206 SUMMER BEVERAGE. 



The effect of hard water on animals is veiy 

 apparent. Horses have an instinctive love for 

 soft water, and they refuse hard water if they can 

 possibly get soft. Hard water produces a rough 

 and staring coat on horses, and renders them 

 liable to gripes. 



g Pure fruit syrups, such as manu- 



factured by Sainsbury, 176, Strand, 

 when mixed with cold water, or soda water, 

 when you have it, form a very delicious and 

 refreshing beverage in hot weather. 



The best way of cooling the water, when ice 

 is not to be procured, is to wrap the bottle or 

 vessel containing it in a wet cloth, and expose it 

 to a current of air, allowing the rays of the sun 

 to shine on it, when practicable. The cloth must 

 be kept wet, and thoroughly cover the vessel. 



The principle fruit syrups which will keep in 

 tropical climates are lemon, orange, raspberry, 

 strawberry, apple, and red and black currant. 



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