The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-05-13

The State Reform School.

The State Reform School. tiF
The Ohio Journal gives the following
account Of the provisions made for the
State Reform School, and the idea upon
which tits to be. conducted: baa aeal,.
The law appropriates 81 0, 900 annually
to the city Of Cincinnati, for which they
are to keep one hundred boys, being those
of the worst class of juvenile Offenders. -
Five thousand dollars is also appropria-
ted to the same city for the support and
safe keeping of fifty girls; and five thou
sand dollars is appropriated to the same
city for the erection of a temporary place
of confinement for the fifty girls. These
places are designed for the safe keeping of
the most depraved and vicious classes, of
young persons. @ ifE
Another provision of the bill appro-
pirates fifteen thousand dollars for the pur-
chase, in some favorable locality, of one
thousand acres of land for Farm and ten
thousand dollars for the erection of bull
dings, the purchase of agricultural imple-
ments, and other necessary articles. 1t
is not proposed to build one large bull
ding upon this farm, for the ACCOMMODATION
of the persons sent there, but the plan is
to build several small houses in which the
persons on the farm shall live in plain
dwelling house style; the purpose being
not to giveGit the appearance ofa Farm
Prison, but Farm school, This Farm
is designed for the accommodation of the
better class of juvenile offenders. They
are, of course, to be under proper dis
-cipline. and will be made work, and will
have instilled into them the habits of in
dustry and cleanliness, and the principles
of religion and virtue ai l1d i.&
Inducements will be held out to the in-
mates of the institutions at Cincinnati,
by which they may be released from their
confinement and sentIto the farm. zAll
such as behave themselves well, and give
unnistakeable5 evidence Of having reform.
ed, will be1promotcd to the farm, while
those who are sent to tue farm in the first
place, and who continue in their
practices, and become unruly and violate
the regulations of the farm, will be sent
to the institution at Cincinnati. So, by
having the two places Of different grades,
one will serve as an incentive to good be-
havior, and the iother as a terror to him
who Jdeeth eyil.,6 ga3 ai seeli5 Ese E7gas .
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Developement relative to Drinks,
DIR. HIRAM Cox, O Oficial ''Chemical In.
speetor of}Alcoholic liquors. issued Q
characteristic manifesto in the Cincinnati
Enquirer. -.
After setting forth his official position
the Doctor says that he has made two
hundred and forty-nine inspections of va.
rious kinds of liquors, during the two
years he has held Office. He then relates
I / have seen some pure and beautiful aro
matte, while more that nine-tenths of the
liquors were imitations--some not SO abso
lutely, chemically speaking, poisonous
while a great proportion Of it wis, and is
the most pernicious, poisonous and vii
1liainous' concoctions that have ever bee,
offered to the public for sale as bever
ages, Eor that ever entered the human
! stomach! q $50 81 l323Iai4-a &&R s5tt 81 :
I do not believe that there is at thi
time in the City Of Cincinnati, one gallol
of pure brandy for every hundred that i
in the market, of the most deleterions stu
called by the different names of the dif
ferent varieties of brandy-which are mos
miserable limitations, with corn whisky a
basis24with sulphuric, nitric and aceti
+ acids, prnssic acids, acetie or nitric ether
j Guinea pepper, peltory s&c., with syru
i Honey as q covering. g fo4asi 2s% pa
Nor do i believe that there is one gal
lon in thousand that is in our marke
(and some sold every day. of the differen
sOines-Port, Sherry, Muscadel or Mu.
cat, Saoeet Malaga, &C., that is not ]
most poisonous and gdeleterious admi1
ture; having as a basis scater. and as fla
& voring ingredients sulpharic acid, and i
: large quantities, to keep down acetic fel
2, mentation, together with alum, beetroo
, juice, juice of alderberries, logwood, o
wintergreen, grains of paradise, Guine
= pepper, ginger, Lhorseraddish, hops, bite
= almonds, honey aor sugar-some withot
one per cent, or single drop of alcoho
: ic spirits of any kind, or a drop of asine {
brandy, dependent entirely on the gre'
!: amount Of sulph,tric acid for their prese
g vation! eal4 iaa{5Ht5 81 3sxfis sE1i t5
e Il hayegdetected the above ingredien
in most ofthei sOines, which have exami
ed, and the same in the ibraadies, and,
q this time,a although there is great deal
= Port scine in market called burgundy po,
and the pasre juice, &c., Isthink it won
8 be o difficult matter to find ten gallons
y port, and many,of the other piaes aboy
Z. that are not limitations. with either watt
4 cider, vinegar or worts as basis, wi
} other ingredients added 81 ,.agrs.,j :
lxsI have found, in the course Of my
's spections whiskey containing from seYe
y teen to twenty pei, cent, alcoholic e,spiri
q when it should have. from forty five to fiji
y per cent, alcoholic, spirits, and the, de
: cheney supplied BY. q compound Of sws
ie OH oil of yitriol and Guinea pepper
ts' make, it warming and. stimulating. as