The Washington times., 1906-10-14
lROOE OF WHISKY.
GOVERNMENT LABEL
How Pure Food Law viii
Guarantee Good
Liquor.
BEWARE OF THE COMPOUND
Blended Brand of Wedderburn Company
Means Satisfaction to the
Purchaser.

There is a good deal OF natural cur
iosity over what effect the much talked
- pure food law is going TO have
n the housekecper who wants 10 get
le best and never knows. except on the
1Td of her dealer, whether anything
the line of food and drink is what Il
Irports 10 be. SO il is of interest TO
ne some of the things that may be
,termined from the Government
arks under the new law
In the first place, if one is buying
hisky, the Government stamp viii tell
ccurately what sort of goods one IS
citing. The word blend" may be
tamped on the bottle. but It will iudi-
ate that the whisky is from more than
ine still. Fer instance: Highspire,
hich is sold by the Wedderburn Com
any, rs a straight whisky Il is the
roduct of one still and has had moth
mixed with It and cannot have under
ne law. ON the other hand. '.Wedderburn
We" is a straight blended whisky,
IaiXtura OF several brands of pure
ye whisky 10 give just the favor that
ne bettlers believe viii best suit the
iuhlc taste A blended whisky. as a
- ule, has more taste than a straight
hisky, and a more pleasant taste. But
: is all whisky. The Government stamp
nd the word blend assure that.
On the other hand. the word com
ound" is d distinct reprOach. A com
iOunded whisky may be made out Of
ligh proof spirits. havoring. and color
lg extracts, whislSies and wines, and
any other old thing that suits the con-
-enlence OF the manufacturer.
Blended Means to Taste.
II one sees a whisky In future, that
s labeled "syral ght rye or straight
orn." or straight barley one has
lhe guarantee OF the Government that
the goods are ali they purport 70 be.
On the contrary, a compound whisky
may be anything that looks and tastes
little like whisky But "a blended
whisky is all whisky, mixed merely TO
suit the taste OF the consumer.
The blend of the Wedderburn Rye
is the result of long and costly expert
ment, and the WsddeFburn Company
is willing to put it up in competition
with any whisky on the market, bell@V-
Ing that II will come out at the heaC
of tae list. on its merits
Thus the new pure food law gives
somo assurance 20 the purchaser that
ie is getting what he pays for when
lac buys under the Government label.
The ways Of liquor adulteTation are
various asd almost past finding out. An
old story, but still a good one, is told
Of an old French wine merchant who.
On his death bed. cOnhded TO his sons
the trade secret that had made him
rich. IL was this. Remember, my
children, that wine can be made from
auything-even grapes.
Any Old Dope in Compound.
The same IS true of compounded whis-
XIV. some of the ingredients used in
ne compounded whisides are quite
nless, but they are frauds, none
% less. Prune juice is a tavorlte flaw
and eoloTing extract. Burnt
ar. technically known as caramel
lso used TO color and sweeten- "a
drops Of glycerine TO the gallon
give a bead" 10 whisky that years
tgtng would be required to accom-
A little high spirits. a judicious
ion of water 10 reduce the strength,
tie coloring and fiavoring matter,
lew drops OF glyceriue will make
sislxy" that has mach the appear
and taste OF an old whisky, but
has been outside of the mixer
ory. But the things IT will do
lining OF one's stomach are
feh 10 make the purchaser insist
seeing the Government label, and
iding a bottle that has the word
,.vc,t,dn stamped on IL.