A Hookah, a Duchess, & a Cheshire Cat

The reason that the cook is throwing things is because she's mad at the world and is releasing some of her stress. The reason that there is a hookah in a children's story is because the author commonly smoked opium out of a hookah so its just natural for him to include it in his story and when the book was written it was a common occurrence for people to use a hookah. Alice ate the mushroom because the caterpillar told her to if she wanted to grow. Alice drinks from the bottle that says "Drink Me" because it says "Drink Me".