Dem. What do you think of spring-drawn water?
Crit. It is more appropriate for washing purposes than for drinking.
Pol. Very many people commend flowing water.
Crit. And quite rightly if the streams flow through gold veins, as in Spain, and the water is peaceful and clear.
Beer
Sim. Bring me in that Samian phial some beer which, in this heat, should be very good for refreshing one’s body.
Scop. Which sort of beer will you have?
Sim. The lightest you have, for other kinds muddle the mind too much and make the body too fat.
Pol. Give me some also, but in the round glass.
Scop. Run to the kitchen and see what they are waiting for. Why don’t they send another course? You see that already no one further tastes of this. Bring young cocks cooked with lettuce, garden oxtongue, and endive; also mutton and calf’s flesh.