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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