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There are two liquids that are peculiarly grateful to the human body, wine within and oil without; both of them the produce of trees, and most excellent in their respective kinds. THERE ARE TWO LIQUIDS THAT ARE PECULIARLY GRATEFUL TO THE HUMAN BODY WINE WITHIN AND OIL WITHOUT BOTH OF THEM THE PRODUCE OF TREES AND MOST EXCELLENT IN THEIR RESPECTIVE KINDS
re for it. CHAP. 29. LIQUORS WITH THE STRENGTH OE WINE MADE FROM WATER AND CORN. The people of the Western world have also their intoxi- cating drinks, made from corn steeped in water.76 These beverages are prepared in different ways throughout Gaul and the provinces 'of Spain; under different names, too, though in their results they are the same. The Spanish provinces have even taught us the fact that these liquors are capable of beiug kept till they have attained a considerable age. EgjTpt,77 too, has invented for its use a very similar beve- rage made from corn; indeed, in no part of the world is drunkenness ever at a loss. And then, besides, they take these drinks unmixed, and do not dilute them with water, the way that wine is modified ; and yet, by Hercules ! one really might have supposed that there the earth produced nothing but corn for the peoj)le's use. Alas! what wondrous skill, and yet how misplaced ! means have absolutely been discovered for getting drunk upon water even. NS DRINK THE THIRSTIER THEY WERE FOR IT CHAPTER TWENTY NINE LIQUORS WITH THE STRENGTH OF WINE MADE FROM WATER AND CORN THE PEOPLE OF THE WESTERN WORLD HAVE ALSO THEIR INTOXICATING DRINKS MADE FROM CORN STEEPED IN WATER THESE BEVERAGES ARE PREPARED IN DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGHOUT GAUL AND THE PROVINCES OF SPAIN UNDER DIFFERENT NAMES TOO THOUGH IN THEIR RESULTS THEY ARE THE SAME THE SPANISH PROVINCES HAVE EVEN TAUGHT US THE FACT THAT THESE LIQUORS ARE CAPABLE OF BEING KEPT TILL THEY HAVE ATTAINED A CONSIDERABLE AGE EGYPT TOO HAS INVENTED FOR ITS USE A VERY SIMILAR BEVERAGE MADE FROM CORN INDEED IN NO PART OF THE WORLD IS DRUNKENNESS EVER AT A LOSS AND THEN BESIDES THEY TAKE THESE DRINKS UNMIXED AND DO NOT SALUTE THEM WITH WATER THE WAY THAT WINE IS MODIFIED AND YET BY HERCULES ONE REALLY MIGHT HAVE SUPPOSED THAT THERE THE EARTH PRODUCED NOTHING BUT CORN FOR THE PEOPLE'S USE ALAS WHAT WONDROUS SKILL AND YET HOW MISPLACED MEANS HAVE ABSOLUTELY BEEN DISCOVERED FOR GETTING DRUNK UPON WATER EVEN
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