The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19
From tn y. Y. Trihuua1
THE TEMPERANCE REVIVAL.
The Adulteration of Liquors Used as a
Warning.

The meeting Of the American Temper
ance Union at Cooper Institute yester
day afternoon. was largely attended
John p Gibbs presided The Rev. Mr.
Bnwditch OF Brooklyn referred in con
gratulatory terms to the temperate.
views carried into practical effect at ths
White House G. c Leigh urged TEN
peranca people to secure the punishment
OF the District Attorney and Judges who
neglected or refused to bring To trial IL.
legal liquor sellers who have be~n in'lict-
I'd by the Grand Jury. Oliver Cott-I
made war upon the lager beer saloons
and said they should be "wiprd out, root
and branch
Eli Johnson. the next speaker. said
he had been in Europe fourteen months,
during which time he hAd Travelled Ia.
900 miles. and delivered 29I lectures, AT
which 10 34l persons had signed the to-
tai abstin-ncs pledge. There is one
place in this city at present" he said.
where they manufacture all the beer
that may be requirrd and there il not a
particl. Of malt or hops in H." lie ex,
hibited black box. containing bottles OF
drugs aud poisnns. from which be said
all kinds OF liquors could be- mauufac-
rurrd in large quantities. without drop
OF pure liquor in their composition. lie
read from book issued in this city, fur
nIshing directions for making liquors by
the use OF essential oils By one of the
recipes could be- made forty gallons Of
Pure Holland Gin." at a cost OF only
twenty FIVE cents a gallon. One half
bottle Of any OF the essential oils contain
I'd poison enough to kill the strongest
man. lie next referred to brewing. and
stated that hop powder was manu-
facturrd. every pound OF which was guar
antet to be equal to 90 pounds of hops.
From another book he read recipe for
manufacturing gin by the following
formula: Oil of almonds. 50 drops; oil Of
juniper, 8 drschm-. and aqua iortis
ounces. Sample bottles were shown To
the audience for the manufacture ot
whisky, sherry, brandy, rum. gin and
champagne. Referring TO the black box.
he said il was formerly owned by a we'll
known physician OF Brooklyn. who man
nfactur-d all the liquor he drank TOR
years from essential oils. The eff-ct
produced upon HIM was To compel him
in fit Of desperation to cut his throat.
Most Of the port wine. he claimed. now
used 10y churches for sacramrntal pur-
poses. was IN lnuiactur-'d from poisonous
compounds. and could bs easily made for
p cents gallon. lie denied that ther.
was any pure brandy ar port wine in New
York. and said that there was a standing
offer Of $50 a gallon for either
The services at the Gospel Tent. in
Thirty fourth street, near Sixth avenue.
Yesterday afternoon, were cpntin-d to
temperance. and were presided over hy
Thomas Maslins So well attended were
the services that there vas scarcely
-eAt vacant Brief addresses were made
by Mrs James Tilby. Of the Woman
Temperance Union; Charles \ Bnuting.
of the Home Tor the lns
briates; Mr. Ms~lIn. and Others. The
audience was mixed one. aud included |
q large number OF colorrd people. Mrs |
Libby made a strong appeal to the young |
men. begging them To avoid the Sncial |
glass She added that she did not be- |
irve in Temperance without religion, nor /
in religion without temperance. Sh- /
bought il impossible that child OF God /
could conScirniiouslv lift the intoxicat-
ng cup to his lips Mr Bunting iollbw
-d claiming that temperance was a cOun
.rrpArt tn religion. The people alone.
it. said, were responsible for the lOuD0 /
liquor saloons being open on Sunday.
nd IL the temperance thinking people
Ihould rise up aud demand that they
.hould be closed, the usual Sunday
-rcoId of murders. f shts. etc would b-
diminished Alter Mr BInt
ny finished speaking a request was made
hat all who hAd been redeemed from
he indulgence in liquor should rise up
bout thirty persons stood up. including
half duz..n women. The meeting WA
hen thrown open for general remark.
Vhen several gave their experisnces OF
ntemperance. REQUESTS wer. aiterNard-
made for prayers for q wAyward son,
and sailors.