Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-05-16

most miserable limitations with common
whisky as basis-with sulphuric, nitri,
and arcetic acids, prusic acid, arcetic q
nitric ether, Gunica pepper, pelitory &c.
with syrup Or honey As ! covering. $3.50
Nor do | believe there is one gallon il
Z thousand that is ia our market Of the diff
erent wines Port, Sherry, Muscatel, ol
Muscat, Sweet Malaga, &c, that is not /,
eass poisonous admixture, having Is ba
sis water, and u large Ingredients Sulphu
ric acid and in large quantities, to keeF
down ascestic fermentation; together with
alum, brel root juice, logwood, oil Of Win.
Itergreen, grains Of paradise, Guinea pep
per, ginger, hops, bitter almonds and hon.
Iey or sugar-sone without ono particle,
Or ! single drop Of alcoholic spirit Of any
kind, Or : drop Of wine Or brandy, depen.
dent entirely on the great amount Of sui.
phuric acid for their preservation. 4 e l.'s
have detected the above ingredient,
in most Of the wines | have examined, and
the same ia the brandies and at this time
although thers is great deal Of what il
called Burgundy Port in the market, and
the pure Juice, &c, I think It would be /,
difficult matter to find ten gallons Of Port,
and many Of the other wines above tha,
that arc not limitations. \" Ast '''T''
! have found in the course ofmy inspec.
ton, whisky containing from II 10 90 pei
cent. alcoholic spirits. whom il should have
IS 70 so pera cent. alcoholic spirits, and
the deficiency supplied byaa compound ol
swess OIL oil Of vitrol and Guinea pepper,
to make Il warming and stimulating as =
liquor Of honest per centage should be.
In this liquor there was sulpuric acid
enough in Z quart to almost eat Z hole
through I mans stomach! sasFeaaff. e'fi
sd - --~~ yin satHd
A Nxw REnEDY.-A German who r..
sides ii York county, Pa, while recently
suffering from Z pulmonary attack, sent fol
I physician. In ! short time the doctor
called On him, prescribed two bottles Of
cod liver oil, and receiving his fee Of %,
was told BY the German, who disliked the
size of tho bill, that be need not come
again. The German, who, by the BY,
had not heard the doctors prescription very
we'll, supposed he could get the oil and
treat himself Tho doctor saw no more
/ Of bis patient for soma time, but one day,
riding past the. residence Of the German,
be was pleased to see him out in the gar
don digging Justify. The case seemed
such 4 prod u The virtues Of cod liver oil
that he stopped to make more particular
inquis;es About It .aelaees hi eH4nia EFT
80 You seemrto be getting very WE'LL
said he. addresaiag the German. N sss1od
4is- Yaw, Iish fwell" tresponded the for.
mer sick man. .snnd Havas I'll ban sessaq
{. You took a. much oil as Itold yeq!"
gueried the doctor. sf4s7ls rHa ssuesdi
~ Oh, raw, / have used moro n four
gallons Of - dog liver OIL" f7sa i ID sss
y. The vhat r. said the astonished doc
tor, y!l7szs -isa ssrknps lkfsRas yasfasto4g
.rss4ss 70 dog liver oil dat youp say / shall
take. l.havs killedsmosts every fat little
dog Icoald catch, ard - dog liver oil have
cured meek 10 gfsat medicine, dat dog
liver oiLp The. doctor bad nothing 70 say,
bst rode quickly away, aad noted ahis
msmorandum-boo that consumplioa might
b - rsadily cured With dog liver - cod
liver oil.s4a faids as9tsa .a4 fanf n aTa
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A Coon lHoAx.--A fsw night ago ID
Philsdslphia-i-os spers nighs-ithad rain.
- ss1lyniu The sveaisg |; bua tho Acade.
my,was crowded, and before tho perform