Show DRINKS OF THE MIDDLE AGES Tl e sportsman of all ages mixes his hla drinks When ho he was tilting at the ring and splitting lances and so on no hI he dranK any kind of bastard as the mixed drink of the the middle ages was called even when It consisted o of ale le and wormwood or wine recommended c 1 In leB B Bretons Breton's el n s as a good morning draught to comfort the heart These were not so deadly ns liS the sound old En English Klish ale and mead and and all nil the rest of them thorn be bo beIng being boIng be- be ing largely composed of honey and water though a II Greek traveler over here on a week end visit to some ancient Briton describes sc tI the e Celtic ale as strong tr enough o to cause a headache ea and Injure fu the nerves This could not have been true ofa ofa of ofa a popular fourteenth century drink mentioned mentioned men men- in e as ce ce- ce rum 1 I liquor whey One wondErs won won- ders tiers how an any one managed to get hilari hilarious ous on fourteenth century wine Perhaps it was as a I. last hope of doing so that a aduke aduke aduke duke chose a a. whole hole butt of it Jt for his winding sheet London London Chronicle S 'S S to t |