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made

from

a

sweet

French

wine,

strongly

infused

with

a

solution

of

Peruvian

bark.

Its

tonic

properties

are

exten-

sively

acknowledged.

Byrrh

wine

is

a

high-class

appetizing

and

tonic

wine

pre-

pared

with

exceptionally

generous

wines.

Amer

Picon,

a

French

bitters,

or

aperitif,

made

from

French

sweet

wine

infused

from

bitter

herbs.

Edouard

Dubonnet

&

Labussiere

is

a

high-class

appetizing

and

tonic

wine,

and

an

exceedingly

good

stimulant.

It

is

made

from

old

wine

infused

with

bitter

herbs

and

quinquinas.

With

mineral

waters

it

makes

a

very

refreshing

drink.

Absinthe

is

.a

highly

aromatic

liqueur

of

an

opaline,

green-

ish

color,

and

slightly

bitter

taste.

It

is

distilled

from

bitter

herbs,

and

is

considered

tonic

and

stomachic,

although

its

excessive

use

produces

a

morbid,

stupefying

condition

differ-

ing

from

ordinary

form

of

alcoholism.

The

mode

of

drink-

ing

it

is

by

mixing

with

water,

which

is

poured

into

it

drop

by

drop.

SHERRY

There

are

no

wines

which

can

compare

with

genuine

Sherry,

either

in

generous

character,

delicacy

of

flavor

or

dietetic

value.

It

represents

about

the

highest

development

of

quality

in

wine,

is

distinguished

by

freedom

from

acidity,

sugar

extractive

matter,

and

has

a

high

proportion

of

vola-

tile

ethers.

These

compound

vinous

ethers

(to

which

Wine

of

a

certain

class

and

age

owes

the

greater

part

of

its

flavor

and

bouquet)

have

a

scarcely

less

important

influence

in

advancing

the

quality

of

wine

than

in

providing

a valu-

able

stimulant

to

the

vital

functions

in

cases

of

cerebral

and

cardiac

exhaustion.

It

relieves

that

condition

of

sleeplessness

consequent

upon

slow

and

inefficient

digestion,

of

old

age.

It

is

also

beneficial

in

the

later

stages

of

severe

febrile

diseases,

with

great

exhaustion

and

sleeplessness.

A

really

good

and

pure

Sherry

has

the

same

eflfect

in

rapidly

restoring

strength

and

regularity

to

the

heart's

action

in

certain

forms

of

chronic

neuroses

also

in

those

severe

neuralgic

affections

which

so

seriously

affect

the

system.

The

older

bottled

wines

and

those

having

the

greatest

amount

of

ethers

are

most

effective.

The

finest

wine

that

can

be

procured

for

money

is

just

that

which

will

give

the

best

effect

with

the

least

possible

delay.

It

must

not

be

for-

gotten

that

the

influence

of

such

wine

is

entirely

distinct

from

that

of

mere

alcohol.

In

Spain,

where

its

qualities

are

well

known,

it

is

regu-

larly

used

by

physicians

as

a

restorative

in

cases

of

collapse

after

surgical

operations.

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