1892 Drinks of the world

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ceased, owing to

colouring

excreta

their

red,

its

probably owing to the colouring matter. In the old days of punch drinking, rum was the great ingredient in that beverage, but its use has gradually died out, except among sailors, it still being served out in the navy, on account of its supposed warming qualities. Rum and milk, taken before breakfast, is also a beverage used very extensively.

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