. The earth and its inhabitants .. . •^^r-^--- f-^t^ h^^ made clear why it has been substituted by the Spaniards for the proper Aztec name, octU. In the Nahua traditions its discovery was attributed to a prince, who, as a reward, received the king's daughter in marriage. At first strangers find pulque somewhat disagreeable, owing to its smell of " high " meat or old cheese ; but, as a rule, they soon learn to relish this drink, the stomachic qualities of which are much praised by medical men. In its composition it resembles mare's milk, and of all fermented beverages peculiar to the
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . •^^r-^--- f-^t^ h^^ made clear why it has been substituted by the Spaniards for the proper Aztec name, octU. In the Nahua traditions its discovery was attributed to a prince, who, as a reward, received the king's daughter in marriage. At first strangers find pulque somewhat disagreeable, owing to its smell of " high " meat or old cheese ; but, as a rule, they soon learn to relish this drink, the stomachic qualities of which are much praised by medical men. In its composition it resembles mare's milk, and of all fermented beverages peculiar to the Old World it ajDproaches nearest to the koumiss of the Kirghiz nomads. Taken in large quantities it intoxicates like
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