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CHEMICAL TESTIMONY

D. JOSE LUIS CAsAsECA, Corresponding Mem
Der of the Royal Academic of Madeira and Nun
ich, Graduate in Sciences of the Faculty Of Paris
formerly Professor Of Chemistry, applied TO the
Arts, IF the Royal Conservatorio of Madrid and of
Physc and Chemistry, as applied to the Industry
and Agriculture OF the country, in the Royal Uni
versity of this Island, at present II. NJ. Director
Of the Institute Of Chemical Investigation, &c, &c.
Do hereby certify, that at the request of the
house Of Gottig & VIII, of this place, have made
an analitieal examination of U. Wolfes Aromatic
schiedam schnarrs, with the object of ascertaining
If it contained any substance noxious TO health,
and TO inform them to its true composition and
relative quality with the other gins that are offered
in the market, and the results of my observations
and experiments are as follows -
Udolpho WoIfe's aromatic Schedam schnapps is
spirituous liquid, Of very agreeable aromatic
odor completely transparent and almost colorless,
having only a very slight tint of yellowish gray;
its favor is strong and very agreeable to the palate
1t marks 20 degrees in Carriers alcohol weigher
or 80 degrees hundredths in Gay Lussac's alco-
bometre. BY the distilation in a balaium maria
with an apparatus consisting of class retort and
recipient surrounded with ice, have collected in
agreeable aroma completely coIoress and transpar-
emit which marked 30 degrees in Carriers alcoholic
weigher, or 20 degrees hundredth on Cav Luss-
ac's alcometre; and which represented as a whole
per cent Of aromatic Schiedam schnapps sub
ject to distiation in the retort This liquid did
soil the transparency of the distilled water in
mixing it with the same, and its agreeable aroma
sc o,t dt,a To +riNi of
sential Ill inseparabe from alcohol.
From the remainder of the distillation which
was left in the retort, l have obtained, through
evaporation in a vspor bath a substance Of
yelowish brown color, clear, and having a bitt'
taste which is not disagreeable and which after
fumei with that fragrance peculiar to the vanilla
am inclined to believe that to this bitter and a
romatic oxtractive substance, soluble in water and
alcohol the medicinal properties which attr
buted to this gin due. I have not found in
Udolpho Wofe's aromatic Schiedam schnapps any |
mineral organic substance other than the eItrac
tive one already named and the aromatic one OBJ |
tanned by distilation. Finally, Udolpho W olfes |
aro,natio EltoJam scnnapps consists simply of an
aromatic alcohol Of 20 degrees Of graduation in
Carriers alcoholic weigher, and of an extractive |
bitter aromatic substance, which perhaps is me-
dicina and, on account of its not containing any
matter injurious the health as well for its
cdor and good favor-a fact which no doubt arises
from the choice substances employed in it, manu-
facture, and from the peculiar % it, dis
tlation it should, in my opinion. r, preferred to
all the Holland. Belsc and Gerra1H gins which |
are found in this Island witch " h4.t On my bust
ness to examine. These GIN. ,a' rtteuproved !
t exhale disagreeab .o.-. % have more or |
less dsagreeable favos. >r..r rb.n having left |
as was the case with .Hs superior gin from the dis
tllery OF Mr.. II.u.. p. ien COT Bremen), resid |
um after evaporation by steam substance almost |
insipidapd very trifngy aromatic, with flavor Of |
vanilla, but il no wise with the delicious bitter
tn aromatic flavor of that of Udolpho Wolfe; and |
others such as that labelled Genuine Samaritan,
Extra supcrio~' Messrs TEACHER have furnished, |
me . very small quantity ola greeuish substance,
of harsh metallic taste and very disagrccabe, which
cxtractive organic matter was mixed with salt of
copper, with signs Of iron, owing perhaps to bad
system of distillation. /
I certify that all that Is here stated Is the truth
aud agrees with the experiments have made with
the greatest care, and | authorize the house Of
Gottig 4 Will, OF this city, to give publicity to
this certificate in Spanish and in foreign lsnguag-
e. in all countries where it may suit their interest
to do SO. JOSE LUIS CASASECA. !
HAVANA, JANUARY. 1889
IMPORTANT FOR MEDICAL USE.
old Brandy and Vine.
The Medical FacuItv can ALWAYS he sunnlied |
with the oldest and best Brandy and Wines, I'm
ported by the subscriber expressly for medical use
TDOLPH0 WOLFE,
d6w3m % Beaver street, New York.