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CHAPTER XVIII
THE AFTERMATH OF REVELRY
Revelry means remorse—And " Katzenjammer "—And other
things—Why will ye do it?—The devil in solution—Alco
holism a disease— An accountant on wires — A jumpy
journalist—A lot of jolly dogs—What is " Langdebeefe ** ?
—To cure spleen or vapours—Directly opposite effects of
alcohol—The best pick-me-up in the world—An anchovy
toast—Baltimore egg nogg—Orange quinine—About brandy
and soda-water—A Scorcher.—Brazil relish — St. Mark's
pick-me-up — A champion bitters — A devilled biscuit—
Restorative sandwiches—Fresh air and exercise best of all—
Stick to your nerve !
This is a world of compensations. Therefore it
is of no use shutting our eyes to the fact that
for every minute of injudicious, over-estimated
revelry, of devotion to the rosy god, passed at
night in the best of society, with boon com
panions, we are liable to an hour's disturbance,
worry, agony of mind, headache, remorse of
conscience, "jim-jams," " Katzenjammer " (the
equivalent for "hot coppers")—call it what you
will, next day. Some suffer for over-indulgence
more than others. There be so-called "seasoned
casks " who claim that no amount of debauchery
can affect them for the worse, as long as the