The New York herald., 1877-10-01
PAwNBRoKEBs' rMposITIoSs.

OF not quito one month and half went there TO
deem them, whom Of the attendants demanded
81 90 interest each ticket. answered him that s
the rate Of twenty-five per cent, was expressed
the ticket only 81 25 In all due him. do wish
to waste paper and time on what followed; enough to
know that TO get rid OF them, and being ashamed
both tickets, that bong much demanded for
ach aL nrst. This reduction they probably made be-
cause Of .he crowd VINO had BY that tme gathered In
OF their imposition During my stay Witnessed the
charging OF three cents monthly on 81 to pooi
woman, which rs at tho rate Of thriysix per cent pei
anuun. Do you not think that this Is q system OF
robbery that ought to be stopped especially
It's victims generally belongto the needy and poorer
class OF people? CUBAN.
POISONOUS wHIsKEY.
To THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD:-
Allow to call the attention Of those who sell
whiskey and those who use II TO a system o! prepar
ing and sdoctoriug 1t that has prevailed for some
years, by which rank polsons are used In giving the
article artificial flavor and melowncss, In imitation
genuine old whskey. The amount Of harm thui
wrought IN the increase OF crime. idiocy, madness
aud murder within ths last ten years. is simply in.
calcuable. II will be readily admitted that pur,
straight whskey. II It has age. pure liquors OF an!
Kind are wholcsomer and not nearly deleterous o.
destructive IN their effects 40 adulterated article.
There are dealers now supplying the hotels, restau.
rants and retail dealers in New York with what IA
known as ''benied whiskoys"-i e., whsKcys
represented TO be q mixture OF differently
made whiskcys, OF various ages, young and
old, which of course be supplied at
lower prico than pure old whiskeys. But these So
called offended whiskeys' really whiskeys
mixed with choroform, hartshorn and other pure
posons Chloroform mixed with new whiskey has
the effect OF deadenng the rough freshness and hard
taste peculiar to whiskey; II imparts an oilness
and smoothness such old whiskeys acquire only
through age, but the effect the consumer is simply
death. After lew drinks OF such vile stun tho
sumer becomes partially stupcaed; larger indulgence
produces idIocy or madness, and under its nuencs
crilncs OF ali degrees are committed OF which the
ferer, as lar rs his mind Is concerned, Is partially II
not totally UNCONSCIOUS Any respectable house In the
wniskey trade Will tell you that this sensational
but pure matter OF fact The dealer buys these WINS
Keys because be makes more profit aud genuine did
whiskeys such were accustomed to drink before
the war, are now carried only by few Of
more conscientious wholesale dealers These facts
would not even be so bad II tue retail
dealers not cognzant that the excise
laws Of the United States fully protect then,
in the matter Of tho adulteraton OF wniskeys.
They know, although there may De some ignorant OF
the iact that according TO the Excise law every ba rel
OF whiskey mado at any dlstory III the United states
must bear a stamp telling the name Of tho dlstlcr
the number OF gallons u contains, and the day,
flied, aud another stamp showing when the
paid ANY person VINO opens such package for the
purpose OF mixing or doctoring Its contents, without
sending notice to the collector OF MS DISTRICT Is liable
to have every drop OF wnskoy ho owns seized and
furthermore. after the mixing, doctoring or com
pounding doue the above Two stamps are cancelled
aud one pew stamp attached IN tnclr place. These
laws Ia elect and carried the letter.
Consequently the retailer who has any conscience
who does not desire 10 murder his customers shou6
buy whskey with two uncancclled stamps upon tue
barrel ihen he absolutely knows to = day how Ole
or how young the whiskey is Hc iurthor knows posi-
lively that the whiskey IS pure as II Is made. Tho
best OF whskey, goodness knows, 10 bad enough but
l suppose people will drink whisKey US long ss the
world lasts; therefore please try and save US from
POISONOUS whskey& NERlfAS