Category: Humour

The Flowing Bowl A Treatise on Drinks of All Kinds and of All Periods, Interspersed with Sundry Anecdotes and Reminiscences

Introductory — Awful habits of the ancients — A bold, bad book — Seneca on the Drink Habit — The bow must not be always strung — _Ebrietatis Encomium_ — The noble Romans — “Dum vivimus vivamus” — The skeleton at the banquet — Skull-cups — “Life and wine are the same thing” — V...

Chapters

32. CHAPTER XII

Definition of the youth — The valley of the Marne — An Archbishop in sparkling company — All is not cham. that fizzes — Beneficial effects of Pommery — Dire memories of the Haym...

38. CHAPTER XIX

The lesson taught by “Boz” — Clothing Christmas — Dickens’s drunkards — Fantastic names for ales — Robbing a boy of his beer — A school supper — Poor Traddles — Micawber and pun...

39. CHAPTER XX

Introduction of temperance into England — America struck it first — Doctor Johnson an abstainer — Collapse of the Permissive Bill — Human nature and forbidden fruit — Effects of...

30. CHAPTER X

Derivation of the word questioned — Not an Asiatic drink — “Pale-punts” — No relation to pale punters — Properties of rum — Toddy as a tonic — Irish punch — Glasgie ditto — O’er...

23. CHAPTER III

The Whitaker of the period — France without wine — Babylonian boozers — Beer discovered by the Egyptians — A glass of bitter for Cleopatra — Brainless Persians — German sots — T...

24. CHAPTER IV

Indifference of the Chineses — A nasty potion — A nastier — White Bastard — Helping it to be eager — Improving Malmsey — Death of the Duke of Clarence — Mum is _not_ the word —...

25. CHAPTER V

Nectar on Olympus — Beer and the Bible — “Ninepenny” at Eton — “Number One” Bass — “The wicked weed called hops” — All is not beer that’s bitter — Pathetic story of “Poor Richar...

36. CHAPTER XVII

A chat about cherry brandy — Cherry gin — And cherry whisky — Sloe gin — Highland cordial — What King Charles II. swallowed — Poor Charles! — Ginger brandy — Orange-flower brand...

37. CHAPTER XVIII

Revelry means remorse — And “Katzenjammer” — And other things — Why will ye do it? — The devil in solution — Alcoholism a disease — An accountant on wires — A jumpy journalist —...

26. CHAPTER VI

Waste not, want not — The right hand for the froth — Arthur Roberts and Phyllis Broughton — A landlord’s perquisites — Marc Antony and hot coppers — Introduction of ale into Bri...

35. CHAPTER XVI

Ancient British seider — Conducive to longevity — The best made in Normandy — Which develops into champagne — And other popular and salubrious wines — Non-alcoholic cider — A lo...

27. CHAPTER VII

What is brandy? — See that you get it — Potato-spirit from the Fatherland — The phylloxera and her ravages — Cognac oil — Natural history of the vine-louse — “Spoofing” the Yank...

22. CHAPTER II

Eating and drinking the only work of the monks — Nunc est bibendum — An apology for Herodotus — A jovial pope — Good quarters in Provence — Intemperance of holy men — A tippling...

21. CHAPTER I

Introductory — Awful habits of the ancients — A bold, bad book — Seneca on the Drink Habit — The bow must not be always strung — _Ebrietatis Encomium_ — The noble Romans — “Dum...

31. CHAPTER XI

“Wormwood!” — The little green fairy — All right when you know it, but⸺ — The hour of absinthe — Awful effects — Marie Corelli — St. John the Divine — Arrack and bhang not to be...

33. CHAPTER XIV

The Long Drink — Cremorne Gardens — Hatfield — Assorted cocktails — Brandy-and-Soda — Otherwise Stone Fence — Bull’s milk — A burglar’s brew — More cocktails — A “swizzle” — L’A...

34. CHAPTER XV

Sangaree — Slings — John Collins — Smashes — Sour beverages — Home Ruler — Burning brandy — A prairie oyster — A turkey ditto — About negus, for white-frock and black-mitten par...

29. CHAPTER IX

Claret combinations — Not too much noyeau — A treat for schoolboys — The properties of borage — “Away with melancholy” — _Salmon’s Household Companion_ — Balm for vapours — Crim...

28. CHAPTER VIII

Old Jamaica pine-apple — “Tots” for Tommy Atkins — The grog tub aboard ship — _Omelette au rhum_ — Rum-and-milk — Ditto-and-ale — A maddening mixture — Rectifying gin — “The sea...

