1896 Fancy Drinks and Popular Beverages by the Only William

HINTS AND GENERAL RE 1ARKS.

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thing cannot be sepa rated from the other-will be a ble to t ell a ma n 's cha racter very soon, as far as conduct, education, la nguage, and general savo£r - v £v re a re con– cerned. Such a situation is a better teache r of human nature than a ny book howso eve r, and by whomsoever it may be written. "Tell me wh a t you drink a nd I will tell you who you are." The t as te s a nd habits of your different customers appear to you so pla in, tha t you have to t ake an interest in thi s study of human nature. As a general rul e yo u will find tha t only a little part of drinking is done by one individual. A gentl eman eithe r brings his company with him or h e expects to find it in the ba rroom. It is in drinking as it is in eat– ing: very few want to enjoy their drinks by themselves. As to my individual belief, all men are born equal, with a heart full of honesty; I ca nnot believe any one ·mi ght think otherwise. If a ny one grows up to become different, it is the fault of his s urroundings or his own carelessness. How any one can lie ·without knowing what he does it for, I ca nnot compreh e nd. Thus with me ! Manya time I have been asked concerning mixed drinks: What do you think of them in regard to th eir effect and result to the stomach ? Many a time I h ave heard the complaint, mi xed drinks make a person sick; consequently we do not be lieve in them; we think them to be bad and a failure. Patience, my dear patrons ! Most cheerfully I give th e following a nswe r: Drinking is a luxury, water and milk excepted, and any man will