The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-07-05
From the New York Express. October &c, 1852.
Medical LIQUORS.


In common, | presume with many Others Of the
profession received few months since, crcu.
lar addressed TO Physicians throughout the United
States" by Mr. Udolpho Wolfe, the importer of Bea.
yer street, inviting medical and chemical eXamna-
ton of new article of Holland Gin, manufactured
by himself, at Schedam, in Holland, 10y peculiar
process and put up for medical use, under the
what Dutch title of "Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps.'
The circular claims for this article eminently
perior degree Of purity, aroma flavor, and medicinal
efficacy and offers moreover, "rnutous supply of
it to any physician who may feel disposed to test these
claims in scientific and professional manner.
Being familiar with three facts relation to the
Of Holland Giu medicine namely: first, that
when pure it absolutely invaluable and not to be
exchanged for ANY other remedy known to the pro.
fession in many complaints both acute and chronic
secondly that amid the multitude Of imade adul-
terated liquors with which this country ahounds, n
pure Holland Gin scarcely to be obtained at any
price and thirdly that the radical impurities of any
inferior or spurious Gin consist first, of the hydra ed
oxide of Amyl, poisonous oil, or more commonly
known as Potato Spirit Fousel OIL Amilic Alcohol;
and secondly OF the heavier Of the two essential oils
of Juniper, instead of the lighter-which impurities
usually result from the merccmry system Of an ex-
ccssive d,tillation of the materials emPloycd-l re
solved to accept Of Mr. Udolpho Wolcs challenge,
and put his "Schicdam Aromatic Schnapps" to ulhe
test of rigid analysis. And was induced to do this
mot twithstanling the proprictors long standing and
repn-d rspcctabilty all mlorteD because the purity
of Gin above that Of every other ,prtuos liquor employ
ed in medical practice is Of the vital consequence to
the community. na>much it is subject to two distinct
Of pcrnicorS mpury. namely the inferior oil OF
Junmr as well as the Fouse oil; found moreover the
Aroma tic Schnapps strongly recommended by phys
rian and writer of no less influence than d. NJ Reese o
the Ncy York Medical Gaz"tle and BY many of the most
eminent members Of the profession. who had no reason
10 suppose had obtained any other than cmpracal evidence
of its phurm ccutcal purity and value. therefore re-
solved 10 inform medical men least for the sake of The
pr,hc M large. of the results of my Investigations wheh-
cr they proved favorable otherwise I" the character OF
,Iar,iclc and 10 the interest OF the proprietor
Thusr results are follows Searching first for The oil
of jnnprr by d>riIarion obtained oil. from two
ounrs of the 1uid wonc specific gravity was OS32 ana
whose boir point 3l3 degrees. nor did successive
rehabilitation Weld oil of greater gravity. or OF any
r,bcr Kind whatever. The quantity of common
JJnl,nL Gin so called, yielded excessive amount. BY
rcdslilaliun Of oil weighing 0S7l with the boiling point
~ rrccs the lighter oil having previously passed over.
rrhs was conclusive 10 the super uriy OF Mr. Wor's
Gin in relation 10 the oil of lnniper. upon hch the
mn flavor and urcc and Other medicinal properties of
every kind of Tin essentially depend
As 10 the Fose oil. with which all inferior splrltuous
lu,nrs are more less inprc.nacd and which renders
Them sunoS in tie exact rati" IN which they are I'M
h;haJ-vhrh causes such liquors atoyicale when 9TH
nr. din and creates that morbid, insnabr appetite oi
nm Inc Indulgence. with all its DEF plnrah'e consequences,
nj which the friends of temperance and philanthropy so
us,lv compain instead Of that safety and Eisdlosness
of ,nsra for which the drinkers o pne liquors are dis
,;nguishrd-uf this fl arrld ashmalical Fuusel oil,
EnnnJ M trace in Mr. WnIf.s medicinal Gin. although
rcnra.cy tested vaos quantities Of it with the chloride
Of calcium by the usual process which so readily detects
and obtains il IN the ordinary spirituolIs liquors
tcc,rl',slv ',l h,:HJ '",cy that -'5i-! t'i' O.,