Mercury's Rise (Silver Rush 04) (51 page)

For mixed drinks circa 1880s, the
New and Improved Bartender’s Manual: Or How to Mix Drinks of the Present Style
by Harry Johnson (1888) was very handy.

In case you are curious, Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral (“Cures Colds, Coughs and all Diseases of the Throat and Lungs”) for infants, children and adults was real. Users were instructed to take liberal doses, night and morning, for a cold, and to commence with a medium dose for a cough, increasing the quantity until it produces nausea or depression. According to the
Journal of the American Medical Association
, Volume 58 (1912), Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral in its pre-1905 formulary contained morphine and alcohol.

It is tempting to keep pulling out references from my bookshelves and referring to my virtual bookmarks—I have more, many more!—but I’m thinking, no, I need to call a halt to this or I’ll end up writing a thirty-page Author’s Note. So, I’ll finish up by saying thank you to all the
Leaden Skies
readers who contacted me with earnest pleas for the next in the series and admonitions to be quick about it. I hope you enjoyed
Mercury’s Rise
. Inez and I now need to return our attentions to Leadville and contemplate her rather convoluted future. At the same time, keep in mind that, as far as William and Harmony are concerned, we are saying goodbye to them for just a while. They will be back, and that’s a promise.

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