, 1869-01-01
LIQUOR ADULTERATt0NS,
A Visit to the Leading Bar-Rooms
About New York.
The Composition Of s-Eest"
Brandy and Whftkpy.


d5n,hius, saloons throughout the sltr samples oi
Professor John c. Draper, Of the UnivtsflsY Med.
ical College. oIe ef The most distinguished chem.
isss 81 re city. The plan which vas sdopted tu
seely We preterFEd In this case. Ea:h stmpIs
waH cnmfesed, ard record ofthe Numbers, Nth
The falcons from which Tho samples e numbered
Mtfc purfbafed: was Kept at The 1For,d Office
We publish to-day the report OF Professor Dsspc,
on the chemical ezaatnaiinu of ccr1a,n camp q
S n1a EexsE noqgss =, number
Brandy u the split Obtained BY the distillatiou
Of HlLc. When dEst distilled It is quite color.
eatke it beeomes o pas .moer ns thc oa5s1 liz
teicK ccilved from the wood Of the cask. VrFy
daik 6fand2es owe thtl1 co!os Ia burnt eusar,
whereby the favor Is much injured. The chafsc.
tct1attc tas'e and aroma Of brandy ls due to the
presence of volatile oil obtained from tht
Pure brandy, therefore, ehoa1d be the pure d1.
titled juice OF tie gtapr. But pure brandy il
aduelated largely With wafer and with the eDirtit
ohtatEed from corn. molasses4 ceet. root aud %
>Thc prctenee e Of fusti ol is positive proof O.
dofs not contain Ju.A oa.
1 NJ Is ths dangerous ard poisonous property
u y, RFa,n sp'rits which is eliminated by recstfy
i2g; IT, Each i tuece.ase M rccfiacs,ion expels nor.
hasc the leas, Of the element in Il. The pro
ccss Of fsc'ttyirg Is costly. and therefore II,
remaining IN them. Fasll oii is also ID the IN no., X,
= ssss s SSssa sss
po. Of fustl oil, sud fourd them to be rfddincs,
aeconpani. with feeling or sugocatioo and j
M seIse q falling hosdaene followed wh1ch lasted
rabbit in Two hours, three drachms in an Gu hont
hnt On o1nee IN quarter Of an hour and ons
IMITATION BRANDY.
There Ia much Of the liquor eo.d m t,.nav
which has Iot particle Of the grape spirits in II
1t - simply corn spirits Tor nav whiskey, as it i
Sasa ~ y mR naes s aasaf q
extracts ale easily made, owing to tie advsncs
n chemistry: The brandy colsr IL obtained from
h1 hqrnt sacaf; l., Initiation brandy. or 'DrItish
Its doctoFtd in this way, aad nothing more Great
aua5ti;ies q our raw grain srt;its are imported
a 99a eass to Us
1t Invariably contains fn.ll oil. Even afser II
naenes these thoses II is frequently st1ll tnthe,
oq11esasd o9 ;h p IN iqiuel9n q corn sprt. Many
ntc apparettly Of this character.
TASHIS.
a,.e II VII he onsetTcd a that Professor Draper has
LIN may come from catcehu. kine, o. oak bn-t
4 little Q! It can Aware be found even IN ecnn
me htand,Ss as II nay b. derived from the oaL
gent. and te the property valuable In caring diar
sh@a. An undue quantity In the liquor Is d
~f 49, Rcnauor vu.r
- Professor Draper reports on several samples OF
tnnwn, nretcss. ea;nnns H. Raacnased at well.
tGunc reneraiy Of MR. Gn,,ttv ,hst. ~ W4s
d. but s.i liz existence q The rns,1 III rIs u1 A.
parent In nearly evely case. -
THE ETASDAhD OF pURtIT.
psr ccnt Of ac"bnil onr az 'tnn tf a.55 70 sixty
aIined y Ffo'es Or Draper contained over
between TIC ssee1taned peIceusars az afeoSs
Of diIn,un Nv Taier' Rrsidy snd t1S,ou sne amount
pcsc. should cputaip 70 trnres ~ hnrnf 5t IL
ONLY F1nsr.clLss SALOONS.
