A philosophical and statistical history of the inventions and customes of ancient and modern nations in the manufacture and use of inebriating liquors; with the present practice of distillation in all its varieties: together with an extensive illustration of the consumption and effects of opium, and other stimulants used in the East, as substitutes for wine and spirits . water, pounded andfermented in the usual way: this is called Guallo. In the entertainmentsof the Congoese, the master of the ceremonies, after having served thecompany with meat in the most exact manner, holds the moringo, orf
A philosophical and statistical history of the inventions and customes of ancient and modern nations in the manufacture and use of inebriating liquors; with the present practice of distillation in all its varieties: together with an extensive illustration of the consumption and effects of opium, and other stimulants used in the East, as substitutes for wine and spirits . water, pounded andfermented in the usual way: this is called Guallo. In the entertainmentsof the Congoese, the master of the ceremonies, after having served thecompany with meat in the most exact manner, holds the moringo, orflask, to the persons mouth that drinks; and when he thinks he hasgot sufficient, he puts it away, and observes the same practice with allthe other guests to the end of the feast; for they, with the exception©f the monarch, never use cups or glasses.* Calabashes are the prin-cipal drinking vessels used by most of the tribes along the western coastof Africa, and they are extremely useful for all manner of domestic orhousehold purposes. Small ones are employed for holding snuff, orliquids, and they are generally ornamented with figures sometimes cutin high and sometimes in low relief. The annexed drawing is arepresentation of the moringo, or flask, formed of the calabash; and issimilar to that attached to the branches of the palm tree to receive thejuice or Voyage to Congo, part i. p. bGA, apud Clinrdiill 69 The Portuguese introduced the vine into Congo, but gave it noencouragement lest it should hurt their home trade, or induce thenatives to excessive indulgence, who were already too much prone tointoxication from their native beverages—so much so, that parents havebeen known to sell a child for a bottle of wine or brandy. Here is aprodigious quantity of honey; not a hollow tree, a cliffof a rock, nor anycrevice in which bees have not combs, the wax of which forms an exten-sive article of commerce, but whether the honey be converted into anykind of beverage is uncertai
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