Year: 1878

Iced Tea.


Burlington Hawkeye.


Singular enough, science has not
yet assailed iced tea. But it will
not do to permit people to enjoy
this cool, delightful beverage sim
ply because its taste is grateful to
the wearieh system during this
scorching weather. We must do
our duty, though science may
shrink from it, and the people may
CRY out against us. There is dan.
ger in iced tea, and, if you would
live long and well, shun the cooling
cup. We have not the space to
devote to an extended discussion
of the matter, and can only cite a
few instances from long series Of
carefully made experiments, which
cannot fail to carry conviction to
the most incredulous mind.


On June 10th, of this year, john
O. Hampstead, Of West Ilill,-s~eail
to drink iced tea at dinner and sup
per. He kept up this practice for
nearly three weeks, and then one
day, going down the Division street
steps, he slipped and fell, abrading
the skin on both legs, and running
a silver into the ball of his thumb
so far that it m9de his teeth ache
when he pulled it out. His clothes
wele also considerably torn. When
he went home that evening he
learned that hiseldest boy had been
whipped at school for sticking pin
as far through another. boy as the
head would let it go. He was
warned to quit drinking iced tea,
but he persisted in the practice,
and is now sleeping in the valley,
between West and North Hill,
where he lives, and says he never
felt so well in all his life, but may
be he lies about it.


Henry Esterfeldt, of Eighth
street, drank iced tea regularly
every summer for three years. He
that after drinking it about
two months, his boots began to run
over at the heel. He persisted,
and one Sunday afternoon, while
he was out driving, his horse ran
away and smashed SIT out of a
borrowed buggy. He paid the
money, but neglected the warning.
He went on drinking iced tea,
and in less than six weeks some |
one poisoned his dog. These state |
ments can all be verified by writing |
to Mr.. Esterteldt, who is living in
Kansas City, the father of eleven
all of whom inherit their
vice.


y young woman who did plain |
sewing in this city, while employed
in the family of Ralph Henderson,
Of Maple street. became addicted
during the summer to the use OF |
iced tea. She soon ran a sewing |
needle through her thumb,
and for many days, whenever she
pickC Il up a cup OF iced tea, a sharp |
pain ran through her thumb. She
refused to obey the warning, how
ever, and in six weeks she was car
red away. The man who carried
her away married her first, and
they are now living in Sagetown.


Last week, at the beginning of
-he heated term, two eminent scien-
life gentlemen Of Burlington took
I strong, healthy black and tan
log and immersed him in IL tub of
pure cistern water, into which a
weak solution of iced tea had been
poured. They held the dogs head
lnder the water fifteen minutes,
he struggled violcntly;
.huS showing the natural and in
aversion to a substance
which intelligent human beings
llindly aud eagerly drink, and
when the gentlemen took him out
If the tub he was quite dead. If
| teacupful Of water will kill a dog,
hink for yourselves what must be
he effect of Il strong, undilutea
,up Of this decoction upon the sys-
EN- of a weak woman.


Last summer, lumber pnller i'll
he employ of L. T. Parsons 81 Co, |
# this city, declared that he could
i've on iced tea. Before he had
ime to go up his boarding house,
lowevcr, he fell Oft the raft upon
which he was at work and drowned.


a single drop Of iced tea poured
Ipon the tongue of living rattle
make will produce the most start
ing effect, instantly causing the
nan who administers to fly for his
lie, and his lite will be in imminent
anger, unless he distances the
make before the first turn.


Eleven grains of strychine mixed
D a teasponful of iced tea will kill |
he oldest man in America.


These instances and facts might
C multiplied by scores. We have
aid enough, however, to warn
very person of the danger that
les in the tempting goblet OF iced
ea.


IaSfino