[When I inserted the photograph of Mr. Lewis included in the NYTimes I triggered the above warning, so I substituted a sketch of mine for the photograph.]
Representative John Lewis died on July 17, 2020. These are the last words of the essay he wrote shortly before his death. It was published yesterday, the day of his funeral.
When historians pick up their pens to write the story of the 21st century, let them say that it was your generation who laid down the heavy burdens of hate at last and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression and war. So I say to you, walk with the wind, brothers and sisters, and let the spirit of peace and the power of everlasting love be your guide.
Comparable words have been spoken by others, but Mr. Lewis uttered them with his life. I hope they will haunt and displace the monstrosity wracking our polity.
(John Lewis, “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of our Nation,” NYTimes, 7-30-20)
(c) 2020 JMN
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The Romance of Aerated Water
Mr. Patel, a historian, chronicles how soda pop became fiendishly soda-popular in India; or in his finer language: “how Parsis helped shape India’s taste for soft drinks.”
The Parsis, whose name means “Persians,” are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to India.
It’s hard to realize today that sugary beverages were originally adopted for their healthful benefits.
Before Mumbai completed its modern waterworks in the late 19th Century, it relied on well water, which was filthy and potentially deadly… Drinking carbonated water could be a life-saving habit. After all, carbonic acid in soda killed bacteria and viruses.
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By 1913, the city boasted more than 150 licensed soda factories. Parsis played a commanding role in this trade, as is evidenced by the surnames they adopted: Sodawaterwala, Sodawaterbottlewala, and even Sodawaterbottleopenerwala.
A major limitation was bottle supply, since glass bottles cost far more than the carbonated contents poured inside. So the Marolia family [in Nizamabad] used special round-bottom bottles which were difficult to set down on flat surfaces. These encouraged customers to drink sodas in one gulp and quickly return the bottles for reuse.
(Dinyar Patel, “Fizzy nostalgia: The origins of India’s taste for soft drinks,” bbc.com, 3-22-20)
(c) 2020 JMN