The New York herald., 1877-07-09
RUM AND POISON.


RUM AND POISON.
HOW LIQUORS ARE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY ELI JOHNSON. OLIVER coTTER AND
OTHERS AT THE AMERICAN TEMPERANCE
UNION.
The American Temperance Union held It's regular
Sunday afternoon meeting yesterday IN the large hall
OF the Cooper Institute, the President, John B. Gibbs,
In the chair The Chairman stated, In answer 10 an
inquiry regarding tho difference between tho Amer-
can Temperance Union and the movement OF the Rev.
Dr. Howard Crosby, that consisted in the fact that
while the latter countcnanced moderate drinking the
former was In favor OF total abstinence In other
words that. whils the union went the whole animal,
Dr.. Crosby only cut of It's tail
Rev. Mr. Bowditch, OF tho First Place Methodist
Episcopal Churcn. Brooklyn, said he had read with
satisfaction the statement that tho banquet given
President Hayes in Boston, while othcr glasses were
empted and refed his was untouched, untasted.
When rulers abstain from intoxicating drinks re-
marked the reverend gentleman, tnere Is hope that
temperance legislation will be reached by the people
The only salvation for the drunkard s in total abst
nence
DR. oRosBY's xovExRSy
Hon. c. c. Leigh, ol Brooklyn, explained that the
movement Of Dr.. Crosby could not be regarded tho
Of temperance society It had another object.
II was for the suppression OF crime by the closing OF
grogshops which were conceded 10 be the fruitful
sources OF most crines 1t simply asked the citi-
10 assist them In the enforcement OF The
liquor Inv. II II succeeds In shutting up the
liquor shops great good will be accomplished,
and Dr. Crosby and his friends should receive the
encouragement OF all well wishers OF the temperance
cause. The speaker referred 10 the action OF grand
Jures In ndicag liquor sellers, and SAID that the In
dictments piseonholed the District Attorneys
used Tor Political purpose II WAS The duty OF temper
men 60 TO the polls and see that officers who
Captain Oliver Cotter OF BROOKLYN. was introduced
as the 'sOlivcr Spotter" Of the liquor men. He said
he did not believe in any temperance movement that
did not have for Is object total abstinence and total
prohibition. Tho idea Of making liquor selling re-
spectacle be regarded as p:eposterous. He wanted
the whole traffic wiped out forever. he declared
that tho lager beer shops wcro thousand times
worse than the whiskey snops and gave reasons tor
his opinion
COMPOUNDS OF TIE COMPOUNDED srUyy.
Mr. Eli johnson, Of Brooklyn, travelled disciple In
tho temperance crusade presented an array Of iacs
hand OF the mode adopted by liquor dealers In manu-
featuring their goods Hc said he had found honest
men tue business, but they were scarce; and II he
wanted 10 and big hearted man he would 60 among
the liquor dealers He related how we'll known
LIQUOR dealer this city, famous importer Of the
unadultcrstod article, had died, aud not single
bill OF lading attesting tho importation OF liquors
WIS among n Vus H ns as 20 @ mere ere
imported article manufactured by process purely
domestic He mentioned case where a prominent
brandy. The oier had remained open for long time,
and had not yet been answered. The speaker men
toned instances where therc were no hops nor malt In
peer and stated that when It turned on the side
walk It made black surface, difficult 10 be erased.
He read from Captain Colters book, showing
how o liquor staloon could be supplied with variety II
liquors The OF $25 II Is notorious TINT drum
amues .ef Of coOos but samples
oils aud drugs, and recipes lor the manufacture OF
liquors from poisonous chemicals He exhibited from
49, ualu Cnnta atni eiol nils nf
brandy, rum. GIN, wnsksy, shorty, MADEIRA and port
wines and otner liquors, each OF which capable Of
Article MIR. Johnson (who looks like a
well cared for. retired liquor merchant and
subjsct). gave his experience in London, whore, of
all things pure, liquors and beor are supposed 10 be
the purest and showed by extracts from works pub
lshed there, generally IN secret how French brandy
manufactured without sccing France: how vial
OF The essential Of gin could make ioriy gallons Of
tho liquid without drop OF gin IN t; how sherry aud
ciaret wcrc Ivy simply using tho essential OIL OF
the othsr how port wius, prescribed 80 univer
sally 10 England ior sickness the sacrament,
was concocted out OF the oil OF port which
saw Portugal how rare old English beer, porter.
ale and other reputedto-bc malt liquors were manu-
facturcd out OF the essential oil OF each, with
liberal infusion OF cocuius indicus, an article
OF u poisonous character ho asked London dealer
10 sell them. The vender replied that It was not con
trary law 10 sell thing not injurious 'But" said
gradients necessary to make the complete essential
OIL and It will XIII the strongest tho city, He
mentioned oil OF viiriol oil oil Almonds spirite OF
wine, &c, as among the compounds. It..
PHYSICIAN HoisrED pY HIS OWN oTARD .
SO dangerous these ingredients In thor separate
forms that one LoEdon house engaged IN the manu-
facture oils for hundred years has printed
dir ections In regard to tho manner OF mixing them
with special Instructions that none but practical or
regular rectihers should undertake the operation,
for lev drops ono way or the other might
lead 10 fatal consequences Mr.. johnson mentioned
the casa Of wen known physician In this city who
his liquors by tn process, aud overy
thipg went along very we'll until one morning he was
found dead IN his room, with his throat cut, having
com mitted suicide in tit OF derium trcmenx The
essential oil Of Almonds ten drops OF which Will KILL is
USED 10 put that "bcad' liquors when Is SO much
| admired by moderate drinkers and c0nnoisseurs.
Mr johnson said hop essences are great essentials
IN English manufacture. They were used to such
an extent would be scarcely credited by those unac-
| quainled with the business. Belfast, In Ire
land was celebrated for Its pure port wine /;
but one OF the principal importing houses,
50 called, never imported gallon. IL
was all Inanufactuted underground GU the premises
| In France every hquor house was ongaRcd more or
less ia tue Of adulteraion. Ono hrm alone
paid f4OO TO f6O0 year for certain drug In our
own country California wine makers are giving up he
manufacture because they can produce the article
much cheaper by means OF drugs He showed how u
dollar bottle vi brandy could be made ior twenty
nve cents concluded by avorrlng that people did
not drink brandy because It was brandy, whiskey be-
cause II WAS whsEcy. wine because IL was wine but
because each had alcohol as It's base. He would have
tho sale Of alcohol regulated ike The sale OF arsenic
and inlrusted 10 only responslbls hands