The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26
RULES FOR NEW ALCOHOL
GOVERNMENT EXPLAINS HOW
PRODUCT MUST BE MADE.
is UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION

Made From.
Tax free denatured alcohol and the
rules and conditions governing its
manufacture, under the law, passed
last winter, have been the subject of
a great many inquiries of John w.
Yerkes, commissioners of internal rev.
enue at Washington, and copies of
replies to the inquiries have been
printed in the treasury decisions and
sent to the officials in all parts of the
country that may inform those inter-
ested without their writing the depart
ment at Washington.
A copy Of rules las been received
in Norfolk.
The replies of Commissioner Yerkes
regarding the sources from which reg
ular alcohol has been made in the
United States, he states that grain,
fruit and molasses have played the
most prominent part, about four-elev-
enths of bushel of grain, four and
one-half bushels of fruit and a little
more than two gallons of molasses
being necessary in each case to pro-
duce gallon of alcohol 1888 proof.
The grain used consists of about SO
per cent. corn and 15 per cent. malt
and rye.
Only for Commercial Use.
The fact that the tax on alcohol de-
natured for commercial use has been
removed does not necessarily mean
that it may be manufactured indis-
criminately, for the same apparatus
used for its manufacture might also
be used for the manufacture of whisky
and other distilled liquors in general.
1t is for this reason that preparations
for the manufacture of denatured al
cohol has been delayed that the regu-
latiOns might be issued.
The states with the large harvests
of cereals are ideal places for manu-
featuring establishments of this sort
and many inquiries have been received
by the internal revenue offices regard
ing the rules to be put in force and
asking about the terms under which
the plants might be set up. The reg
ulations as given below will govern
the industry after the denaturizing law
goes into effect January /, and will
answer the inquiries according to the
rules that have been made by the in
ternal revenue department
Five-Gallon Packages.
All packages used to contain com
pletely denatured alcohol must be of
capacity of not less than five gal
Ions or not more than 1876 gallons.
They must be painted a light green,
and in no case is a package of any
other color to be used. Upon each
head of the package shall be stenciled
in red letters, of not more than one
and one-half inches in length by one
inch in width, the words "Denatured
Alcohol"
Upon the stamp head of the pack
age there shall be stenciled the serial
number of the package, the name of
the distiller denaturing the spirits, the
number of the denaturing bonded
warehouse at which the spirits were
denatured, and the district and state
in which it is located, the date upon
which the contents of the package
were denatured, and the serial num-
Der of the alcohol stamp.
Each package must bear a stamp
manufactured Of white paper
The lettering on the stamps must
be in red.
The stamp must also show the wine
gallons, proof and proof gallons of
the package to which the stamp is at
tached. 1t must also bear the name
80 hn inc
tents of the package.
Denatured alcohol shall not be kept
on the premises of dealers in wines,
fermented liquors or distilled spirits,
rectifiers of spirits, manufacturers OF
and dealers in beverages of any kind,
manufacturers Of liquid medicinal
preparations, or distillers. Druggists
however, are exempt from the above
provisions.
Under the language of the law, it is
held that denatured alcohol cannot be
used in the preparation of any article
to be used as component part in the
preparation of any beverage or liquid
medicinal preparation, nor can it be
used in the manufacture of such arti
Giles as perfumery.
Denaturing Agents.
Denaturing alcohol withdrawn from
bond for denaturing purposes shall
consist of methyl alcohol and benzine
To every one hundred parts of vol
ume of ethyl alcohol of the desired
proof, not less than $50 degrees, there
shall be added ten parts by volume o.
methyl alcohol and one,half of one
part by volume of benzine; for exam
pie, to every 100 gallons of ethyl al
cohol of not less than $50 degrees
proof there shall be added ten gallons
of approved methyl alcohol and one
half gallon of approved benzine.
Alcohol thus denatured shall b'