Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-06-17
CHEMICAL TESTIMONY.

d. ,I0sc Luis Cqsaseca CORES 0ndiHQ MeHtbp ~ The
Roga} IcadcD,ics Of Hpdy7d and lhmich a Grad-
nate ne Sciences Of the Facu6y Of Paris. formerly
Professor Of ChcHHfrg, aipliei 10 the dts, Qfme
Royrt C0HSerrqtofio Of haarid, md Of Physic ana
CHEMISTRY. lJpFe4 10 the ird@tyy and agriculture
ofthe C0nirB iH tc RoUui University Of this Island,
at present H. lLs Director Of the Institute Of Chen'-
cal Investigation, Ac., ec.
Do hereby certify that at the request Of the House Of
Gottig VIII, Of this place, have made analy tical
examination Of c wolfes Aromatic schicdam Schnapps.
with the object of asceraining il it contained any sub
stance noxous to health, and inform thea to its
composition and relative quality with the other gins
that are offered the market and the results Of my OBJ
servations and experiments follows
Udopho Wolfes Aromatic Schedam Schnapps is a
sprituous liquid, Of very agreeable aromatic odor,
completely transparent and almost eoloress, having only
very slight tint Of yelowish grayi its flavor is strong
aud very agreeable the palate 1t marks 20 degrees in
Carriers alcohol weigher or 50 degrees hundredh in
Gay Lussacs alcohonetre BY the distiadon in a ba-
aium maria, with apparatus consisting Of glass
and recipient surrounded with ice, have collected
in this recipient alcoholic liquid with very agreeable
aroma completely coorless and transparent, which
marked 80 degrees in Carriers Alcoholic wegher.
or 70 degrees huudredh Gay Lussacs acohometre
and which represented as whole 81 percent, Of Aromat-
lie Schicdam schnapps subject To distllaton in the
tort This liquid did soil the Transparency Of the
distilled in mixing it with the and its agree
able aroma is doubtless due to a very Tiaing amount of
an essential oil iuseparable nom alcohol
From the remainder Of the dstation which left in
the reort have obtained through evaporation in
por bath substance Of yelowish brown color, clear
and having bitter which is disagreeable and
which afterwards becomes aromatic and leaves the mouth
perfumed with that fragrance peculiar to the vanilla.
am inclined believe that this bitter and aromatic
exactye substance soluble in water and alcohol the
medicinal properties which attributed TO this gin
due. have not found in Udolpho Wolfes Aromatic
Sehiedam schnapps any mineral or organic substance
other than the exIacye already named and the
matte one obtained by distillaton. Finally Udolpho
wolfe Aromatic schedam schnapps consists simply Of
an aromatic alcohol Of % degrees Of graduation in Car
tiers alcoholic wegher, and Of exractiye bitter
matte substance, which, perhaps is medicinal and,
Of Its containing any matter injurious 70 the
hoalth as wen for It's Odor and good hayor-a fact
which no doubt arises from the choice substances
poyod in its manufacture, and from the peculiar hummer
OF its dstilauon ii should, ia my opinion, be preferred
to all the Holland Belgie and German gins which are
found in hi, Island which II has been my business to
anime. These gins have oflcn proved it, eNhale
dsagrecale odor, and have more or less dsagreeabe
flavor some Of them having lof was the case with
the superior gin from tho distillery Of Mr. Hen
ny Deoticn lof Bremen as rcsidum after evaporation by
steam, substance almost uspd and very riaing aro
matte with flavor ofVanila, but in wise with the de-
cious bitter and aromatic favor Of that Of Udopho
Wolfe aud others, such as that labelled "Geuuine sa
maritan Extra superior Mesprs, TEACHER have fur
nshed me a very small quantity If grcensh substance
Of harsh metallic taste aud very dsageeablc, which
tractlo organic matter mNed with salt Of copper
with signs Of iron owing perhaps, to bad system Of
dishlation.
certify that all that is here stated is the truth and