RANA GERUMP SAYS 



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This is not an advertisement for Mr. 

 Gray. It is an honest statement of the 

 sentiments of a hard drinker. The 

 heavyweight man perspires profusely; 

 the body calls for liquid to supply the 

 waste, and the effect is more speedy, 

 more lasting' and (not least) more 

 agreeable, for a dainty pinch on the 

 palate, a little puff of fragrance at the 

 back of the Schneiderian membrane. 

 I know nothing, outside of the de- 

 licious home water found throughout 

 New England, more satisfactory, more 

 agreeable and more hygienic than 

 Gray Brothers' XXX ginger ale. 



I am a connoisseur in ginger ale. It 

 is my favorite tipple. I like Gray 

 Brothers' better than the imported- 

 The ginger, and the sweetness in it 

 are just right. 



There are some other drinks really 

 worth while and I often wonder why 

 we northern people leave to our south- 

 ern friends one of the best of all 

 drinks, limeade made from fresh limes, 

 Limes do not grow in the South, con- 

 trary to the belief of many, or at least 

 they do not grow in the parts that I 

 have visited, but the beverage made 

 from them is extremely popular. The 

 limes cost less than a cent apiece and 

 half a lime flavors a satisfying draught. 

 Why are there so few places in which 

 temperance drinks are sold where 

 lemonade may be had at the popular 

 price of five cents? That should give a 

 good profit. The cost for lemon and 

 sugar is not more than two cents. 



Good milk from which the cream 

 has not been skimmed is wholesome, 

 and a word might be said in favor of 

 hot drinks, but coffee and tea are nar- 

 cotics. They are less dangerous than 

 alcoholic drinks, as the narcotic effect 

 is not cumulative- Cocoa is far better 

 than either, and instant postum holds 

 second place. This delicious new 

 drink is by many confounded with its 

 predecessor that took so long to cook. 

 A few 3^ears ago I made brave but un- 

 availing efforts to drink postum as a 

 substitute for coffee. I supposed that 

 instant postum was the same thing 

 made instantly, but it is an entirely dif- 

 ferent thing. Try instant postum and 

 he convinced. 



The Baker Cocoa Company in Mass- 

 achusetts, the Instant Postum Com- 

 pany in Michigan, and Gray Brothers 

 in Connecticut, are not advertising 



with us, and I do not know that. they 

 ever will. I am not trying to adver- 

 tise them ; I am writing of some of 

 the things really worth while, thing;, 

 that in supplying the needs of thirsty 

 men go farther at times than the com- 

 monplace argument for prohibition- 

 Here follows my list of: practical tem- 

 perance arguments in the order accord- 

 ing to their importance in which I 

 would place them. They are the re- 

 sult of successful practice and of long 

 experience. It is a pity that Gray 

 Brothers' ginger ale is limited to local 

 consumption. Its use should become 

 world-wide. Everybody in Fairfield 

 County knows it, but I should like to 

 see it shipped to all parts of the coum 

 try and supplant the "pop" and espe- 

 cially that awful narcotic sold at soda 

 fountains under the recommendation 

 that it lessens or prevents fatigue. Of 

 course it does. So does laudanum and 

 chloroform. Here are the great drinks 

 of the country, and strong arguments 

 for prohibition. 



Natural Drinks. 



1. Pure spring water such as New 

 England supplies is the best in all the 

 land. The public supply water of 

 Greenwich and Stamford is as good at 

 most times of the year as is any 

 bottled spring water. 



2. The second best natural drink 

 unquestionably is milk. If you have 

 milk delivered from a good dairy, for- 

 tunate are you. 



Manufactured Drinks. 



3. Gray Brothers' XXX ginger ale 

 first and only. It takes the lead of any 

 that I have ever tried, and I have tried 

 so-called ginger ale in every part of the 

 country and many brands brought 

 from abroad. 



4. Limeade. Strictly speaking, this 

 is not a manufactured drink, but a 

 homemade mixture of natural prod- 

 ucts- 



5. Lemonade. This is almost as 

 good as limeade, but must take second 

 place. I agree with the southern judg- 

 ment rather than with the northern 

 in this respect. 



6. Hot drinks- Cocoa or chocolate. 

 I have yet to try any other that equals 

 that prepared by the Baker Company. 



7. Instant postum. This is not 

 only a good substitute for coffee but is 

 far better than coffee. It solves the 

 problem of the hot drink that does not 



