The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-07-07

spite every effort TO keep them down /;
land the sour sweet stencil Of the con-
I tents " the tank. with its smooth
( cemented walk makes q most sffec-
Z tive r4t-tFap. Pumping proceeded
every day Or two buf the rats were
removed only when the pump would
work no longer. say every ~ !
weeks.
Immense yats filed with this broth
ar kept standing with occasional
strings until through fermentation
{ the desired attenuation is shown By
the deeper plunge Of the hydFometer
bu.n-abOut days. Il IL then run
into the still. about 900 gallons -
tine charge. and then begins 10 triple
from the gOys.. neck with subtle -
sencs truly u many things which
afterwards finds IFS way by d-viGus
path % supply the poor uususprct-
ing ripyleTs with fbeir tempting
drinks.
Although ny experience ~ over
SEER was IN the West indies, visits TO
similar factories In other cVEutFi--s
leave no doubt that, for uasayOTI-
ness. there is 4 little TO choose De-
tween them.
To INV certain knowledge New
York was the destination Of most Of
the splendid diamOBdg grain sugar. a.
vel! a. its Offal, high wines and
low wines as the first and second
Installations Of run are called-lHan-
ufactuTed entirely from such stuff a.
above described.
I have visited several New York
dIs'illrFies, in one Of which, from the
distIiler himself, learned that their
entire liquor business consisted III
refining or distiIling again low
wines or crude West India rum.
mixed sometimes with similar raE
material from western states. The
same man also showed me tier after
tier Of barrels OF whisky. gin, and
brandy, each Of different kinds and
blinds" all ready for delivery 70
fine New York cafes and saloons.
every barrel Of which he assured me
game from that same faucet. " The
only difference between them. he
said, was little more chemical col
OTin2 added to make one look darker
than another. and few fiayOrs
thrown ia to make one into brandy.
another old rye whisky and 50 on.
Let the young braves Of the bar
room ponder over these things some
old timers might take ii to heart
that the glasses they hold up criti-
cally between their eyes and the
light. admiriDg tine fine ''Oid age"
color Of their contents. contain moth
ing better than few poisonous
chemicals added 10 condensed steam
which rose from sweets" that were
padded into dirty slime by mems
bare feet and gathered up as wash
ings VI floors, mingled with the rim
sings OF diseased human skins. For
il is Just such a delectable essence as
this, seasoned, also, with the effiuvia
Of decOmposing vermin-that graces
the shelves Of their brilliant bars in
snowy bottles, labeled "Old Rye
Whisky" Fine Brandy" two or
three kinds OF Gin, and Rum or
whatever else they choose to call
their besetting temptation. hard
stuff"
Is it any wonder that snakes are
cOniured up in legiOns by brains be-
sOtted with such stuff?
Barrels Of rum" from the West
Indies were ashore from vessel
wrecked on EngIand's coast Most
Uf those men who sucked this rum
through a straw while the police
mans back was turned as he was
making his beat up and down the
wharf, died instantly-eyen before
that officer could return to the men.
An eye witness to this scene is now
very prominent citizen in Palatka,
Fla