Rome, early mention of wine, in ancient, 83. anecdotes of drinking amongst women in, 84. the Posthumian law of, 84. scarcity of wine in early, 85. wine offered to the gods in, 85. various wines drunk in, 86. luxury of later, 86, 87. manufacture of wine in, 87. drinking vessels of ancient, 91. symposia of ancient, 93. account of a feast in ancient, 93-97. surprises at feasts in ancient, 96. fearful drunkenness in imperial, 99. debauchery of lower classes in imperial, 100. connection between drunkenness and fall of, 100, 101. Ropemakers, improved habits of, 185. Rose, George (Arthur Sketchley), “The Great Country,” quoted, 227, 228. Rousselet on saturnalia in modern India, 45. Royalists, dissolute character of (Charles I. and II.), 150. Rudolph of Hapsburg, anecdote of, 111. Rumsey, the Prioress of, a notorious drunkard, 145. Rutland (Vermont), strike of hotel-keepers in, 225. S Sachs, Hans, on German drinking tournaments, 108. Sampson, Abbot of Glastonbury, account of, 127, 128, 131, 141. Saturnalia, of modern India, 45. ancient Rome, 78. modern England, 191. Savages, drink and drunkenness amongst, 4. of Africa, Livingstone on, 4. Schweinfurth on, 6. of Malay Archipelago, Wallace on, 5. improvidence of, 7. of Africa, orgies amongst, 7. of North America, 8, 207. Crawford on the discovery of intoxicating drinks by, 14, _note_. of Persia, drunkenness of wandering, 55. of the States of the Plate, drink and habits of, 202. of the South Sea Islands, drink and habits of, 203. Savory, W. S., on the use of alcohol in surgery, 232. Schliemann, Dr., drinking vessels discovered by, 81. Schlossar, Dr., on planting of vineyards by monks in Germany, 104. on various kinds of beer in mediæval Germany, 108, _note_. on drinking amongst women in mediæval Germany, 109, _note_ 3, and 112. on excessive drinking in mediæval Germany, 111, _note_. Schweinfurth on drunkenness in Africa, 6, 7. Scott, Sir W., on Roundheads and Cavaliers, 150. Scripture (see also Hebrews, Rabbins, Talmud, Schechar, Yayin, Tirosh, &c.) controversy concerning wine, 59-62. lessons concerning drunkenness, 65, 66. commendation of total abstinence, 62, 63, 66, 68. Seaports, English, chief causes of drunkenness in, 170. Sheba, Queen of, represented by an intoxicated court lady (James I.), 149, 150. _Schechar_, strong drink of ancient Hebrews, 59. _She-King_, the book of ancient Chinese poetry, 19. pastorals and drinking songs in, 23-26. _Shiraz_, a Persian wine, 54. _Shoo-King_, the, or ancient Chinese history, 19. extracts from, 19-22. Smith, Dr. Wm. (author of “Dictionary of the Bible”), on Scripture testimony concerning wine, 59, 60. _Soma_ sacrifice, the, 35. drink, so-called, 36. drinking by Indra, 37, 38.