The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-03-03
From the Guiding Star.
A PLAIN TALK.
What the Tippler Drinks, and what
il Costs.

What the TippIer Drinks, and what
il Costs.
The following facts have been gather
ed together, at the cost of no little re-
search, and are offered 10 the readers of
| the Guiding Star, hoping, that in their
hands, they may be the means of bring-
ing conviction to the minds of the habitual
moderate drinker, and hoping also, that
! real truths, well handled, may take the
place of the usual silly anecdotes in the
public appeals, to rationsble beings.
The drunkard, notwithstanding his con-
stitutional weakness, is still a man, a
brother, one of Gods created beings,
and in his lucid moments should be adj
dressed as man, and should not be made
the victim OF ridicule; his better nature
should be appealed to. There is,
there must be still a chamber in his
heart, which kindly regard, and clear
reason may take possession OF, but which
the corroding shafts OF scorn may close
| forever.
Very few persons who drink whisky,
brandy, gin, ale, beer, or porter, have the
slightest conception of the character OF
the beverage which they so dearly love to
imbibe. The following analysis of the va
rious drinks will give very clear insight
into their component parts.
Bourbon whisky is manufactured from
high wines, usually called fusil oil whis-
ky. IL is drunk as soon as made
and contains vinegar, syrup, oil of Bour-
bon, French coloring, blue stone and also
sweet spirits of nitre to give n age. The
cost to manufacture this swill is 80 cents
per gallon, the market price to aristocrat-
ic drinkers is s6 per gallon =,
Cognac brandy is made from French
spirits mot republican but still-house
spirits), burnt sugar, oil of cognac, vinegar,
blue stone, Jamaica rum, honey, syrup.
port wine, French coloring, alum and
aloes. This delectable compound cost to
manufacture 81 per gallon. The bon ton
pay for it at the rate of $40 per gallon
a handsome bonus truly, for the privilege
of being poisoned.
Irish or Scotch whisky is made from
Canada high wines, two weeks old, and
contains salt petre, salt, essence ofScotch
o. Irish whisky, fusil oil, syrup, blue
stone, st. Croix rum, imported Irish OF
Scotch whisky to flavor. Costs 81 so per
gallon, and sells to good judges at from
Sc to IS per gallon.
Old Holland gin is made from French
spirits, water, oil Of juniper. syrup, white
wine, peach pits, and very little old gin
to flavor This worse than dish water
costs 81 per gallon, and is sold to suckers
at S.
Old gin is made from the same materi-
ais but is much sweeter, and is recon-.
mended as a medical gin by men skilled
in the healing art. God save the mark
Jamaica and St. Croix rum are made o.
double refined high wines, French color
ing, oil of rum, fusil oil, vinegar, molasses
alum, aloes and prune juice, and the never
failing blue stone.
Ale and porter are diluted with
oil of vitriol, strychuine and aqua forts
Lager beer contains little malt, some
water, bad hops, rosin, tar, salaratus and
soda, besides oil of vitrol to make it keep
The preceding is the shape in which
they come to the retail dealer, when they
undergo a complete transformation. To
bacco, rain water, burnt apples, nitre, tur
pentine, soap and many other things arr
added in order that large profit may be
made. -l
From a careful consideration of tn,
facts given, IS it any wonder that the ha'
bitual drinker becomes demented. anC
perpetrates the most heinous crimes3 i
it any wonder that the poor brain is rack
ed and crazed2 That the nerves become
unstrung, that all hope departs, that tn
noble impulses of his nature are crushet
to death, that honor, truth and God arr
all forgotten? No. verify, it is no won
der, but the remedy, what lie it?
Prohibit the manufacture and impol
tation of these accused compounds, the
all will be well. VNDEx.