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barkeepers' ready reference.

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We are as prone to drink as

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the sparks are have been, are, and will be as long as there is strong drink for us to indulge in, The wild red man loves his fire water, the Irishman his whisky, the Dutch- man his beer, and the French their wine. But the Americans. Why, they love all at once. And as it is incon- venient to drink so often, they have them mixed, and take them in the shape of smashes^ toddies, julips, names which we will mention in due time. We do not pretend to say that it is right to partake of strong drink, to fly upward ; cocktails, and many other