Lemonade
Lemonade and other fruit drinks, particularly those made from the citrus fruits, slake the thirst more quickly than most drinks.
All fruit drinks are diuretic, and, whenever the action of the kidneys is sluggish, they are especially desirable.
Effervescing Waters
These are made by forcing carbon dioxid, under pressure, into the bottle. As soon as the cork is removed the escape of the gas causes effervescence. These drinks are of no special advantage, other than that they slake the thirst, because the amount of salts of various minerals they contain is usually small.
When taken in excess they cause flatulence and may lead to gastric disturbances. The indiscriminate habit of young people drinking effervescing waters at soda fountains should be discouraged.
These waters added to milk render it more easily digested.
Water