Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-21
Then glass of Heurichs beer on draught
was subjected to the most comprehensive an
alytical test, the result being as follows:

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U usf ginai graVity................. 0545
Reducing sugar as maltese ..........i - per cent
Rfbnninoid;., ~ per cent
Free acids Tactic o. "A per cent
Not a trace Of saiicyiic acid. bicarbonate of
soda, sulphide Of lime. or any deletcrious sub
stance was found in either OF the samples Of
Heurich's beer examined, and both, it should
be understood, were picked up haphaZard-
one at a saloon or 18th street and the other
on Capitol Hill. As a result of the chemical
anal sis it clearly established that the beer
brewed under the supervision Of Christian
Heurich had nothing to fear from foreign or
home competition, for of the thirty other
samples none approached the beer manufac-
tured at the 10th street establishment. either
for purity in every respect or for not being
liable to turn sour. At that time Mr.. Heurich
was in Europe. Upon returning to the United
States and learning that the analysis had been
made at the Department of Agriculture, Mr.
Heurich addressed the following communica-
ton to the Commissioner Of Agriculture:
WAsHISGToS, January 25, 1885,
Hon. Norman J. Coleman, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Washington, d. G.
Dear Sir: Your efforts to call the attention of
the public to the adulteration of food and drink
deserve more than simple recognition and
should be encouraged not only by the people,
but especially by all honest manufacturers and
de lers In all articles OF consumption. Permit
me to express the hope that these efforts WILL
at an early day, result in legislation which will
make 1t a crime to thus cheat the people and
to endanger, il not destroy, their health and
life.
But while 1 fully recognize the great value OF
your work In this direction, desire to call
your attention to the injustice your method of
exposing frauds unintentionally works upon
honest manufacturers and dealers. The last
report on adulteration issued by the Depart
ment Of Agriculture treats Of fermented liquors,
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people. The chemists Of the department have
analysed samples of a large number OF beers in
the markets of this city. and it is but reason
able to suppose that among them were products
of my brewery here. The report shows several
Washington beers to have been adulterated,
while others were found to be absolutely pure
and free from any foreign or hurtful substance
As the names OF the brewers who manufactured
those different beers are not given, the public
naturally views all which are brewed in this
city with suspicion, and l have certainly suf-
fered somewhat from this general distrust
knowing that all beer manufactured by me is
perfectly pure, that no foreign substance OF any
kind is employed In its production, and that my
books, which are ready Tor inspection at any
time, will prove this assertion, am confident
that mine is not the Washington beer which
the analysis showed to be adulterated or
''doctored."
Approaching the reasons which caused YOU to
omit the names OF the brewers whose products
were found to be adulterated, am vet of the
opinion that you should at least give the names
OF those whose beers were found to be pure and
absolutely unadultcra;ed. Speaking for N.Y.
self only, 1 am constrained to request you 10
say whether beer from my brewery il among
the Washington beers analyzed by the chemists
Of your department, and, il so, what the anal
ysis showed know that it cannot have shown
adulteration, and. believing that Won have no
reason or desire to work Injustice upon any one
in your laudablc undertaking 10 EXPOSE frauds
l respectfully request YOU 10 inform me of tho
result of the ANALYSIS of the sample or SAMPLES
of beer brewed by me, SO that NAV be il, posi-
tion to yind,cate inv honor and fair dealing
In conclusion. permit me 10 stato thar M r
brewery, as we'll as nv books. is ready for in.
snection by Yourself or the ,,nbiic al unv tina
Hoping for an early rcpiv. am xn,rs D re.
spectfully.. Christian Hyun1oH.
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NV 20 this letter and when onni;ed .,' a., 's re-
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above were sxer SEMI into ,Ss h,a en,,0ned
heurich knew that they could Got be found in
peer manaiaeiureo oy MN, and ee persisted in
ms euorts 10 nave the result OF the analyses
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