sarsaparilla-and-iron

Updated: August 23, 2026

And the friends proceeded to the Yosemite bar, pledging each other with punctilious ceremony. Dyke, however, was a strictly temperate man. His life on the engine had trained him well. Alcohol he never touched, drinking instead ginger ale, sarsaparilla-and-iron soft drinks.

Frank Norris - The Octopus : A story of California