Show good judges of wh sky when you hear a man say that he is a good judge of whisky said an importer take the statement with a large allowance ot salt this Is espe bially true of a man who is in the habit of drinking whisky most drink ers who smack their lips and shake their heads knowingly cannot tell good man whose business it Is to sample whisky and who Is tasting it all the time will not swallow half a pint in a month he merely tastes it drinking the liquor blunts the senses and destroys the taste A good judge of whisky must have a natural aptitude for the bus ness as in any other trade and must guard his appetite he must be careful what he eats avoiding onions cheese or any highly seasoned foods borne professional whisky tasters mix their whisky with water and then heat it before they taste it but that is not necessary with a man of ex per lence who takes care of his appe tite |