Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-07
From the AeH IoTA Tribune.
xkzE DIsIILLEHs' CONVENTION.

When our frieads, the whisky distiiers
/ met IN convention, the other aay. thet
strangely neglected to present the details aLd
siatas.ies Of ihelr business. On the contra
ry, when the dentists, iron workers, iaana-
| tactarers aud master artisans and workers
meet IN convention. they alsavs give as ae-
4 eotAls ct the progress made III their several
[ departments, and they point with pride te
! the increased demand for their productions
and the advantages which the human race
derives from their endeavors. Now, the d;s.
tillers gave us no other fact than that their
working capital is Sl0O 900, ,ooe. However,
as j; Is cur duty to keep the great public ia-
formed on all matters ot current interest, We
will DO something to supply. the deficiency
aud the reader will imagine q welidressed
! rosy-iaced secretary reading 10 an intelligent
and equally rosy-iaeed audience SUMMARY
Of what the liquor business has been able t.
accomplish on the basis 81 ;he above nan.el
capital.
The whole cost Of liquors annually made
and sold in the United States, that is. whis>
Ky either in pure or Gerigatiye state, is
about $500, 00,0oe. In Tie consumption
OF this liquor 60. 600 lives are yearly des.
! troyed, loo. 900 men and women are sent to
prison, and 100000 children are bequeaihed
10 poor houses aad charitable institutions.
In addition, 300 murders and 400 suicides
are eouami;tei, and the expense connected
with these events is $500 900. In our no>
bic State of New York, of course iuelading
the city, one person in fifteen il sabslaatiai>
ly made paaper Meanwhile large sums
are disbursea il erecting aud Supervising
those imposing establishments, for so far
reaching are tie effects Of the drinking Of
spirituous liquors, that our citizens are ena-
blei y Violate efegy law ef the ,auG. ii
viii not be necessary to 20 into the details
OF the manufacture Of whisky IS now con.
dgcted ami ii viii be sufficient to saY that
since s.rycaaine, rel pepper, salphnric acid
and some other Ingredients have become
comr on, the cure Of delirum tre,nens IS in.~
possible. of course the same effects. though
in a modified degree, characterize the vari
Gus beverages which are derived from whis>
ky. In tue mild drinks il IS gratifying to
state that the progress reeeat.y made ii the
sciences. and, in particular ia chemical af
tinifY, enables the expert manufacturer to
produce remarkable results. For instance,
" furnish 100000 baskets more Of CHAINS
pague than are rrodaeed III all the ehau>
pagnc districts e Europe. Bv passing the
oil Of whisky through carbon = MADEIRA is
made at profit o. 900 per cent. which few
can tell from the genuine, aud with good
reason. With neutral spirits. or even with
whisky, vinegar, sulphuric acid, beet root.
and eoperas, which is to produce the proper
astringeney, we are enabled to turn Oil mi ore
port wiae ,han all the world beside, and Of
these and other wines, New York Citv man.
uiaetuIes over s. ,ogo. .0eo. nh OF which are
admirably ada7t ted to Timothy weak stom
ach. 1t is scarcely possible to ovsrrate the
Importance pt Ills branch Of manufacture,
since, by enlistiag the wealthy and fashions
able, the lower classes are led with less diff
Guilty 10 the use of the more common bevers
age. To show the fruit of wine drinking on
the upper.crust of our society. the following
statement is sufficient; by last accounts of
the State inebriate Asylum at Binrhamn>
ton there had been applications for admiss.
ion tsom s9 clesgymen, 5 judges, 249 mer-
chants, ZIG physicians, 2I0 gentlemen, aad
what is more cheering than ali the resi-, l.
900 rich mems daughters.
Aside from these li,,le exploits, the dis,
tillery business receives great support from
senteel billiard ,ahl $, which are always
seen In connection with bars. Il Is ,t0t too
much to say that these tables, By enlisting
our most promising young men, enable Us
10 pour out from our distiileries an amount
of whisky, il collected in one s'ream, suili
| cient to rae great mill of len pair of bars
the year ronnd, Sunday included. |, is to