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THE WICKED NURSE
C
HILD.
Mother, what is this picture'?
MOTHER.
It is the picture of a nurse with a little infant
on her lap.
CHILD.
But what is nurse doing to the baby'? Is she going to
kill it'?
MOTHER.
No my child. She is feeding it with gin and water.
CHILD.
But mother, why does nurse give gin to the baby'?
MOTHER.
Many mothers and nurses think that spirit is very good
and necessary for infants and often give it them to keep them
quiet. But it is a very bad and hurtful practice. I should not
be surprised if, when this little babe grows up to be a man,
he should be a drunkard.
From "Temperance Almanac for
i834."
The Rob Roy
Two parts Scotch whiskey,
One part French Vermouth,
One part Italian Vermouth,
One teaspoonful of sugar,
A dash of Bitters.