The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-20

Cox ON ScHNAPPs. DR.. Hiram Cox, one of
the leading spirits of the republican party, in
these parts, and, by appointment, official
Chemical Inspector of Alcoholic Liquors.
issued characteristic manifested in yesterdays
/ Enquirer. We know not when we have read
SO good thing, and as it is addressed to the
doctors fellow citizens, we feel it a duty as we'll
as pleasure to crafty our readers with the
communication somewhat trimmed
After setting forth his official position, the
doctor says that he has made two hundred and
forty-nine inspections ofvarous kindsof liquors
during the two years he has held office He
then relates what he found
| have found some pure and beautifully aro-
matte, while more than nine e-tenths the liquors
were lmitaton-some not absolutely, chemi-
caliy speaking poisonous-whie great pro-
portion of it was, and is, the most pernicious,
/ poisonous and villainous connections that have
ever been offered to the public for sale as beve=
RACES, or that ever entered the human stomach.
e do not believe that there is at this time in
the city of Cincinnati, one gallon of pure bran
| cy for every hundred that is in the market of
the most deleterious stuff called by the differ
ent names of the different varieties of brandy
which are most miserable limitations, with
corn -whiskey a basis-with sulphuric nitric
| and aectlc acids, prussc acid, acetc or nitric
| ether, Guinea pepper peltory, &c, with sirup
| or honey as covering. ..
Nor do believe that there is one gallon in
a thousand that is in our market of the differ
ent wines-Port, Sherry, Muscadel or Muscat
Sweet Malaga, &c, that is not a most perni-
cious and deleterious admixture, having as a
basis water, and as havorng ingredients sui
phuric acid, and in large quantities, to keep
down ana tic pt,tio
beet-root juice, juice of alderberries, logwood,
oil wintergreen, grains of paradise, &C., g.
some without one per cent or single drop of
alcoholic spirit of any kind, Or drop of wine
or brandy, dependent entirely on the great
amount of sulphuric acid for their preserva-
ton.
have detected the above ingredients in most
of the wines which have examined, and the
same in the brandies, and at the same time, al
though there is great deal Of port wine in the
market called Burgundy port, and the pure
juice, &C., l think it would be difficult mat
ter to find ten gallons Of port, and many of the
other wines above, that are not limitations, with
either slops, water, cider, vinegar or worts as
basis, with the other ingredients added.
l have found in the course ofmy inspections
whiskey containing from seventeen to twenty
per cent alcoholic spirits, when it should have
been from forty-fve to fifty, and the deficiency
supplied by compound ofsweet oil, oil of Wit
ro, and Guinea pepper, to make it warming and
stimulating, as liquor Of honest per centage
should be. In this liquor there was sulphuric
acid enough in quart to almost eat hole
in mans stomach. Cincinnati paper.
MANUFACTURERS IN GEoRG1A-The Atlanta
Intelligencer publishes the following letter frola
gentleman of Upson county, which is entitled
to attention as an evidence of the progress of
Georgia in manufactures, and the opportunity
for further improvement:
Permit me to communicate to you few facts
with regard to the extraordinary facilities for
manufacturing purposes with which this por-
ton OF Georgia abounds. In this county up
son J there are four cotton factories now in sue
cessful operation. They were established some
years since, and even at the present high prices
Of cotton are paying the stockholders handsome
dividends. They turn out first quality yarns
and osnaburgs. Indeed, am informed that
the products of these mills meet with more
ready sale in Baltimore, Philadel phia New
York and Boston than similar products of the
New England mills. This is owing principally
to the fact that the manufacturer here use a
better description of cotton than the Eastern
companies, who apply the commoner qualities
to such purposes. l am not advised as to the
precise profits. AS regards the profits Of the
mills, am satisfied they seldom, if ever, fall
below 20per cent.-and this too, when cotton
is selling at ten and twelve cents per pound.
And then fuel ''is dirt cheap it can be had
almost for cutting. In addition to all this,
railroad is now in progress to this town, which
will be completed by June, and which will put
tha in patio with oil aytc cf
Georgia, and with Tennessee, South Carolina,
Florida and Alabama. Through the northern
portion of this tcounty runs range of high
hills or mountains, known as the Pine noun
tains. At the base of the range are sources OF
a number Of failing streams, that rush
off rapidly towards the south and empty theiI
waters into Flint river the southern and south
western boundary of the county. These
streams varying from ten to thirty feet in width
flow through an even but fertile country, and
afford number of most eligible sites for man
ufacturing purposes | have ever seen any
where. In several places are natural dams of
solid granite, above which are deep basins of
water leaving nothing to be done by man but
TO construct an aqueduct and put up his machI
merry. Indeed, there is water power sufficient
in this single county, if properly applied, al
most to cohe the million of people who in
habit this noble State. The object ofthis state
ment is to call the attention of northern capi-
talists and men of enterprize to- the immense
field which is here opened up to their industry.
A SINGULAR FAcr,-A lady residing in the
western part of the city, formerly acommun-
cant Of the Episcopal church, having lately been
converted to the Baptist faith, under the minis
tration of the Rev, Dr.. Williams, Of the First
Baptist Church of this city, was last Sunday
evening immersed in the presence of large
congregation: The lady had been afflicted for
number Of years with the rheumatism, so
much so that she was unable 10 walk without
assistance. After her immersion ''she came up
out Of the water miraculously cured of her
affliction, and was enabled to proceed 10 her
home without the help she formerly required.
This wonderful cure, wrought as it we've, by
the aid of Providence, was made the subject
of some very feeling remarks by the pastor of
the church, who attributed it wholly 10 the
agency Of the divine spirit. Baltimore Clipper
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