Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-23

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and in ethical consideration. I,s manufacture
has become leading article OF wealth m sew
ersl OF the states OF the Union. and weld. 90
the government through an internal excise
an enormous revenue. whilst its ethical con-
siderstion is brought forward both in the
church and politics
| Its manufacture was unknown to the ancients
and it appears from the early chronicles OF the
extreme north OF Europe 10 have been invented
by those hardy barbauans as a soiace 90 tho
rigor OF their cold and humid cline.
Its Gaelic name OF nisge water finally usque-
bAugh (water OF hfe). readily acquired ns
present pronunciation when intr odaced in lower
Europe. whore the rich Gaelic brogue had somo
OF its aspirations. Irish and scotch whisky is
usually made from malt. Ia the United States
! II Is principally made from rye. wheat. corn,
oats rice and buckwheat also from potatoes
aud other roots States producing most whisky
are Illinois. OHIO, Kentucky. Indiana, New
York and Pennsylvanla. sugar growing coun-
tries produce rum. vine growing countries
brandy. and gram growing countries whisky
and gin. The last nam d IL an alcoholic liquor.
generally from rye and barley aud favored
with juniper. IL is au error considerably pre-
vailng that IL is distilled from the berry OF the
juniper tree. Gin originally made IN
Holland, where this liquor is sometimes called
Hollands" Ii is more adulterated than auy
other liquor. and lie favored with oIl Of turpen-
tine coTiander, cardman and other seeds.
almost every dealer having a private receipt
for increasing ats punsency for a special
brand"
TIRE POISONOUS FUsIL OIL
The torn whisky is usually restricted TO the
first dstilation, which contains more less
fusil oil. When sixty per cent or upward whisky
il called high wines simply spirit. When
purified by rehabilitation, and of about seventy
per cent or more. II Is called cologne spirit.
and when stronger. alcohol Ia the hands OF
manipulators whisky made by reducing
cologne aud alcohol and adding havoring or
extracts Fusll on is a colOrless liquid when
pure, of offensive smell and burning to the
taste. Spirits contain fusl OIL more IN proper
ton rs the dlstlllation Is pushed d. but n has lat
tie affinity for water. Upon the system Il acts
as an irritant poison; ats yspOr produces
nausea. headache and gidliuess.
About three-ffths of the distilled products i'm
the United States are high wines and about one
fifth alcohol, which is used exclusively for man
ufacturng and mechanical purposes. All
liquors sold by the manufactures by the
proof gallon. the government reckoning sIirit
proof when fifty per cent Is absolutely alcohol.
CHEAP But KILLING DRINKS.
what" inquired STAR man Of a whole-
sale manipulation rectifyer. becomes OF the
enormous output of the millions OF gallons OF
spirits from the distilleries Of the United
States?"
Mostly drank" was the nonchalent reply.
NE llSn wines are either manipulated into
| cheaper grades or raised to a higher grade 10y
! addition of cologne spirits, and graded through
manipulation with essential oils, cOloring mat
| ter and other chemicals and drugs TO any de-
sired degree and brand. There is vastly more
of cheap grades sold in tins city than Of the
better kinds We sell a great deal of whisky
as low eighty cents gallon. grade you
| usually get when you pay ten cents a drink for
| It, Our higher grades are used IN hotels and
| the better class Of restaurants where they
ri firm tn fxp rx-fi AFna
| for it, Our best usually goes in smaller quanti-
| ties to private individuals. RestSursteurs and
| small grocery keepers reduce il still further by
| adding water, acids, cheap essential oils and
| other chemical drugs. know of some small
| bars where two drinks sold for five cents
| i've cents is common charge for single
| drink in some sections of the city. These cheap
authorizations are very injurious, ii not sbso-
| lutely poisonous, and it has often occurred 30
| my mind as being singular that health in
spectors do not pay attention to this matter as
they do under our general sumptuary laws TO
| the authorizations Of food products IN the hands
| OF dealers. Ii there is no authority TO take
inspection of liquors adulterated as they do OF
| the products of the dairy. there must la We
been some oversight In the drafting Of our
sumptuary laws.
| BRANDIEs
made from the fermenied juice OF the grape
and other fruits contain the same intoxicating
principles. The peculiar aroma of wine brandy
| is derived from the husk of the grape. The
| essential oil when distilled from the husk alone
| is so powerful tina: few drops Of it suf-
hcient to faint large cask Of spirits. Brandy
Is pale and dark pale when first distilled and
acquires color from the cask, besides from such
coloring matter tannin, 0snanthic, ether and
| acetic ether. Immense quantities of high
wines shipped abroad to wine-mskng
| countries TO be manufactured into wine by the
addition of the essential oil from the grape
husk aud other manIpulations and reshipped
han To thaao f1Fafrr IA srh Ia uaFna
this country the great majority of restaurateurs
have formulas for the manufacturing Of all the
wines they use from cheap spirits bv the Use OF
| essential oils and other chemical drugs
IN SPITE OF THE VIOLENT cRUsADEs
made against whisky, its manufacture has in
creased in this country in q ratio greater than
the increase of population. One reason for
this is in the fact that it has been found profit
able TO ship II TO new markets throughout the
world, and its recognized legitimacy among the
other industries of the country by psuedo en-
couragement from the government for revenue
purposes. questionable civilization is also
introducing it into newly discovered fields OF
trade as legitimate commerce.
IN POLITICS
whisky, as a single issue, has TO contend single
handed with all the other issues in political
economy adopted by the several great national
parties in q partisan spirit Individual par
tisans are rarely induced 10 jeopardiZe the
economic issues OF their respective pArtles Tor
the sake OF interests OF purely sentimental
character. 10 will also be found difficult to in
duce q national government TO regard with
favor any measure that will cut of any consid-
cradle source of revenue. The discovery OF
the mode for distillation OF whisky by bar
barous people in only tolerably productive
cline OF tho essential cereals. its rapid prog
ress art toward higher civilization
until its adoption a national beverage and
an important commodity in the general COM
merce Of the world, with tine higher ethics
disputing its way inch by inch, gives
it history unique and wonderful.
| suggested the primitive mode Of distillation 70
the Norseman have seen displayed in q mill
| tary prison, where discipline rigid
as to make il an inducement TO violate it.
! have there seen under cover OF the moon
shine secrecy Of a small box q miniature
distillery-the still fashioned out of q small
fruit can with worm" attachment OF reedf
trucking its drops OF nepenthic distlllatlos
| from the stolen garbage of q prison kitchen
What Its future history may be is one OF the
many conjsctures Of this age The criminal
records of every land the church and higher
morals on the one side, civil liberty and revs
| nue. and profit on the other side. Who car
| predict the result between such giants in or
| gained combat
| Miss Howard Becomes Mrs. DR. TeufeL
The author Of 'One Summer" has cele-
| brated in good earnest, witness this from
| the Bangor (Me.) Commercial: The many