Word: drinking
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...their work in the boat the crew take no other important exercise. They are all in fine condition, and pull the boat through the water with speed that augurs well for them in the race at New London. Their diet has been more liberal than heretofore. In matters of drink they are limited to water, iced tea and milk. The stroke will be the same as that pulled last year. It is the common belief among the boating men here that the fast stroke is in every point better than the English stroke taught by Robert Cook. Consequently the stroke...
...tabulated facts respecting the age, stature, weight, prospective employments, etc., of the graduating class. Not content with reporting these facts, which are not wholly devoid of interest, the compilers of these documents proceed to set down a statement of the number of profane swearers, of habitual imbibers of intoxicating drink, and of those who have occasionally drunk to excess. They have not yet arrived at the point of inquiry of the candidates for the bachelor's degree whether they have been guilty of adultery or perjury or forgery; but the questions on which they do seek information are in some...
...these places that the French student seeks his recreation. He knows no sports, nor does he feel the need of any, for he is totally indifferent to the laws of health. He is most happy when with his comrades at some cafe where he can smoke, drink and play cards. He remains in his room as little as possible, as it is always uncomfortable and generally uninhabitable. If not at a cafe he is sure to be at some brasserie. The brasseries can be described briefly as cafes of the lowest character. Then, again, there is the masked ball, where...
...kind of food depended on what he had to do. Beef and mutton were the foundation of the diet, and oat meal, graham bread, cracked wheat and vegetables were all good, but pastry, condiments and made dishes should never be used. He believed in letting a man drink all the cold water a systematic thirst required, and that if it was really necessary to reduce the weight of a man and get the fat off him, it must be done by diet and exercise, for all the sweating in the world would not take off fat. The use of alcohol...
...coffee having been taken away at dinner by the directors of Memorial, I wish to propose that the members be allowed to vote on the subject. If the extra expense is too great, let the chocolate be taken from the breakfast bill of fare, as the devotees to that drink can indulge their tastes at lunch...