Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-10-08

WILL tne WOIk To
be done IN the cause OF temperance
through our w. @. t. O. column. and in
view OF an original contribution which
the pressure Of business preoludes his
writing, sends US the following excellent
article from q late issue of the Presby-
terrain. With sincere thanks for the ex-
cerpt we still venture to hope that
Judge Campbell may yet favor us with
something Of his very own:
DELICIOUS D~EoooTIoNs.
There is . book in the market called
cart of Blending and Compromising
Liquors" by Joseph Freshman, evident
ly u son OF jacob, who praotlsed on his
father-in.law Laban, in this line, and
the money-making instinct has become
the property OF this prince of concootion-
lists. It is published not for the CATTLE
growers benefit, in which profession
Jacob was an adept, but for the use OF
Baloon-keeperp.
This book shows, chow all the leading
brands of whiskieH, brandies and other
liquors and wine are prepared for the
trade by rectifiers at the present time"
Rules for compromising low grades of
whisky are given in this manual. The
basis is ''spirits,n to which are added
coloring matter, prune juice, New Eng
land rum aud pleading oil,n the cost
ranging from rs cents to $I.28 q gallon.
This "beadlng oil" is q compound of
snlphuric acid, oil OF sweet almonds and
ammonia. This acid "wben swallowed
III concentrated form. destroys all the
tissue it touches" Even when greatly
diluted it Injuries the teeth, and the con-
tinued use of it exhausts the digestive
power. In preparing so-called rye" and
"bonrbon" wiiskies, bourbon oil and rye
oil are used. Bourbon oil is distilled
from a compound of fusel oil, acetate of
potash, sulphuric acid, suiphate of cop
per, oxalate OF ammonium and black
oxide of manganese. Rye oil is distilled
from a mixtuse of fusel oil. enanthic
ether, %chloroform, sulphnric acid and
chlorate of potash. Sulphate of copper
is a deadly poison. Oxalic acid Is q
poison that sometimes kills in O few
minutes. Fusel oil is said by some au.
thorities to cause the d%yspeptic and
nervous disorders that follew the habi-
turl use of alcoholic liquors. Those who
would like to know what effect these in
gradients have apon the human system
will snd an abundance of information in
any dispensatory.
Imported French brandy costs from
$3.50 to $1,000 8 gallon. Rules for
making seven grades are given. In
two of those the place of brandy is sup
piled by "apirits" aud 'cognao oil" This
oil is distilled from oil of eocoanut,
%sulphuric acid, and alcohol, mixed in the
proportion of two parts of cocoanut oil
to one part OF suiphuric and two parts
of alcohol. Jamaica rum is made out
of .'spirits. New England rum, and rum
essence. This essence is a mixture of
sulphuric acid. black oxide of mangan-
ese, pyroligneous ACID, acetic ether,
batyric ether and oil of birch.
The ingredients of the essence by
which "spIrits" is transformed into
apple brandy are fusel oil, sulphuric
anid, valerispic acid, ecetic acid and oil
of bitter almonds. 1.-THE oil of bitter
Almonds says the D~ispensatory, sis
hardly interior to dilute h~ydrocyanic
acid in its poisonous power" Valerianic
acid q~nickens and weakens the hearts
action. 1t causes debility and then
paralysis. Two kinds Of blackberry
brandy-one 80 superior article"-are
described, and there is no trace OF the
blackberry in either OF them. Oils md
a,ids are there, however, in nbundailce.
The methods and receipts contained
in this work." says the author. fare all
given by 0ne who has been in that line
OF business for many years."