Show A HOTEL OF LONG AGO arrangement of tho the boonis under tito the hearth lit in 1807 william hodge sr built ar addition to lo lus ids to log house in buffalo and anc established a tavern about which liis his son sol william bolge wrote thus this noble mansion consisted of two rooms on oil the lower floor with a wide hall lia 1 l between betwee ll them it had battened doors doom naked linked petted beams anil and windows of 7 by fl glass glam the north room was sed sea as as a parlor fretting frit ting room main kitchen anil and dining room tile south room ww war the more public one there tile tho eye NY was caught by largo large black I 1 letters on oil an un painted door tellin telling tile the visitor to walk hal in 1 and there loo was the latch string hanging on the outer side eide of the tha door 0 tins this room also contained the kir bar which was partitioned oft off in oue one corner under the shelves stood the tha whisky bisky vi and cider barrels and on oil them were veto the kegs of brandy rum and gin and ono one or two kill kinds of wine as madeira and port maybe there was al also also there a keg heg of shrub or peppermint cordial and occasionally sio nally one of heglin glin sometimes in the proper season tile the bar would contain a barrel abarrett of spruce beer lioma ionic made of course there then was no lager bier ber in those days the sugar box and money drawer were made to blida under tinder the front counter board tile white sugar then used came in high tapering solid cakes called sugar loaves done up in coarse brown or black paper A few may yet be seen abc liquors sold old at the lar bar were always measured out in the wine glass and adl cut cup or in larger quantities when desired desire cider was waa sold by the pint or quart red peppers being added and in cold w wither it was set upon coals coal sand and embers to heat tho the mixed drinks furnished at the he bar were termed slings and were made of sugar water and brandy rum or gin well stirred with tile the sugar stick hot slings were made the same way except that a hot iron was put in to temper them a slight sprinkling 0 of autnie nutmeg being regularly added A sanga sangaree reel was made in tho the same way using wine lit instead of the stronger liquors nearly all were as much in the of using tile these e different kil kinds 13 of liquors is as beve beverages as people now nov are of using 0 tea coffee and even milk amk the fireplace in the bagroo bar roo and that in the north room were without jabbs jambs the chimneys being built with split sticks and plastered that in tile the north room was furnished with a trammel tramm sl polo pole and tram tramain tra maii met with hooks to match for hanging kettles ot etc te over the fire ere the hearths were vote made of stories stones gathered from the fields felds the chamber rooms were used tor for sleeping purposes an ali addition built on oil tile east cast side of tile barroom was u ayd nl ai a back kitchen kit clien and wash room it had a sloping roof being a leanto lean lea to nto the fire fireplace was vas built in one corner of it and the chimney and hearth of the same materials as thosa in the tha other rooms detroit free press |