INDEX. Abas-Mirza, anecdote of Shah, drinking-cup of Abdelrahman, Sultan, his prohibition of intoxicating liquors Abulfeda, his notice of Mahomet Page 87 598 66 35 Abyssinians, beverages of the, 58-distillation practised by, 60-hospitality of, Alchymist, anecdote of an Alchymy, early notice of, 23-derivation of, 31--antiquity of in China, 209 Alcohol, origin and explanation of, Alcohometer, description and use of, Alderney, distillation in 31,362 693 568 Ale, early name of, 10-antiquity of in Asia, 137-manufacture of, in Great name of in Ireland, 603. Ale-wives, why so called . 543 31 23 81 40 40 32 36 24 499 562-3, 674, 676, &c. America, opinions respecting the primitive population of, 321 to 325-early notice of distillation in, ibid-brandies of, 328-cider of, 329-sugar and rum of, 332, 334-vines of, 333-honey of, ibid-Temperance Societies in, 339— Amphora, found in Pompeii, 14 Aqua-vita, 191; derivation of, 615 Arabia, liquors of 48 Arabians, remarks on their reputed knowledge of the Arts and Sciences, 29 187 Arrack, etymology of 140-manufacture of, 160, 161, 162, &c.—Pariah, 1 64—con- Artichokes (Jerusalem), distillation from 398 Ashantee, instance of an extraordinary drinker in, 76--drinking-vessels used in Banquets, at Benin, 71—superb one of Tamerlane, 149-among the Lusitanians, 382-that of Prince Potemkin, 554-magnificent one of the Duke of Moscovy, Page Banqueting-hall of the king of Loango, 70-of the Irish monarchs at Tara, 613- Boabab-tree, description and uses of, Barbary, drinks of Barm, origin of the use of, 592-mode of preparing dry barm in France, Bassa latifolia, spirit from the flowers of Batata root, liquor from Batavia, liquors of Bathing in punch, 316-in milk, Beatachs, keepers of houses of entertainment 74 81 390 163 315 195 145 587 Beer, the carly drink of the Egyptians, 7-its invention to whom attributed, 9— early names of 10, 535-speculation concerning in Turkey 43-manufacture Bees, mode of rearing in Africa, 63-in Bootan, 173-in Cyprus, 413-in Greece, Beet-root, distillation from in France, 399, 701-ale made from, 549. Benin, wines of, 71-customs observed in, Birman empire, liquors of 174-entertainments and cup-bearers in, 175-cups Bootan, liquors of, 173-horns used by travellers in, ibid 472, 557, 469, 510 443 195 Bokhara, melons and liquors of, 168-meals of the monarch in, ibid--food for bees Bramins, anecdotes of one, 161; abstinence of from wine, 162 Brandy, material from which made in Morocco, 78—prevents the elephantiasis 79—— Page in India, 165-imports and exports of, 176—at the Cape, 273-Pulque, 268 Brew, derivation of the word 363 Brewery, expense of establishing one in Ireland, 625; discovery of an ancient one Canada, 341-spruce-beer, 348-distillation from potatoes in, ibid Canary isles, wine of 357 Candia, liquors of, : 410 Cape of Good Hope, remarks on the settlement at, 270-exports of, 273, 717 Ceylon, liquors used in, 180-distillation in, 183-extraordinary mode of drinking in, 181-marriage feasts of, 187-exports of, 716 Chemistry, early knowledge of, 20-origin of the term, 21 Chica, 292-mode of making in Peru, 293 China, remarks on, 208-early notice of distillation in, 211-early commerce of, Page Cider, derivation of, 7-made in Barbary, 78-in the United States, 329-in Congo, palm-wine of, 68-cup-bearers in, ibid—wine-taster of the king of, 69 Constantia wine, Corea, beverages of Corinth, and derivation of currants Crete, or Candia, wines of Crimea, beverages used in 506 205 123 191 270 237 410 410 500 Criminals, strong drink given to before execution 5 Cup-bearers, ancient names of, 610-antiquity of, ibid—their costume, 611-their D Dahomy, beverages of, 64-drinking-cups used in, ibid-stratagem of a monarch Dantzic, beverages of, 463-grain stores at and mode of guarding, 462 Darfur, liquors of 66 Date tree, description of, 51, 52-wine made from in Nubia, 55-revenue and trade in, 55, 81 Denmark, beverages of 469 Distillation, origin of, 21, 22, 23-from dates in Egypt, 51-in Nubia, 55—in Drinking, anecdotes of. Drinking-glasses, from whence first procured 12, 13, 36, 37, 38, 39, &c. Drunkenness thought to be one of the chief causes of the deluge, 4-remarks on, 705 47 E Egypt, account of the drinks used in. 51 |