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Avant Dejeuner.—To a large glass half-
filled with seltzer add a spoonful of sugar,a glass of
Moselle,and a dash of portj fill up with ice.
The pleasure of digestion is great,the misery of indi
gestion is greater.
Bachbone=Stiffener.—One teaspoonful of
powdered white sugar, one wineglass of rum, one
teaspoonful of spices (allspice and cloves not ground),
and small piece of fresh butter. Dissolve the sugar
in a little boiling water, add the rum, spices, and
butter,andfillthe glasstwo-thirdsfullof boiling water.
I've hunted down the iron,
I've tracked the tiger's spoor,
I've used the shooting-iron
Todrop my brother Boer.
I've scrambled up the Andes,
I've roughed it in the Bay-
But that's nothing to the snakes
That the soda drives away.
Brain-Duster.—Squeeze into a tumbler the
juice of a lime,and add to it two dashes of gum,one
pony of absinthe,two dashes of vino vermouth,and
two dashes of sherry. Fill up with ice, stir, strain,
and serve.
There are prisons for those who do what is not legal,
But they who flout nature escape—thanks to Scigel.
Capel Court Cider Bowl.—Peel a lemon
or orange very thin j infuse the rind in a cup of
boiling water in a bowl? add some borage leaves,
some cucumber slices, some sprigs of balm, half-a-
pound of sugar,one pint of sherry, and two bottles of
cider. Put the bowl on ice and serve.
The thousand bubbles that rise in the glass
Are a thousand troubles to come,
So lift your hand and tip your glass
And drown them every one.