II must be- bo,ne in mtrd thar fhr .sn,,,r ..
por.ea npou in tais article sre sf Tho hst re-,
soId a. lie h1at bar.rooms nf Sew WI nqqofs
future artce We viii shoE The ehar.ets1 Of - a..
all ans. in Ehich cayernc saiT ~ s.ttStass ~;
noieons to1m parts Of the inr,stt cn,. no n1aesal
sElaoroIItAA Hot1I.'
nnd Of The whi2Eey sold Is cent? tI1c e,sss
purchased here and en6mittcd 10 Feoiaaso.1 wrre ,c
ncr for chemical analysts Tbs fo1fnwi41so! Dta.
+, pcIt :: % LIS
SO. d. Sample marked b1anay-Ua.cr Gs M.
conf; alcohol, u, Contains Slight trsc.s ~ pSf
rn and iusil oil, and YerY small ouantifv ~ ~
esr. is al imits,ion hrandy. 4'@A-s'''s " Gu
No. Is. samnie msrrrd Hnn-hnn uh,.,,
water, Gs pcI cert; aicoSol ~ con.asns wsa'sSc5- -
email quantity Of iannin and sugar, and co11 o,5
Siderable ouaLtltT Of tusl ali. /! f.,r sou
not sufficiently sectfdcd, and is diluted Eirh
wafer, n1s1
Samples Of the Brandy sold at for.r CENT. N,
glars ind Of the wh.skey sold at ,w ntr cenfa Ky
clase, we're purchased here. and enSni.tc5 tIe 1e
Professor Urepue tor chemical analys1s. -The aol.
Nc, IL. Ssuplc marked Bourbon xh5skcv-
Ter, = per cent; alcohol, IS; contains Jiiti,.
whtcy, cscenI thss It II Il diuted Wa,a W.T. pure
No. Ii. SAMPLE narked brandy-Watsr - ne,
sugar, but 20 iuri oil; is thc bett specImsn ana
IL probably pure branay. diluted via Wstsr eno
"InE ofEaA.'' PorKfkEH1U srnErr Er.p
rnraTa AVENUE. "1'
rs md o Of IL he .a .! o15 cents Tie
cen,a TIE Rlaas were purchaecd here and snSm;..
ted to Profcs sor draper for chemical an.,y,is.
No. 10. Sanplc narfcd bs,udy-vater ss mr.
sugar, With esil r1ace of fusM all A'n I, ~ ~
10. II. SAMPLE In nsIked u SIo Boa,bon xrh1,rsx-
Water, Is per cent; alcohol, s; contain. IN,
least amount of tanrtr, little encal and fusiI
cRook, ro1 = sAsI1, FARK ROW,
glass s9d whisEcy sold Il twenty ecnts lie rs.s
Draper for cht1nical aralyeis, The ioi,ow:n1 ~
his rerort: -
No. IL. sample marked brandy-W'atcf, 50 o+r
cent: alcohol, al;. con :atns q slight trsce Of
sra {. ~ 80. -. - = =. - AoeA! VI 41sil Oil
ann ls. ~ tu1t tac worst spcetmcn. Il an
'mtkaion nfnf a.
No. II. sat71se marked Bourbon Ehi.kcy-
ra'ef, tU psf cent alcohol. 30 !; cortains con.
eest amoa1t Of fnsl oil. & ils1ored @ ID Wiz in1
plum and Ia the worst Of thu specimens Of
whisEcy.
rlrEK ATgtuE noyKL-
Samplc6 OF the brandy cold At 50 cents the
clate, and Of the Whlakcy sold At 80 cents the
glass, were purchased b. r. ard sQhuittcd TO Pro
fcsHor Draper for chemical anal5s.s, TIE follow
Ing IL bis report:
No. T. sample r4arked Bourbon whisfcy-
v atrr 20 per ccnr. alcohol 30 per cent; contains
tanl tn, little surar, and M iusi} OIL IL yood
whttkey and equal to No. ii,
No. o.. Sample marked brandy-Watcr. 81 pcr
cent; alcoho!, Sc contains saEnir, sugar. and
TuosAs {FoENERIx PAp1LKEJ 5S5 BROADWAY.
samples Of Tho brandy sold At forty cents the
elase, a1d Of whtskey told 81 twenty-five ccu,s
thr glass. were purchased here, and submitted