Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-06-09
Nature ofsome of the Ingredient ts
Used in the Manufacture of In
tOxica ting Drinks.
FROM PRIZE ESSAY BY REv.JAMEs b. DUN

Coculus Indicus, or Indian berry. This
article, which is rarely ever used in medi-
cine. and OF no Importance in The arts, is
extensively used for the purpose of adul-
terating malt liquors. TO such an extent lie
this the case, that writers on brewing open
ly acknowledge the fact and give regular
formula for its employment, and all rec
ommend ii on the ground that it increases
the apparent strength OF the beer, and i'm
proves its Intoxicating qualities. 1t is a
SMALL rough, and black looking berry, OF
very bitter taste and an Intoxicating
quality. In doses OF two or three grains
it will produce nansea, vomiting, and
alarming prostration. In ten or twelve.
grain doses it kills strong dogs by tetanic
spasns and commissions, and in still lar.
is speedily produced. In India it is em-
ployed by the Nagus and other Indian
tribes TO poison the water in wells and
tanks, 10 impede the progress af an invad-
ing army, and also to poison the weapons
used in warfare.
Foxglove is plan: with large purple
flowers, possessing an intensely bitter
nanseous taste. 1t is violent puragative
and vomit produces languor, giddiness
and even death. 1t is poison, and il
used on account of the bitter and intoxi
eating qualities il impnrts to The liquor
with which il is mixed.
Green copperas, a mixed substance OBJ
tanned from iron, is much used to give the
porter frolhy top. Har,Hhorn slIavings
are the horns OF the common male deer
rasped or scraped down. They ara then
boiled in the worts OF ale, and give out u
substance OF II thickish nature like Jelly
which is said TO prevent Intoxicating liI
our from becoming sour.
IIenbane, plant OF poison ons nature
hearing close resemblance to the narcoli,
poison OPIUM. IL produces intoxicnliun
delirinm, nausea, vomiting, feverislness
and death, and appears chiefly 10 be used
to increase the Intoxicating effects of liq,
u0rs. Grains of paradise are also largely
used. They are also narcotic, causing
when taken in state of infusion. sickness
general feeling Of distress, and finally stu.
por, tremor, or genera nervous prostrailon
Jalap, the root OF n sort OF convulvuliiS,
brought from the neighborhood of Xalapu
Mexico. II is used M powerful purga
tive III medicine. It's taste is extremely
nauseoiis, and II IL used to prevent intoxi.
eating liquors from souring and to count-
eract tl, binding tendency Of some Of tllc
other ingredients employed by the brewer
Lime, AN earthly substance of white
color. 1t has hot, burning taste, and in
some measure corrOdes and DESTROYS ilie
texture Of those animal substances with
which ii comes into contact.
Multum is mixture OF opium and
other ingredients prepared by chemists foi
the brewer, and used by him To increus,
the Intoxicating qualities oi the liquor
II is 0f highly poisonous nature, and
doubtless contributes to the fatal effects OF
that liquor.
Nut galls are excrcscences produced by
the attacks af II small insect on the tender
shoots al u tree which grows in Asia, a,Syria
and Persia. They have very little taste
and are used Ia color or lire the liquor.
NIX voniica II the powdered fruit ol
the strychnus mix vomlca. Its name
sullire- TO characterize it. 1t is "a violent
narcotic, acrid poison. and is extensively
used in the manufacture 0i Intoxicating
liquors. II il such dangerous poison
that medical men rarely prescribe II.
Opium IL the llliokened juice OF the
white poppy, which grows must abundant
~ Ia India, II is the most destructive OF
narcotic poisons, aud il il The most iniox-
icaling. II is largely used IN the mann.
iacture Of Intoxicating liquors, because its
very NATURE is to yield u larger quantity
OF intoxicating matter than any other
beverage.
Oil OF vilriol, or sulphuric acid, is a
mineral poison ol an awlully burning MT
ARE. II DESTROYS everything II comes in
contact with. II is used by brewers 10 in