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MIXER'S GUIDE
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What to DrinJ^and Why
Sherry Wine taken with meals is an excellent stimulant and an
aid to digestion.
Claret wine will arouse a torpid liver and aid it to properly
perform its important functions.
White wines are beneficial for people inclined to be stout and
they need not go through the task of dieting if they drink these fine
wines with their meals.
Port wine produces rich, red blood and will make one strong
and vigorous.
Tokay wine is a wonderful aid to convalescents and the average
individual will quickly regain lost strength by its use.
Whisky should be considered indispensable among the requisites
of the medicine chest and is a good stimulant.
Brandy is the doctor's every-ready prescription for patients too
sick to retain any other form of nourishment.
Gin arouses sluggish kidneys and helps them to fulfill the duties
intended by nature.
Rum should be served as a hot punch, and it will break a cold
more quickly than any favorite prescription of a druggist.