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DRINKS.
Spirits,
a
beverage
which,
like
ether
in
Ireland,
has
of
late
years
advanced
considerably
in
public
estimation.
It
has
the
two
advantages
of
being
cheap
and
heady.
An
Act
of
1880
imposed
penalties
on
any
retail
trades-
man
selling
it
for
the
purpose
of
drink.
A
better
method
perhaps
to
prevent
its
being
poured
down
the
throats
of
Her
Majesty^s
liege
subjects
would be
to
take
steps
to
ensure
its
being
mixed
before
sold
with
a
strong
emetic.
The
palate
can
be
trained,
but
the
stomach
is
far
less
docile.