Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-11
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| I. For some time past the inhabitants of
Fourth street, between Congress and State
streets, very respectable part of the city.
have been annoyed beyond all measure by
very remarkable -cencatenation of cir
enmstances. First, staid and sober citizens,
who scarcely ever touched drop of liquor
In their lives, awoke in the morning with
all the pangs of debauchery, and the sensa-
ton peculiar to intoxication. 1t is said
that at times the whole neighborhood. men.
women and children, dogs, horses and ami
mails of every description that came within
the circuit of this mysterious agency,
moved in sort OF torpor, or reeled back
ward and forward as il they had been in
dulging in a gorgeous" and GLORIOUS
strange phenomenon. In the morning at
5 O'clock, the air appeared fragrant
with the fumes of whisky, and old
topers i'll a little time began to wend the1
way towards the point from which the
smell seemed to emanate, having discover
ed the secret of obtaining morning nip
free of expense, and in obvious violation of
the revenue laws OF the Government. An
hour later, the lovers of good brandy had
all their senses raised to the zenith of hap
plness By an atmosphere floating in per-
fumed sea ofcogniac. At ten O'clock Ja-
maiea rum insinuated its fragrant presence
into the nostrils OF the deniZtns of the
neighborhood, and so throughall the hour.
OF the day a change of potab blts seemed 10
be set before the astonished public, whose
palates were thus regaled by every species
and variety of liquar which education.
taste or appetite could crave. Perhaps it
is too much to say that the neighbors were
Intoxicated with delight, and were unan-
imous in the opinion that they Il had
found the long lost Eden of happiness
They were not. They didn't appear ex-
actly to like the change. At any rate some
of the neighbors began to complain, and
to turn up their noses at the smells with
which the atmosphere was laden. They
sent in a petition to the health officer to
have the nuisance abated--nuisance they
called it who were thus hourly enjoying
free of expense all these delightful sensa-
tions which the race of mankind generally
pay so dear to enjoy. and relish with such,
keen appetites. The. health officer dis
patched the sanitary inspector, MIR. Will
liam 'Conners, yesterday afternoon, to in
vestigate the mystery; and William, true
perhaps to natural instinct, after feeding
himself in an atmosphere of perfect delight,
unerringly traced the perfumed air to its
source. In an Out-house attached to the
premises of DIR. Webber, German physi-
clan, he discovered a chemical laboratory
for the distillatiOn of essential oils for the
manufacture OF liquors of all kinds, The
stencil was of most agravating descrip-
possible.informed the occupant ofthe prem
ises,a lady, that he was duly armed to inspect
the place and abate all nuisances I've found
TO exist there. The lady said little, and
William proceeded with his investigation.
Presently, however, the doctor appeared,
and, beholding the sanitary inspector TAX
ing a survey of things in general, he
pounced upon him like all eagle on his
prey. Before William had time to eXpost-
ulate, the enraged doctor seized him by the
throat, and, applying a caustic blister to
his extremity as it presented itself to his
vision, elected the astonished inspector
from the premises. 1t was the work of a
moment and the doctors boot. Finding
himself outside the house, and but slightly
narcptized by the air he had been breath
ing, William had sufficient strength lett to
wend his way to the police Justice and Sc
cure warrant for the arrest of the doctor.
This was effected a short time afterwards
by g. P, and upon being taken before
the magistrate the physician gave bail to
appear and answer the charge on the day
of trial. l---
Thus, it is discovered, s'what's been the
natter on Fo 1rth street for some time
back. And thus, too, the drinkers of liquors
of all kinds may gain slight idea of the
manner in which their whiskies, brandies,
rum. etc., are dragged and compounded,
and understand why so much of the vile
stuff as is now sold for genuine liqaor is
nothing more than spirits mixed with dead
ly poison. The oils manufactured for this
purpose are compounded of various articles,
and are SO violent in their nature and oper-
alton that one or two drops of the liquid is
sufficient TO give the color and taste of any
desired kind OF liquor to a gallon of spirits !!
This fact has long been known; but we be-
lieve this is the first time that manuiac-
tory of this character has been discovered
in our city. The board of health, upon the
complaint of citizens living in the vicinity,
will undoubtedly compel its removal as a
nuisance to the public health.