The Republican journal., 1918-07-25
on, never AGAIN.
British Visitor Has Sworn Off
Mint Juleps.
Accordino to His Story He Had an
Idea II Was a "Soft Drink" and
His DisiIIusionment Was
Complete.

Iieut. Hector MacQuarrie, whose
hook "Over Here" was recently pub
ished. had an experience with an
American beverage that surprised him.
While waiting for midnight train
q Philadelphia hotel on hot night he
became thirsty and sought the cafe.
where he told the waiter to bring him
q large iced drink and suggested or
angeade. The waiter mentioned mint
iulep. "The drink was unfamiliar"
saws the lieutenant, "but it 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 a
summers day came back to my mind
as 1 sat behind large column in the
cafe. Hence, said: Right o! Bring
me a mint julep.' He did, curse him
With a 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, 1oated on the
top. I was more thirsty than hungry
and I was very hungry.
II drank the julep. at once. 1t was
delicious. For soft drink the effect
was decidedly interesting. My first
sensation was nice singing, advanc.
ing sound in my head. l felt myself
to be drifting along smooth stream
with overhanging willows and masses
of mint growing on the banks. felt
that delightful sensation that one feels
when a tooth has been removed with
the aid of gas and one is just return
ing to consciousness.
"This pleasing feeling continued for
a little while and then I could see the
paneled walls of the room, and heard
what seemed 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 famil-
lar and then 1 realized that it was my
own. I promptly switched to Eng
lish, but the voice was still far dis
tant. Finally, full consciousness re-
returned, also realization of the stu
alton. Then the voice in the distance
said: Waiter, your d mint julep
has gone to my head and I must catch
a train in exactly half an hour The
walters voice expressed sorrow and
suggested much water and more sand
wiches. I drank water and I ate sand
wiches, and the vision of Mr.. Pick
wick in the wheelbarrow came upon
me with full force. 1 was thankful
that in spite of all l could see my
watch, but if the waiter had not been
firm I 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 a perfectly stately manner I walked
out of the hotel and along the road
and caught my train.
II would advise all foreigners ar
irving in America" Lieutenant Mac
Quarrie concludes, ito avoid mint ju-
leps. 1t was extremely pleasant, al
most delightful, but mint julep taken
several hours after meal when one
drinks but little at any time. is ex-
tremely potent. I have been told
since that just after a meal mint
julep is comparatively harmless, and
that it is not a soft drink. Frank
", I will never touch one again as
long as l live. There are too many
possibilities in its icy depths