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HINTS
AND
GENERAL
REMARKS.
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thing
cannot
be
separated
from
the
other
will
be
able
to
tell
a
man's
character
very
soon,
as
far
as
conduct,
education,
language,
and
general
savoir-vivre
are
con-
cerned.
Such
a
situation
is
a
better
teacher
of
human
nature
than
any
book
howsoever,
and
by
whomsoever
it
may
be
written. "
Tell
me
what
you
drink
and
I
will
tell
you
who
you
are."
The
tastes
and
habits
of
your
different
customers
appear
to
you
so
plain,
that
you
have
to
take
an
interest
in
this
study
of
human
nature.
As
a
general
rule
you
will
find
that
only
a
little
part
of
drinking
is
done
by
one
individual.
A
gentleman
either
brings
his
company
with
him
or
he
expects
to
find
it
in
the
barroom.
It
is
in
drinking
as
it
is
in
eat-
ing:
very
few
want
to
enjoy
their
drinks
by
themselves.
As
to
my
individual
belief,
all
men
are
born
equal,
with
a
heart
full
of
honesty;
I
cannot
believe
any
one
might
think
otherwise.
If
any
one
grows
up
to
become
different,
it
is
the
fault
of
his
surroundings
or
his
own
carelessness.
How
any
one
can
lie
without
knowing
what
he
does
it
for,
I
cannot
comprehend.
Thus
with
me
!
Many
a
time
I
have
been
asked concerning
mixed
drinks:
What
do
you
think
of
them
in
regard
to
their
effect
and
result
to
the
stomach
?
Many
a
time
I
have
heard
the
complaint,
mixed
drinks
make
a
person
sick;
consequently
we
do
not
believe
in
them;
we
think
them
to
be
bad
and
a
failure.
Patience,
my
dear
patrons
!
Most
cheerfully
I
give
the
following
answer:
Drinking
is
a
luxury,
water
and
milk
excepted,
and
any
man
will