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HINTS AND GENERAL REMARKS.
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thing cannot be separated from the other-will be able
to tell a man's character very soon, as far as conduct,
education, language, and general
savoz"r -vz"vre
are con–
cerned.
Such a situation is a better teacher of human nature
than any book howsoever, and by whomsoever it may be
written. "Tell me what you drink and I will tell you
who you are." The tastes and habits of your different
customers·appear to you so plain, that you have to take
an interest in this study of human nature.
As a general rule you will find that only a little part
of drinking is done by one individual. A gentleman
either brings his company with him or he expects to
find it in the barroom. 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 cannot believe any one
might think otherwise.
If
any one grows up to become
different, it is the fault of his surroundings or his own
carelessness. How any one can lie without knowing
what he does it for, I cannot comprehend . Thus with
me! Manya time I have been asked concerning mixed
drinks: What do you think of them in regard to their
effect and result to the stomach
?
Many a time I have
heard the complaint, mixed drinks make a person sick;
consequently we do not believe in them; we think them
to be bad and a failure. Patience, my dear patrons !
Most cheerfully I give the following answer: Drinking
is a luxury, water and
milk
excepted, and any man
will