1936 The Artistry of Mixing Drinks by Frank Meier

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Any young man who can convince me that his lips will never

touch alcohol need not follovy my required course in drinks

and drinking. To know how to drink is as essential as to know

how to swim,and one should be at home in both these closely

related elements. Each man reacts differently to alcohol;

he should know before the time when, according to custom,

he indulges in his first collegiate"binge", whether liquor affects

his head, his legs or his morals; whether he sings,fights, weeps,

climbs lamp-posts or behaves with excessive affection toward

the opposite sex; whether, in short, it makes him a jovial

companion or a social pest. A knowledge of these weaknesses

will help to overcome them. "Know your capacity and stay

within limits." One can drink sensibly, if one knows what a

chaos a mixture of liquors can produce. "In vino veritas",

so often quoted, does not mean that a man will tell the truth

when in drink, but will reveal the hidden side of his character.

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