The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-03-26
Aduiteration of Liquors.
Prom the Chicago Home and School journal. !
BY EDWARD {. DELEvAS.


been induced to purchase cask of Port
wine, from the fact that it had just been
received direct from Oporto, by house
in New Iork--in the honor and integri-
ty Of which entire confidence could be
placed-he drew off, bottled, and secured
the precious contents, TO be reserved for
the special use of his friends; that hav-
done so, and having thereafter occa,
sion to cause the cask to be sawed
In two, he found to his astoni Inn Mt
that its lees consisted of large quan.
tity of the shavings Of logwood, resi-
dunn of alum, and other ingredients,
the name and nature of which were to
him unknown DR.. Knotfs Lectures p.
It's.
The last cask Of wine purchased, and
which was tested by some Of the best
judges in the country, was pronounced
to be good ptne. | afterwards discover
ed that it was made in the loft of the
dealer, and did not contain a drop of the
fruit of the vine, but was made from doe,
tored whisky, aud admitted afterwards to
be SO by the maker.
~" inul''uuai assured me 'ha' "n''e
acting as assistant III 'his wine brewing
establishment, he had frequentl known
Il hundred dollars made on single cask
of this fabrication.
Inc la'e i'e " !'' C'''eon was very
"louera'e of'nher' Ut iao 'ne reputation
OF oe'ns very n'cc faster tto last ain
het party gave WIN WIN ~;he' oherea my
sueS'S ''qoo' ca''eo "'ne' o.a"n from
'he c'Sk aoo'e 'neh''o"eo' MT 'i'h'oh
was seated next 10 me- ne was h'ach TAX, /,
ca WIN TINS VINE anu alIGr ,t 'as''ns all
inc 'aI'c'Ies' sara 10 me- III you coh'ih -
Ie 10 u,'nh urn: I'VE "t"e' ':' nc au',le you TO 10
o''nA 't'S NINA : P'i"''ng 10 .ne oo'''o
con'alnIHs 1, ,he ian''ca'eo a'''c'e} you
WI, hni II less INJURIOUS ''"m o'u aho
hlsh priced Inc iate 'nahceilor Jones,
VINO was also considered an cSce'lent
}}uo2e u "i'I was 80 'aNe" win tue same
'''io''' 'not nc re'"es,eo ne 10 oruer
- VI ~ 'o' "i'i'' "ni0t ulu
~. no one resi- Sa''sne' !'' 'na. ne IS
u'''"'"S pure "','''o' oi'le' u WIZ
oeei ot ''u'"' sP''''s' u",'' ,'e mas can
e' ,n '"1 c"1''''s' u ue':", '. '"e q"es'.on'
"A uo.i'i III S''o"S '''"A' onoe 'e',u,
lug IN A'oahy' ">Sure' me .hae ""yf' il7
Pu'ch''eo l'n Po''cd l'1uois III Ne" VI NJ
o'' sup po''u' ne rev 'o 'Io"'''y III re-
ee'' '''9 tue ainpo'',o "'.'',''' "n'.Ss @ "'
"a'cntI IL ,foih ''ie snip u tue A'oans
'csSo' l'''s','' "A 'a'-' n''in'' VI P'P''
Oh imported pr''u!' p"'c''"Se' u Tue i'ii,
porter "".ie o' ',e oo1N' "I'' 'eU1oEep
'"e 'olo" 'hS hiS"'' '''e cI'SNs q" P''e"'
a"u A''i''o0s p''n"! "uoS'''u'ru' ,'''
casks r'p'aceo IN 'neN ora Po5,'loh De
'ofo hi9'hi"e' a"a '''o ""o'o S''u al 'uo,
,'o' "'S "s@' "'y' a. po'e ''ip'''7'
of"huy'
\ dealer once sala 10 me- III you pur-
ehaSe my STOCK OF VINE +" a1 cost l"hlch
ne Ea,uea al @oVV') WI, give up 'he
tFaae' repAca' i VIII purchase e'-
cry gallon ycu VIII warrant pure. AFTER
some hesitation lie answered., Il nave net
one.
hedlcai men advanced IN NE nave Us
surtd NE, that the using OF intoxicating
liquors nop, Is much more fatal to health
and lite than thirty years since 1heh'
liquors were comparatively pure Inc
alcohol IN them was usually tne ohiy 'n'
gredlent that the constitution had TO con
tend with, and then habltual drinkcr
II he lived SO long, dld not become
known as a drunkard under twenty years
but now 1t frequently occurs that the
same amount OF habitual drinking pro
duce diseases and lntemperance In three
years. 1his change, these medical gen
t!emen attribute to the presence ot other
po'sons than the poison OF alcohol IN the
intoxicating liquors used by the people
In such quantities. could hll volamt
with facts going to show that as to WINE
1t IS next to Impossible to ma any II
this country pufe,--l mean pure, Ter
mented, unenforced wine ana believe
the same IN regard to distilled spirits
Drugs are used IN the manufacture Q
most, II not all KINDS, Tor the reason tina
with drugs, common whlsky can be turn
ed into rum, brandy or GIN. | have beer
assured that AHsENIc Is used IN whlsk,,
to restore the bead, alter haF'ns oeen Oil
luted with water. 30 with beer, Whel
poisonous drugs are cheaper than malt
! to increase the intoxicating power, ant
money IS to be made by 1t. THIS Is OF
ten done, OF which | have proof posture
also that the most Ffhy "oter has been
and still is, used IN mating
A large druggist In New York VIII
made no secret OF the fact, that he sol
tons OF poisonous drugs to brewers, open
ed his ledger to TREND OF nine, an
gave him the brewers names who pur
chased them in large quantities. Ihe'
names would have been forthcoming ha