Dear List members, I hope this question doesn't sound flippant. I have been researching the Culture of Drink in the early Chesapeake (1600 to 1820), and I keep wondering if many early modern men and women were deyhdrated much of the time. Does anyone know of any work, or have any comments, on whether cultures in which very strong alcohol is the predominant drink experience general dehydration? thank you, Sarah ********************** Sarah C. Hand PhD Candidate Dept. of History University of Virginia Programming Coordinator The Women's Center University of Virginia