Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-07-04
"OH, NEVER AGAIN."
British Visitor Has Sworn or
Mint Juleps. /
According to His story He Had an
Idea II Was a aeoft Drink" and
His DIslIIuslonnent Was
Complete.


Lieut.. Hector MacQuarrie, whose
book, "Over Here" was recently pub
llshed, had an experience with an
American beverage that surprised him.
While waiting for midnight train In
a Philadelphia hotel on q hot night, he
became thirsty and sought the cafe,
where he told the waiter to bring him
a large iced drink and suggested or
angeade. The waiter mentioned mint
julep. "The drink was unfamiliar"
says the lieutenant, shut 1t sounded
good and American people make the
most wonderful soft drinks in the
world. The very word mint suggest
ed GOODNESS, and the fragrant smell Of
the upper river at Cambridge on
summers day came back to my mind
as sat behind q large column In the
cafe. Hence, said: Right OF Bring
me o mint julep.' He did, curse him J
With large chicken sandwich. 1t ar
rived. The glass was all frosted,
filled with mushy Ice, while a dainty
little bunch OF green mint with Its
stems piercing the ice. fioated on the
top. was more thirsty than hungry.
and / was very hungry.
VI drank the jnlep at once. 1t was
delicious. For soft drink the effect
was decidedly interesting. My frst
sensation was g nice singing advanc-
Ing sound in my head. / felt myself
20 be drifting along n smooth stream
with overhanging willows and masses
Of mint growing on the banks. Ifelt
that delightful sensation TINT one feels
when q tooth has been removed with
the aid Of gas ana one Is just return
ing 10 consciousness.
'This pleasing feeling continued for
q little while and then could see the
paneled walls Of the room. and heard
what seemed a still. small voice talk
ing In extremely bad French to the
waiter who answered In what must
have been good French. The voice
using the bad French was very famii-
lar and then I realized that II was my
own. I promptly switched TO Eng
lish, but the voice was stn far dis
tant. Finally, full consciousness re-
returned. also a realization Of the stu
alton. Then the voice In the distance
Hald, waiter, your d. mint julep
has gone 10 my head and must catch
a train In exactly half an hour The
walters voice expressed sorrow and
suggested much water and more sand
witches. drank water and ate sand
witches. and the vision OF MIR. Pick
wick in the wheelharrow came upon
me with full force. was thankful
l shat IN spite Of all could see my
watch. bot n tho walter had not been
Arm should have missed my train.
The water and the sandwiches were
successful A faint knowledge Of
Christian Science picked up from my
chief In New York helped me, and
In q perfectly stately manner walked
out Of the hotel and along the road
and caught my train.
II would advise oil foreigners ar
irving IN America" Lieutenant Mac
Quarrte concludes, 'to avoid mint Ju.
leps. II was extremely pleasant, al
most delightful. but a mint julep taken
several hours after n meal when one
drinks but little at any time, is ex-
tremely potent. have been told
since that just after a meal a mint
juiep Is comparatively harmless. and
that II Is not a soft drink. Frank
~. win never touch one again as
long as live. There are too many
possibilities IN It's Icy depths"