Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-04-03

. glass ; those who intend to sell n rcasona
ii bly, good quality at ten cents and thos
r.. who for the latter price make practice {
palminS off the cheapest compound tina
can be made TO resemble whiSkey. Tn
three kinds purchased will average in pric
81, $3.50, and Sl.2j per gallon respective
, ly. 10 the best whiskey about one-eight
Il of It's quantity is added. Thus the saloon
keeper converts his gallon of thirry-tw
gill5' into thirtySix gills. The ayeras
c drink is about half 4 gill Reckoning
$ shen. scventy-two drinks at fifteen cents
L drink. the gross receipts for n gallon ar
r SlO.So. SuhtraetinE the cost given above
{ | there remains profit OF $3.50 or 10 pc
cent. of TIE cost. This percentage S not $,
much year. ,lct it be remembered, but i
made Is often in the year a. the stock ear
. he turned.
Men who hay whi-key Mt ten cents n elas
viii pour in about two-third- of gill viii
one-cighth addition OF water The profits
. will be found to be found o. be - 30. o1
{ ll6 per cent. Of the cost The cheapcs
whi~key Is watcrci at least one-iilih. anC
then adultcIatci with pepper and les in.
nuccnt ingredients To restore it, strength
This Gives thirty-nnc eill-. Reckoning
thrcc-qua7tcr- Of gill a. the average drink
oi she class which consumes IT, there wIlI
Doe iruud the enormous profit, over the on
einal cost of Sl.-j gal.on, ol .S52i, on
i2ppcr cent.
PROFITS or TIE ErrA;LEG-.
Ina similar way thc r,tal profits on
other liquors Were calculated with thc fol-
lowing results
Eam.
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rror. ........... .............. .sl.I-
ini- ' about l' i.T Ccht, u oue--i4t.' oi
gallon "l "aier hc added, tho profit Will
Nt S--n'; r 80 per cent new England
rum can ne '""sht I'f : =. me average
poor luaiiN -"i,l costs 81 lhiS at ten
cents iriiN, and rec konng hity duuk- t.
,hc gallon. -tg- rr"at 1i g. or about
100 per e'n'- A''lt onc-litn water added
10 t brings i1c proht up TO 81, or 2ou per
cent. lHeir i- very ntti' call lor rum, a~
Will '">c'n 'y Gle tables appended,
GH.
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ro.r-. s7-7
Tai- is oovrr cent. of the ..--. II il he
adu.tcratcl rs the addition of suc-.iyth
the return viii I've 5000 and tie profit ii
or 1873 Der cent. The profits .f Tie moor
quality NAV be estimated a- follows
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oi'.i+o-,,..l t[,r.,,~ a.. -
...',rr'f ii,'''n W ~
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b~Hl
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Anciy dr.as- af .i esr,,. 'l I'D
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/ This is a00 rcr cent or ,hc .o-r The
+ polre~t brandy can b. n,r,h,-cj,t = nov
.,ailsa. hnt rcrk,n.nr m the mic, IF a .f,;r
/ ayerl-c Grade W.. rua,. STATE f,li,vr..
s.-., -,
rr $1,000
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N"'ft-
OfV WING. other tim, cbom,,.,,, .b,r,,.
stands fr-t a., fIs ii.t +, ro-ni ~ ,r,n,itI
.,lI Port +. rr,, in p1nniori.y Shrrry
costs from - TO SD rcr GALLON. Ibout
iUu per cent. Is made Oh the hctt,r and l50
or 1do r..- ,e,,, .,, tl.,. 49,. .,,,l;,i,
tfr"pg1nf-
c. per iasSci currency .---.------..-..; s, ,'
i"''' "'i'' '' ------'---- t-'H
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IhIs Is l5per cent of the cost. basket
ol rint~ costs en- lhc average S3e2' carIcn-
ey' hut me rcc''!i- from IL are the same A.
iron quarts
h't dn N"u do. was asked ol saloon
keeper, with all tins money you make
the world that has 50 many incidental OK
pcnScS. The bTclka-c Is large II there is
a poor man sick. the Saloon-kccpcr has to
take liberal number Of chances in = rai.!c
tor his benefit. II he dos the saloon keep
or mast subscribe for his funeral expenses.
~ 80 ""' " ''o'" a. NJ
nr6it. n.von ,,,nl, i,li tI.rn ~. '','', ,5
many v,,r. Inn ba,r,,'f .r,.rc,i,i Tl,,
worst nl +, j. ,rr ,,r.t ect r;j .,r =, ,r.,,
Ical or c1r,,.ir.. l;,;,'..
ONE i' NpG2n PER CENT oN COMMON Az.
Tho ,r,uriafnr If ~, ole-ln,s, ~, TL,,,..I
strect "a. o.l..t L,,- ,n,,,,. ~, IN H.
W. N- ''" ".'''9 "''iihN ''H4t "S
7'iH rom y u"S~ho',u oi aie-
- ," ''"N '' ' ",,,, '''''' '"t I'i'ic
down cellar
The visitor followed into Il large. dark
N"I!' 'nat was tucu with hns>hcadS, some