Where you buy in small quantities,
store in wine mouthed glass jars,
whose contents can he readily seen,
If you buy in the paper package, open
only a corner of the box and after
using, immediately cover so as to
make it air-tight. —1
THE JEFFERSONIAN
If purchased in large quantities
they must be kept cool, dry and air
tight. Wooden buckets with covers
that fit closely are best. Tea and
coffee may be kept in tin or glass
jars set in pantry or store-room.—
The Designer.
HOW FIREWATER GOT ITS
NAME.
When the Hudson Bay Trading
Company commenced trading among
the Indians it was found that by sell
ing the Indians liquor they could
more easily be induced to trade their
peltries. The first whiskey was
brought to this country in large bar
rels, but in transporting it overland
it was ■'ound more convenient to di
vide it into small kegs.
The white traders soon became
aware, according to the American
Wine Press, that by diluting the whis
key with water more furs could be
obtained. This was practiced for
some time, but the Indians learned
that good whiskey poured on a fire
would cause it to flame up, whereas,
had the whiskey been diluted, the
fire would be quenched.
It was by this simple experiment
that the term “firewater” became a
common word among Indians. A Chief
who had experienced the bad effects
of whiskey among his people said it
was most certainly distilled from the
hearts of wildcats and the tongues
of women, from the effects it pro
duced. —Clipped.
STORY TELLING.
