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cHFMICAL TESTIMONY.


D. JOSE LUIS CAsAsECA, Corresponding Mem
/ Der Of the Royal Academic of Madeira aud Mum
ich, Graduate in Sciences Of the Faculty Of Paris
formerly Professor Of Chemistry, as applied to the
Arts, Of The Royal Couseryatorio Of Madrid and Ct
/ Physio and Chemistry, as applied To the Industry
and Agriculture Of the country, in the Royal Uni
versity Of this Island a sent II. Ms Director
OF the Institute Of Chemical Investigation, &c, &c.
| DO hereby certify, that at the request Of the
hoase of Gottig d WILL of this place, have made
an analitical examination of T. Wolfe's Aromatic
Schiedam Schnapps with the object Of ascertaining
if 1t contained any substance noxious to health,
and 10 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
ard experiments are as follows
Udolpho Wolfe's aromatic Schiedam schnapps is
a sririJuous liquid Of very agreeable aromatic
odor, completely transparea, 81 7'lost coIoTless,
having only 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 81 degrees hundredtbs in Gay Lussao's alco-
hometre. By the distillation in q balaium maria
with an apparatus consisting Of class retort anda
recipient surrounded with ice, have collected in
this recipient an alcoholic liquid with very
agreeable aroma completely colorless and transpar-
eut, which marked 70 degrees in CARTIER alcoholic
weigher, or 20 degrees 8 hundredth on Gay Luss-
acs alcometre; and which represented whole
per cent of aromatic Schiedam schnapp- cub
ject dis,llation in the retort. This liquid did
soil the transparency Of the distilled water IN
mixing it with the same, and is agreeable aroma
ID doubtless due 70 a very trifins amount # IN cs
sen,ial oil insepsrable from alcohol.
From the remainder Of the distiliatiou which
was left in the retort. have obtained. through
evaporation in a vapor hath, substance Of
yellowish brown color, clear and having bitter
taste which Is not disagreeabe, and which after
wards becomes aromatic and leaves the mouth per
tumei with thst fragrance peculiar to the vanilla
am inclined 70 believe that to this bitter and
romsti, extractiyc substance soluble in water and
alcohol. the medicinal properties which attn
bu edro tht5 gin are due. Z have not found IN
dolpho Wolfes aromatic Schic54n schnarps any
mineral or organic substance other han the
tive one already named ami the aromatic ons OBJ
tanned by distillntion. Finally, Udolpho Wclfe's
aromatic Schiedsm schnspps consists simply Of al
aromatic alcohol Of 20 degrees Of graduation in
Carriers alcoholic weisher, and Of an extractive
bitter aromatic substance. which perhaps. is me-
diciuaI; and on account Of its not containing anv
matter injurious to the health, as we'll as for its
odo- and GOOD aayor, foot .-, -,. 5,,1+ ,-i.,.
from 'ne choice substances employed IN It's manu-
iacture ana from the peculiar manner Of It's dis
tiIlation it should in my orfnior he nrefer-oi 70
all .r.o 1r.1,,,l p.r..;...u.f ,,..-.. ...- Ill
are i'und IN TINS Island which u has been my bust
ness % examine. These -i1s5s 1.arr often proved
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