The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-14
Pnre Lianunoors.

a lew weeks ago We printed Tor gen.
tleman in this city number Of petitions
addressed to the Congress Of the United
States praying that honorable body to
pass stringent law, with penalties Of fine
and imprisonment, against manufacturing,
selling or distributing adulterated liquors.
The gentleman for whom we printed these
petitions is temperance man, but he
takes the ground that drinking liquor can.
not be stopped in day or q year, or in
ten years, and that therefore 1t Is all i'm
portant in the meantime to protect the
public health as far as possible by securing
the passage Of such severe laws as will
prevent tho manufacture and sale Of adul.
tered liquors. That adulterated liquors
are largely consumed throughout the
United States Is a fact notorious to
the public, and yet very few people
have anything like an accurate
idea Of the Ingredients that en-.
ter into the adulterating process. A
short ttmo ago an agitation sprung up in
Nebraska in favor Of appointing, under
State authority, an inspector Of liquors,
whose business It should be, as 1t is in
Europe, 10 see that the public are not
imposed upon by tho sale of poisonous
alcoholic compounds: The result OF the
agitation In Nebraska thus far has been
that number Of specimens Of the popu'
lar beverages in use were gathered up and
handed over to the Professor OF Chemis-
try In the University of Nebraska, who
has submitted the following analysis Of
them. HIS report is Of sufficient general
interest to warrant .its publication in tho
newspapers OF tho country, and We there.
fore subjoin 1t as follows: ...
UNIvERsrTY OF NRBRAsKA, DRpAnr-
MBNT OF NATURAL SclENcRs, LINCOLN,
NRD, April 25, 1974.-In accordance
with your request, ! have made careful
analysis Of tho. liquor brought to me two
weeks ago. The following Is the result !:
No. l. DETwRILRRs 4BLAcK MAB1AII."
Contained the following Ingredients: 1.
Sugar Of lead, s grains to q 'qusrt 2.
srychnine, a large amount; 8. 6trontia;
4. Benzine; 8. Potash; Q. Brazil wood; Z.
Alcohol, 19 per cent.
No. 2. QOIcK's BEST WHnKY.n-This
contained !: i. Sugar of lead, 8 grains TO a
quart; Q, sFychnine; 8. Strontia; A. Pot
ash; 8. Bepzins;'6. Brazil wood; 7,IAlco-
h0l, IS per cent. =. 3
No. g.. KLUToH's WusKY.-This con-
tainedsh1. Sugar Of lead, 81 grains to the
quart 9. Strychnine; Q. strontia: 4. Pot.
ash; 5, IogWood; Q. Alcohol, II per
cent. Is
No. 4. HoDGsKM's WmsKY.-This
contained: /. Sugar Of lead, 81 grains 70
aqusrt; 2. stychnine; 3. Srontia; A.
Potash; 8. .Logwood.
LEIGHTON 4 BRowN's "BRsT PoRT
WINE."-This contained: /. Sugar o.
lead, 8 grains to a quart; 2 Potash and
soda caIbonates; 8. 8. Logwood; 4 Alco'
hol, Q per cent
No. Q. BAILRY6EANDRKw's "WmsKV.'
This contained: Sugar OF lead.
grains to q quart; . Strychnine; 8 Pot
ash; 4, Strontia; 8 Genuine, 9. Brazil
wood; 7. Alcohol, 10 per cent.
No. 7,-BRocK s. Cos "PoRT WINE"
This contained: /. Sugar Of lead; . Pot.
lsh and soda carbonate In large quantities;
3. Dogwood: 4; Alcohol, 0 per cent.
No. 8, KELLEY & READS "BRANDY."-
This contained: |. Sugar Of lead, Z grains
to a quart; ?. Strontia; 8. Brazil wood;
Alcohol, 25 per cent.
No. Q. M'LAuaHLTN's "GN."-This
contained: 1. Sugar Of lead, 8 grains 10 d
quart; .. Strycline; 8. Strontta; 4. Pot
ash: 8. Benziue; Q. Alcohol; 10 per cent
No. 10. ZEHRuNG & HARLRY's "AN
oRLloA W1NR."-This contained: /. Suga,
Of lead, Q grains to q quart; 2, Strontis; 8
Brazil wood; A. Alcohol, 12 pei. cent.
No. H., ZRHRuNG s. HARTLRY's "BEs,
BOURBON WnnKY."-This contained; !
Sugar Of lead, Q grains TO a quart; 2
strontia 8. Brazil wood !; 4. Soda; 9
Alcohol, 81 per cent, '7al'
No. 70, SIS. BRocK's "CoMMoN WINS
K1"-This contained, /. Sugar Of lead
9 grains to a quartz 3, Strychnine;
stronhR; 4. Potash; s. BepzIne; q
Brazil wood; 2. Alcohol, 10 per cent. J
This analyaia 10 not exhaustive, ss / di