1892 The flowing bowl when and what to drink (1892, c1891)

PREFACE.

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fractions, especially in circulating decimals; if we are not very careful in the order in which we do certain operations, we most certainly will never arrive at a correct result; neglecting following decimal places will largely affect the correctness of our final answer. So, too, in mixing drinks: The fractional parts of liquors that are to be mixed, and their order, have to be care- fully considered, and without such consideration no palatable drink may be expectecl. I do not deny that a book on drinks will mainly have to cover the demands of public resorts, but I hope, and me in this feeling, that there will be a time when reasonable drinking is not looked upon as a crime; and the time will come when around the table the whole family sits chatting and whiling idle hours away, while the sparkling bowl sharpens their wit and loosens their tongues; when father and grown-up sons will not leave their homes to seek recreation, but when they will spend their leisure time in the family circle. By careful investigation every impartial reader will find that nearly all recipes concerning bowls, punches, etc., are made not so much for the bar-use as for the / believe in temperance. Surely this my belief has no reference to temperance that identifies itself with prohibition, but it has refer- ence to temperance in the word's true meaning: tem- pering or moderating the enjoyment of liquors. I am sure many join family. It may sound strange from the lips of a mixer of drinks, and still it is the truth