Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-11-29
For the Ellsworth American
What Drunkard's Drink.
''Thc d,ink that's in the Drunkard's bowl,
Is not the drink tor me-.


.'Thc Link that's in the Drunkard's BOWL
Is not the drink tor me-
Its commonly supposed tha. one oi their
drinks is wine. Il is called wine, but OF
pure wine made from the grape. there is
little in this country. As long ago as 1893,
a manufacturer OF spurious wines. and who
in one year sold thirty thousand casis,
made a statement to friend relative to
the business, the substance of which is
here givcn:-
He said, that few persons who drink
wine have any conception of what they
drink. He stated that more than nine
tenths of what was sold undr. the name
of wine in this country was spurious, made
from cider. whisiley, sonr- beer, drugs, &c.
He estimated the amount OF frauds com
mitted in this business, in New York city
alone at three millions Of dollars annual
Y. H. stated that when u clrgo of Wine
arrives in New York, it is at once pur-
chased, aud in twenty four hours its whole
character is changed. To effect this chang"
the wine IS cnntiel with whiSl;ey. cider,
sour-heer, aud various kinds of drugs
Let the corntry merchant require ever SO
many kind OF wine. they can all be sup
Piled from the same source, and though
the real cost is only from II to 20 cents pen
~ lion, the same Is sold rom 80 cents to
$500. The greater part of the Wine.
sold in this cDuutry cost the manuiacturc
only from IL to 20 cents,
Such was the statement Of this manu-
facturcr more than 80 years ago.
Wines thus made frequently contain
sugar oflead one of the most dangerous
pa:sons. This fact is atttes;ed by tbs
highest authority, such as Dr.. N. p. Orfl
Ia in his work on poisnn,-Aceam, on cul
mary poison, -"Thc Domestic Chemist
a work the highest authority, published
i'll London, and Dr.. Warren in the Med.
ical Transactions" A hotilcof Wine pur-
chased of II New York importer, as genu
inc Champaign, was aua'yz.d and found
to contain one quarter Of a, ounce Of Su-
gar ofLead.
The wine dealers of England have foi
years praeticel making their wines, and
their wine receipts have been sold quite
extensively to innkeepers and others.
One day friend calling upon an inn
keeper, il Croydon, England, fcnnd til,
host with his sleeves tucked up, and bot!
his arms of sanguiueous hue. He pri
vatsly apolosized to his friend, stating that
there was to he great dinner the ncxt
day, and that he was then brewing til,
Port Wine.
There is no kind of wine that the wine
brewer cannot initiate. Their skill in this
BUSINESS is well illustrated by the follow
ins historical fact.
George the .lth, of England, had a wine
he greatly priced, ana SO did his servants,
and they drank it freely. On particular
occasion, he ordered the wine to be sup
piled to his guests on the following day
But the servants had beeu SO free with il
that but one bottle was left In this di-
lcmma one of them, who understood the
practices of the wine makers, took the
last bottle to the wine brewer, who the
next day furnished lis Majesty's table with
a full stock Of the same as to col I. flavor,
etc. The deception was never discovered
by his Majesty.
It is well known that recipes for max
ing fraudulent vines and liquors. have hccu
sold quite extensively in this country.
Prof L. C. Delavan of BalIston Center
y, Y. says:-
knew a large dealer who havingobtain-
ed the recipes for making oil kinds ot
fraudulent liquors, brandy, sin. rum and
wine. went to work on Il large scale, and
was making a fortune rapidly. lie wa,
so elated at his success that he mentioned
it to his family physician, and showed him
his various recipes. The physician after
examining them. informed him that some
of the ingredients We're deadly poisons, and
TO sell such mixtures to the public was as
bad as murder. The dealer WAS alarmed
for he had accumulated large stock. S,
he concluded to test the matterby giving /,
notorious drunkard Of the place gallon
or two of his liquor, and if it did not xii
him he would continue to sell The poor
drankarl Lad the precious present. II,
drank it, but as it was not a swift poison
he did not die Immediately. The dealer
continued his wicked traffic died rich. aus
has gone to his account.
Prof Delavan further says:-
while travelling inc ppflic conveyance