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INTRODUCTION TO !vIIXED DRINKS.

admit this fact who is not a slave to drinking. First

of all, if you make a mixed drink, your honesty must

force you to use pure articles only. Suppose you need

for your drink three or four ingredients; take every

article genuine but one, and you will spoil the entire

drink by the one that is not genuine. Therefore, order

mixed drinks only in reliable places.

Secondly: Never order a mixed drink when you

are in a hurry; you

c.an

get a well-mixed drink only

when you devote the time absolutely necessary to pre–

pare it.

. Thirdly: The mixer ought to be careful not to use

too much of one ingredient and too little of another.

Do not get too much water in your drink when you

prepare drinks with ice; find the suitable temperature,

not too warm nor too cold; chiefly, however, be careful

in your measurements, and compare a plain drink in its

size with your mixed one.

Mixing drinks might be compared to music; an or–

chestra will produce good music, provided all players

are artists; but have only one or two inferior musicians

in your band, and you may be convinced they will spoil

the entire harmony.

A man who is a slave to drinking will always prefer

something strong, even if less palatable, and the effect

is generally harmful to his brain; whereas the man who

believes in mixed drinks may hurt his stomach, in case

he drinks too much; but even this too much will never

reach the quantity of the former .