
lie drank, and laying down the
glass, very deliberately filled it mp
again.
at is good whizzle," said he. 81