Wine, palm, in Africa, 3, 4, 6. the Malay Archipelago, 5. Herodotus, 11. clubs in modern China, 30. of the Eucharist believed to originate with the _Soma_ sacrifice, 36. imported into ancient India, 42. of the ancient Hebrews, 59. controversy concerning, 59-61. offered to Jehovah, 62. Rabbinical regulations concerning, 62. compared to God’s word, 63. early mention of, in Egypt, 72, 73. names and description of ancient Egyptian, 74, 75. scarcity of, in early Roman times, 85. offered to the gods in Rome, 85. used as a medicine in Rome, 85. manufacture of, in Rome, 87, 88. names and descriptions of Roman and Greek, 86, 89, 90. adulteration of, in Rome, 89. made from honey, in Rome, 90. of Pucinum, supposed to favour longevity, 90. price of, in Rome, 91. parties in Rome, 93. cheap, in mediæval Germany, 113. drunk by monks, 130, 142, 143. names and descriptions of mediæval English, 133, 137. great quantities drunk at religious feasts, 137. at Lord Mayor banquets, 153, 154. alcoholic strength of various descriptions of, 160. in Irish taverns in the eighteenth century, 167. change from strong to light, in England, 182, 183. light, drunk in Buenos Ayres, 202. license for light, lower in Massachusetts than for strong, or spirits, 222. allowance of, recommended by Anstie, 238. the _Lancet_, 238. Women, drinking amongst, in ancient Egypt, 73. ancient Rome, 84. mediæval Germany, 109, 111. mediæval England, 138. drunkenness amongst, in the Court of the Stuarts, 149, 150. drinking habits of, in England, 173. drunkenness amongst the lowest class of English, to-day, 174-175. Wood carvings, Anglo-Norman, 126. mediæval English, 139. Working classes (see also Trades’ Unions), Lord Aberdare on drinking habits of, 176. improvement in drinking habits of, 176, 189. in favour of early closing of public-houses, 187. Wright, Thomas, on Anglo-Saxon drinking vessels, 119. habits, 120, 122. feasts and amusements, 121, Norman intemperance, 127. drinking amongst Anglo-Norman ladies, 129. low morals of mediæval English, 138. intemperance of mediæval monks, 142. Y Yayin, wine of ancient Hebrews, 59. Z _Zaŏtar_, the high priest of the ancient Persians, 50. _Zend-Avesta_, drinks mentioned in, 50. drinking habits of ancient Persians recorded in, 50, 51. Zoroaster and his writings, 50. THE END. PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE, HANSON AND CO. EDINBURGH AND LONDON. [Illustration]