Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-06-04
CHEMICAL TESTIMONY.


d. JOSE Lrs CAsAsEcA, CoRHEsPoSpISc MEMBER OF THE
ROYAL ACADEMIES OF MADRID MusIcH, A Graduate
IN SCIENCES THIS Faculty Pans, PRoFKs-
son OF Chemistry AS APPLIED TO ,RTs, ROYAL
CoSsERvAroRro OF MADRID, PHrstc CHEMISTRY,
INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE or THE
COUNTRY, ROYAL USIvERsIrr OF THIS ISLAND, AT
PRESENT H. MS DrREcroR IssrrurR CHEMICAL
ISyZsriGArIoS &c, &c,
do hereby certify that the request Of the Gotg
WILL VI this place, have made anacal examination
Of U. Wofes Aromatic Sccdam schnspps, with the object
Of ascertainng II it contained any substance noxous
health, and to inform them to its true composition and rea
tive quality with the O.her gins that offered in the
ket and the results Of NY observations and experiments
follows
CdOIpho wUifes Aromatic schedam schnapps is spirit
liquid, Of very agreeable odor completely
transparent and almost cooress, having only slight
tint Of yeowish It's flavor and agreeable
TO the palate 1t marks 20 degrees in Carriers alcohol
weigher 81 degrees hundredh in Gay Lussacs aeo-
metre BY the distiation In balalum maria, with APP
paratus consisting OF glass recipient
ed with ice have collected in this recpen, alcoholic liquid
with very agreeable completely coloress and
parent which marked 90 degrees in Carriers alcoholic weigh
er, 10 degrees hundeh Gay Lussac's alcometre
aud which represented whole 81 per Of
schic,am Schnapps subject dslaon in the This
liquid d not soil the Transparency Of the distilled water in
mixing it with the same agreeable doubtless
due n trng amount " essential oil inscparabe
From the remainder Of the dsaon which was left in tho
reto obtained, through evaporation In vapor bath,
substance Of n yrlowsh brown color clear, and having
bitter taste which is not disagreeable, and which afterwards
becomes aromatic and leaves the mouth eruned with that
fragrance peculiar to the vanilla. am inclined to believe
that this bitter and aromatic eNractye substance, soluble
in and alcohol the medicinal properties which sre at
trbuted this gin due. have not found in Udopho
Wolfes Aromatic schiedam Schnapps mineral
c substance other than e eXractve already named and
the obtained by dstatiOn Finally, Udolpho
Wolfes Aromatic Scheam Schnapp consists simply Of
alcohol Of 20 degrees Of graduation in Carriers alco
hoc weghcr AMI Of exracve bitter aromatic substance,
which perhaps, is meona and, account Of It's not
tanning any injurious the health, well for its
good fact which doubt arises from the
choice Substances employed In M manufacture and from the
peculiar Of its distaton 1t should in opinion,
be preferred all on Belgc and German gins which
are this Island which it has been my business To
These gins have often proved it, exhaie disa-
greeable oor and have less disagreeable flavor
having lcn the with tn superior
gin from the dstery of Mr. Henry Deeuen (of Bremen as
re1um after evaporation by stta substance almost in
cipd and very trhngy aromatic, with favor of VANILLA but
with the delicious bitter and aromatic flavor Of that
CdophO Wolfe and Others such that labelled "Genuine
Samaritan Extra SUPERIOR Messrs Tracher have furnish
a very small quantity OF geensh substance, Of harsh
metallic very dsagreeabe, which extractve organic
mixed with salt VI copper with signs OF iron,
owing perhaps, to n bad system Of distilation.
certify ali that is here stated the truth and agrees
with the have made with the greatest care and
authorize the house OF Gotg WILL Of this city, to give
publicity this certificate, Spanish and in foreign Ian
guages all countries where may sn their interest to do
JOeE LII Is CAsAsfOh.
HAVANA, JASuAEr, 1859.