This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...a gallon, it is too strong for the fellows to drink it, so I have to liquor it. Mary. Liquor it! What's that? John. Why, going to the pump. I always make it a practice to put one gallon of water to two gallons of whiskey, and then stir it up, and it makes it into three. Mary. Why, wherever did you get to know how to do ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...a gallon, it is too strong for the fellows to drink it, so I have to liquor it. Mary. Liquor it! What's that? John. Why, going to the pump. I always make it a practice to put one gallon of water to two gallons of whiskey, and then stir it up, and it makes it into three. Mary. Why, wherever did you get to know how to do that? John. From the " Licensed Victualler's Guide." It tells ns there how to prepare gin, brandy, whiskey, and rum in the same way. Mary. Dear-a-me! who'd a-thought it? John. I never should, only I was put up to it by the nan I took the business of. Mary. But are you sure you are doing right. John. Oh, yes; for I got hold of one of Messrs. Gilbey's lists the other day, which they are sending out through the grocers, who act as their agents, and there I found they are actually, in the frankest manner, advertising their spirits as thirty-three under proof, which, in plain English, means the same thing. You see, they want their customers to know what they are drinking. Mary. Yes, and paying for, it strikes me. Now, tell me, how much do you get for your spirits when they are thus got ready for your customer? John. Well, let us reckon we sell it at sixpence per glass. It takes forty-four glasses to make It gallon; three gallons, one hundred and thirty-two glasses; that is, we get 'S 6s. for three gallons. It cost me just six shillings. The Government get twenty shillings profit; I get forty shillings. Isn't that like coining money? Mary. My word it is; but it is to be hoped they won't wake up to it, by what they hear at those teetotal meetings that are being held. John. I hope not, for if they do, I fancy they will be nicely twitted about paying sixpence a glass for the water I put in. But how can they expect me to provide them wi...
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