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A
BACHELOR'S
CUPBOARD
A
Dissertation
on
Drinks
drinks
too
little
;
the
truly
temperate
mariner
who
steers
the
middle
course
Is
the
only
one
worthy
of
the
name;
his
conduct
fits
the
word.
What
mental
lubricator
can
equal
a
choice
drink?
It
calls
forth
jest
and
song,
It
stimulates
eloquence
and
awakens
wholesome
mirth.
Then
''
let
us
eat,
drink,
and
be
merry,
for
to-morrow
we
die."
A
painter
who
lacks
skill
In
mixing
his
colors
spoils
many
a
good
canvas.
So
It
Is
with
the
concocter
of
drinks.
Be
his
materials
never
so
numerous
and
pure,
If
he
lacks
skill
as
a
compounder;
for
he
will
not
only
mar
good
Ingredients,
but
disappoint
a
company.
To
avert
so
sad a
calamity
Is
the
mission
of
this
chapter,
In
which
divers
delectable
drinks
are
given,
with
direc-
tions
for
their
mixing.
''Drink
in
the
morning
staring
—
Then
all
day
be
sparing."
ABSINTHE
Into
a
goblet
of
shaved
Ice
put
two
dashes
COCKTAIL
of
maraschino,
one
dash
of
orange
bitters,
and
one
pony
of
absinthe.
Stir
well,
strain,
and
serve.
''
The
fish
lead
a
pleasant
life
—
they
drink
when
they
like/'
ALE
Three
pints
of
ale,
draught
or
bottled,
a
F^IP
spoonful
of
sugar,
a
piece
of
mace,
six
cloves,
and
a
small
piece
of
butter.
Let
this
boll,
and
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