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DRINKS.
two
verses
(Prov.
Ix.
2,
5)
:
''
She
hath
mingled
her
wine
"
;
''
Drink
of
the
w^ine
that
I
have
mingled/
Their
wfine
used
to
be
trodden
in
the
press,
the
wine
being
put
into
bottles
or
wine
skins,
specially
men-
tioned
in
Joshua
ix.
4,
13.
In
later
days
they
had
vessels
of
earthenware
and
glass,
similar
to
those
in
the
illustration,
which
were
found
whilst
excavating
in
Jerusalem.
.That
the
ancient
Jews
knew
of
other
intoxicating
liquors,
such
as
Palm
and
Date
wines,
there
can
be
very
little
doubt.
J.
A.