Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-07-14

CHEMICAL TESTlMUNt.
D. JOSH LUIS CAsAsECA, Corresponding Member of the
Royal Academies of Madrid and Munich, Graduate in
Science of the Faculty of Paris formerly Professor of
Chemistry, as applied to the Arts of the Royal Con-
servatorio of Madrd and Of Physc and Chemistry as
applied to the Industry and Agriculture of the Country,
in the Royal University of this Island, at present II.
MS Director ofthe Institute of Chemical Investigation,
&c, &c.
Do hereby certify that the request of the house OF Got
tig WILL of this place, have made analitical
examination of L. Woe's Aromatic Schiedam SchnaPps,
with the object of ascertaning if contained any sub
stance noxous to health, and to inform them as to its
true cOmpSsitlsn and relatGaaaaay with t9s
spirituou
completely
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and very a
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UNI maria with an
this recipient in alcoholic liquid with very aGSeeab9s
aroma completely colores and transparent which repIe
sented as whole 81 per cent Of aromatic Schidam Sch
napps subject to disation in the reort This liquid
did not soil the transparency of the distilled water in
mixing it with the same, and its agreeable aroma is
doubtless due to very ng amount on an essential oil
nseparable from alcohol
From the remainder of the dstilaton which was left in
the retort, have obtained, through evaporation in
vapor BATH substance of yellowsh brown color clear
and having bitter taste which is not disagreeabe, and
which afterwards becomes aromatic and leaves the mouth
perfumed with that fragrance peculiar to the vanilla.
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eXtractve substances soluble in water and alcohol the
medicinal properties which attributed to this GIN
due. | have not found i'll Udolpho Wolfe's aromatic
Schiedam schnapps any mineral organic substance
other than the eXractve already named and the aro
matte one obtained by dstilaton. Finally, Udolpho
oe's aromatic Schedam schnapps consists simply of
an aromatic alcohol of 20 degrees of graduation in ar
ers Alcoholic wegher and of exractve utter aromatic
substance, which perhaps, is medicinal and, account
OF It's not containing any matter injurious to the heath
as well as for its odor and good havora fact which
doubt arises from the choice substances employed in its
manufacture and from the peculiar of its dis liza
on 1t Should in opinion, be preferred to all the Ho
land, Begic and German gins which are found in this
island which it has been my business to examine These
gins as have often proved it, exhale disagreeable odo,
and have or less disageeable favor Of them
having left as was the with the superior gin from the
distlery OF Mr. Henry Deetjen (of Brenen residum
after evaporation by steam substance almost ncpid
and very trihingy aromatic, with of Vanilla, but
in no wise with the del ciOus bitter and aromatic flavor of
that of Udopho "efc and Others such a. that labelled
"Genuine Samaritan extra superior" MessYs Trach-
er have furnished me very small quantity greenis
substance ofarsh metallic taste and very disaTeeabe,
which eNtractiye organic matter was mixed with salt
OF copper with signs Of iron, owing perhaps, to bad
system of distillaton.
certify that all that is here stated Is The truth and
agrees with the experiments have made with the greatest
care, and authorize the house of Gottie viii, Of this
city, to give pebcy this certificate in Spanish and
in foreign languages in all countries where il may suit
suit hei interest to do so.
JOSIE LUIS CASASECA.
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