The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-12-05

ordered stomach takes its name, does
not produce sufficient vino to supply
the champagne trade OF France alone.
What then do the people of distant
Chicago trifle with when they demand a
champagne and ''frappe it. George?'
In American wines there is also much
uncertainty and deceit. The vintage
of the Lake Erie islands is dear to the
taste of the Americanized German, but
the clearances at the Lake Erie ports
show singular cargoes for the islands
Boat-loads of raisins and tons of glu-
cose are taken to the scene Of Perry's
victory every fall, and used in their bus
mess by the honest winners. The
method Of manufacture can be seen by
the curious, as the wine makers make no
mystery Of their trade. The first press
ing Of the grapes makes pure wine.
The ''pomace" is saved. When the
whole grape crop is worked off and the
output Of juice in casks. the pomace is
soaked in water, and raisins and glucose
added to moderate extent Again the
wine-press is used, and the juice bot
tied and pomace saved. Then comes
the third and last working Raisins in
large quantities and all the glucose
that remains in stock are added, and
the same course is pursued, except that
the refuse is this time cast into the
lake. The first two runs of the press is
exported from the island; the last.
which costs almost nothing, is sold to
the unsuspecting visitors to the beauti-
full summer retreat at fifty cents per
short quart.
To return to the heavier drinks.
Acids and dye-stuffs are used to give
color to the cup. The makers and deal
ers declare that burnt sugar is the only
coloring matter used, but this is denied
by those who have analysed the COM
pounds. 1t is also argued by those who
sell the bogus stuff that it is no more
harmful than the genuine. This is also
controverted by scientists, who point to
the dissimilarity Of the drunk of to-day
and that of thirty years since. Then
the practitioner lived long and seldom
was SO lost to the world that he forgot
the State in which he lived. Now tho
habitual drunkard is of brief duration.
and instead Of becoming exhilarated
from the use of the ardent his brain
simply becomes paralyzed.
There is in Illinois, as in every other
State, law to prevent the adulteration
of spirits but it is dead letter. The
ordinary ANALYST can not tell the diff
ference between counterfeit and pure
liquorI The imitation is science and
the experts are batfled when they come
to deal with the question. The Illinois
enactment of 1874 on the subject Of
authorizations is as follows:
Whoever adulterates for the purpose of sale
any liquor used or intended for drink with
coculus indicuS vitrol, grains Of paradise,
opium, alum capsicum cOpperas, laurel water,
logwoOd. Brazilwood, cochineal, sugar of lead
or any other substance which is poisonous or
injurious to health; and whoever sells or offers
or keeps for sale any such liquor so adulterated.
shall be confined in the county Jail not exceed.
both.
Since the bill was passed it is doubt
full whether dozen indictments have
been based upon it in this State, yet it
is fact which can be established by
few well-directed inquiries that a
dozen gallons of imitation liquor to
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been sold in this Commonwealth since
the law was inscribed on the statute
books. Chicago Tribune.