The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
HORTON TESTS FOR BEER.
The Measure Which Was introduced at Al
bany n Year Ago and MAY 30 Revised.

Tho Measure Which Was introduced at Al
bany n Year Ago and May 30 Revised.
George Horton represented Wayne county
in the Legislatures Of 1894. 1895. 1896 and 1897.
He was a Justice of the Peace before he became
an Assemblyman and is well known as the
author of the Horton law. designed to establish
regulations for sparring contests. While q
member Of the Legislature Mr.. Horton also
introduced what is known as the Pure Beer
bill. designed to diminish the dangers to health
said to Turk in cheap beer and to do this blythe
method OF State regulation OF beer making.
Some of the provisions of this bill. IL is said.
will be revived for the purpose OF supplying o
new pure beer bill for consideration this year.
Under the terms Of the Horton bill. which
was introduced into tho Assembly in January.
1897. the State is to be divided into four sani-
tary inspection districts. having identical
boundaries with the four judicial departments
into which New York State is now divided.
New York county is to be one. Brooklyn and
some Of the Hudson River counties form the
second. and the two remaining districts are
made up Of upstate counties. In each of these
districts there are to be appointed by the State
Board OF Health two. inspectors. one OF whom
is to be a licensed chemist. The term Of ap-
e eSeR fnsPse t p Is IS 70 eyG Be yes s2.5 sRa to sss hssleT Wiz e
not more than $1,000 additional for the
Expenses. to be audited By the statecomptr oifst
Once a month these Inspectors are to procure
samples OF lager beer, imported lager beer. ale
and porter from each brewery or storage house
where brewery products are kept in their re-
speqtive districts. and such samples are to be
Eept TOR analysis and sS2mpavEisCn with what the
This test establishes the proper specific gravity
Of beer, and fixes. the amount Of water. car
bonic acid, alcohol. sugar. dextrine. glycerne.
Tactic acid. albumen. phosphoric ncid and
mineral acid IL zach Sampls. Ale Is 70
lager beer is to have 3.93 per cent. these are
the two extremes. or sugar. porter is to have
2;40 per cent; and lager beer OBS. or phos-
phoric acid, ale 10 to haye Q.l0 per cent. Dex-
trine is to be highest In book beer 1905 per
cent lactie acid In porter O.25h glycerins IN
a and ls So on. The ie men '1 Of O Water Ge Which SSi7R Sasi
been Observable in all, fermented drinks. is to
be 90.08 per cent. In lager beer, 1901 In Inn
ported beer. 49, 10 In porter. 50 In ale and
S7.0S7 In book beer. Such 10 to pc the first
test. The second Is an analysis designed 10
show IN each sample the %gaant!ty Of potasssipm.
phospnoric acid, sulphurio acid and 1uoric acid.
The publication, Of these Items, It may DO
added. would probably promote the cause OF
s%obriety, and would certainly divest promiscu-
GUS beer drinking ofmuch OF its present charm,
Any brewer. manufacturer, or wonder of any OF
sale any Of the beverages named within, six
months from the, date OF brewing. or whose
sample. under q chemical test, fails to reach
the, required standard. Is to be deemed to have
Violated the provisions prohibiting the manu-
lecture. st9rage sale Hh or Offering Tor sale Of
fix appropriate penalties for such offenders,
provided that the Horton bill, or something
like II. becomes a law by act OF the Legislature
and approval OF the Governor.