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DRINKS.
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he
says,
was
scarcely
inferior
to
the
juice
of
the
grape.
This
beer
was
made
from
barley,
and,
hops
being
unknown,
it
was
flavoured
with
lupins
and
other
vegetable
substances.
This
old
beer
was
called
kega^
and
can
be
traced
back
as
far
as
the
4th
dynasty.
Then
they
also
had
Palm
wine,
and
another
wine
called
daga,
supposed
to
be
made
from
dates
or
figs
;
and
they
also
made
wines
from
pomegranates
and
other
fruits,
and
from
herbs,
such
as
rue,
hellebore,
drink.
A
zyihum
and
a
dizythum
seem
to
have
existed,
corre-
sponding,
let
us
say,
to
our
Single
and
Double
X.
This
zythum
is
nearly
allied
to
the
sacera
of
Palestine,
the
cesia
of
Spain,
the
cervisia
of
Gaul,
the
sebaia
of
Dalmatia,
and
the
curmi
or
camum
of
Germany.
According
to
Rabbi
Joseph,
this
beer
was
made
\
barley,
\
Crocus
Sylvestris,
and
J
salt.
He
adds,
"
He
that
is
bound,
it
looseth
;
and
he
who
is
loose,
it
binds
;
and
it
is
dangerous
for
pregnant
women."