1895 Mixed Drinks by Herbert W Green

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MIXED DRINKS.

should he drawn off and thrown away,so that custom ers may have it fresh and free from any metallic taste. Pipes should be cleansed every week by running a strong solution of sal soda and hot water through them. This loosens all the corrosion. Then there should be several bucketfuls of hot water run through to rinse the pipes thoroughly. By this means there is no possi ble danger. Waters. We have said something about every beverage except water. If it can be gotten pure,it is a very fine drink, and there are times when nothing can take its place. It is a shame that the two things most impor tant to humanity—air and water—are so contaminated, so hard to get in a pure state. Everybody who is at all informed knowsthat there is a risk in the air we breathe and the water we drink. This accounts in part for the great popularity of beer. Persons who are not fond of beer use some of the spring waters, or the mineral and medicinal waters, as a diluent,butsome of them are not good to quench thirst. The spring and mineral waters are Apollinaris, Seltzer, Tichy, plain soda, Sheboygan, Waukesha,Saratoga,Congress, Hathorn,Oconomowoc, Ypsilanti, Mt. Clemens, West Baden, French Lick,