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XIV
PREFACE.
fractions,
especially
in
circulating
decimals;
if
we
are
not
very
careful
in
the
order
in
which
we
do
certain
operations,
we
most
certainly
will
never
arrive
at
a
correct
result;
neglecting
following
decimal
places
will
largely
affect
the
correctness
of
our
final
answer.
So,
too,
in
mixing
drinks:
The
fractional
parts
of
liquors
that are
to
be
mixed,
and
their
order,
have
to
be
care-
fully
considered,
and
without
such
consideration
no
palatable
drink
may
be
expectecl.
I
do
not
deny
that
a
book
on
drinks
will
mainly
have
to
cover
the
demands
of
public
resorts,
but
I
hope,
and
I
am
sure
many
join
me
in
this
feeling,
that
there
will
be
a
time
when
reasonable
drinking
is
not
looked
upon
as
a
crime;
and
the
time
will
come
when
around
the
table
the
whole
family
sits
chatting
and
whiling
idle
hours
away,
while
the
sparkling
bowl
sharpens
their
wit
and
loosens
their
tongues;
when
father
and
grown-up
sons
will
not
leave
their
homes
to
seek
recreation,
but
when
they
will
spend
their
leisure
time
in
the
family
circle.
By
careful
investigation
every
impartial
reader
will
find
that
nearly
all
recipes
concerning
bowls,
punches,
etc.,
are
made
not
so
much
for
the
bar-use
as
for
the
family.
It
may
sound
strange
from
the
lips
of
a
mixer
of
drinks,
and
still
it
is
the
truth
/
believe
in
temperance.
Surely
this
my
belief
has
no
reference
to
temperance
that
identifies
itself
with
prohibition,
but
it
has
refer-
ence
to
temperance
in
the
word's
true
meaning:
tem-
pering
or
moderating
the
enjoyment
of
liquors.