19. CHAPTER XIX

The lesson taught by “Boz” — Clothing Christmas — Dickens’s drunkards — Fantastic names for ales — Robbing a boy of his beer — A school supper — Poor Traddles — Micawber and pun...

1. CHAPTER I

Introductory — Awful habits of the ancients — A bold, bad book — Seneca on the Drink Habit — The bow must not be always strung — _Ebrietatis Encomium_ — The noble Romans — “Dum...

2. CHAPTER II

Eating and drinking the only work of the monks — Nunc est bibendum — An apology for Herodotus — A jovial pope — Good quarters in Provence — Intemperance of holy men — A tippling...

12. CHAPTER XII

Definition of the youth — The valley of the Marne — An Archbishop in sparkling company — All is not cham. that fizzes — Beneficial effects of Pommery — Dire memories of the Haym...

18. CHAPTER XVIII

Revelry means remorse — And “Katzenjammer” — And other things — Why will ye do it? — The devil in solution — Alcoholism a disease — An accountant on wires — A jumpy journalist —...

11. CHAPTER XI

“Wormwood!”—The little green fairy — All right when you know it, but⸺ — The hour of absinthe — Awful effects — Marie Corelli — St. John the Divine — Arrack and bhang not to be e...

7. CHAPTER VII

What is brandy? — See that you get it — Potato-spirit from the Fatherland — The phylloxera and her ravages — Cognac oil — Natural history of the vine-louse — “Spoofing” the Yank...

20. CHAPTER XX

Introduction of temperance into England — America struck it first — Doctor Johnson an abstainer — Collapse of the Permissive Bill — Human nature and forbidden fruit — Effects of...

4. CHAPTER IV

Indifference of the Chineses — A nasty potion — A nastier — White Bastard — Helping it to be eager — Improving Malmsey — Death of the Duke of Clarence — Mum is _not_ the word —...

8. CHAPTER VIII

Old Jamaica pine-apple — “Tots” for Tommy Atkins — The grog tub aboard ship — _Omelette au rhum_ — Rum-and-milk — Ditto-and-ale — A maddening mixture — Rectifying gin — “The sea...

13. CHAPTER XIII

Decline and fall of port — Old topers — A youthful wine-bibber — The whisky age succeeds the port age — “Jeropiga” — Landladies’ port — A monopoly — Port _v._ gout — A quaint br...

17. CHAPTER XVII

A chat about cherry brandy — Cherry gin — And cherry whisky — Sloe gin — Highland cordial — What King Charles II. swallowed — Poor Charles! — Ginger brandy — Orange-flower brand...

3. CHAPTER III

The Whitaker of the period — France without wine — Babylonian boozers — Beer discovered by the Egyptians — A glass of bitter for Cleopatra — Brainless Persians — German sots — T...

16. CHAPTER XVI

Ancient British seider — Conducive to longevity — The best made in Normandy — Which develops into champagne — And other popular and salubrious wines — Non-alcoholic cider — A lo...

10. CHAPTER X

Derivation of the word questioned — Not an Asiatic drink — “Pale-punts” — No relation to pale punters — Properties of rum — Toddy as a tonic — Irish punch — Glasgie ditto — O’er...

6. CHAPTER VI

Waste not, want not — The right hand for the froth — Arthur Roberts and Phyllis Broughton — A landlord’s perquisites — Marc Antony and hot coppers — Introduction of ale into Bri...

5. CHAPTER V

Nectar on Olympus — Beer and the Bible — “Ninepenny” at Eton — “Number One” Bass — “The wicked weed called hops” — All is not beer that’s bitter — Pathetic story of “Poor Richar...

9. CHAPTER IX

Claret combinations — Not too much noyeau — A treat for schoolboys — The properties of borage — “Away with melancholy” — _Salmon’s Household Companion_ — Balm for vapours — Crim...

15. CHAPTER XV

Sangaree — Slings — John Collins — Smashes — Sour beverages — Home Ruler — Burning brandy — A prairie oyster — A turkey ditto — About negus, for white-frock and black-mitten par...

14. CHAPTER XIV

The Long Drink — Cremorne Gardens — Hatfield — Assorted cocktails — Brandy-and-Soda — Otherwise Stone Fence — Bull’s milk — A burglar’s brew — More cocktails — A “swizzle” — L’A...