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lead.
As
a
stimulant
it
is
considered
most
eiificacious.
The
Medford
rums
are
also
made
in
Massachusetts
and
enjoy
great
popularity.
They
are
distilled
on
the
same
principle
as
New
England
rums.
ALES,
BEERS,
PORTER,
STOUT
Ale
is
a
light
colored
beer
made
from
malt
which
is
dried
at
a
low
heat.
(Pale
ale
is
made
from
the
palest
or
lightest
colored
malt.)
Beer
is
the
same
as
the
English
word
ale,
and
is
the
common
word
for
all
malt
liquors.
There
is,
however,
a
specific
distinction.
Ale
is
lighter
colored
than
beer
of
a
certain
strength,
made
from
malt
and
water.
Beer
is
rather
darker
in
color
and
is
made
of
malt,
hops
and
water.
Stout
means
a
stouter
and
heavier
quality
than
porter.
It
is
brewed
from
the
high
dried
malt
and
is
treated
in
the
same
way
as
porter.
London
and
Dublin
stouts are
con-
sidered
the
best.
Root
beer
is
a
beverage
containing
the
extracts
of
various
roots
such
as
dock, dandelion,
sarsaparilla
and
sassafras.
Ginger
ale
is
an
effervescent
drink
very
similar
to
ginger
beer.
It
ranks,
however,
as
an
aerated
water
beverage.
GIN
Gin, a
contraction
of
Geneva,
derives
its
name
from
the
Juniper
berry. Originally,
it
was
a
national
alcoholic
bever-
age
in
Holland,
although
Juniper
berries
do
not
grow
in
that
country,
but
always
had
to
be
imported
from
other
countries
of
Europe.
Holland
gin,
as
we
know
it
in
this
country,
tastes
and
smells
strongly
of
Juniper
berries
and
is
known
as
a
very
valuable medicine,
having
a
purifying
effect
on
the
kidneys
if
taken
in
moderation.
The
materials
used
for
making
the
spirit
are
barley
and
rye
malt
and
rye.
When
ground
these
are
mixed
with
water
and
some
yeast
and
allowed
to
ferment.
The
first
result
is
the
production
of
yeast.
The
yeast
having
been
taken
the
fer-
mentation
continues
for
some
time;
the
wash
then
having
the
consistency
of
thin
pea-soup
is
put
into
the
stills,
and
the
first
distillation
takes
place.
This
distillation
is
then
re-
distilled
when
Juniper
berries
and sometimes
hops
are
added
and
when
distilled
again
the
product
is
Holland
Gin
ready
for
shipment.
Years
ago,
distillers
in
Holland
gradually
started
to
reduce
the
quantity
of
Juniper
berries
in
the
distillation
of
gin
for
home
consumption
as
a
beverage,
and
as
the public
seemed
to
like
this,
they
kept
reducing
the
quantity
until
at
last
no
Juniper
berries
were
used,
though
it
is
sold
and
consumed
in
Holland
as
gin
(Jenever).
Only
in
the
best
cafes
in
large
cities,
do_
they
keep
some
gin
with
Juniper
flavor.
He
who
wants
this
has
to
ask
for
"Gebeidde
Jenever"
which
means,
gin
distilled
with
Juniper
berries.
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