El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-05

Sometimes il happens that consiJ-
cradle quantities OF timed fruits OF
other such articles accumulate IN
sold; the cans become rust-eaten. and
the contents undergo deterioration
Instead Of being thrown away. the
/ stuff is reprOcessed making it APP
pearance IN fresh and attractive cor
tanners Sardines are put up with
mustard, which has a tendency to at
tack the containers the result being
that sails of tin prevade the tissues Of
the fish Thus ii has become COM
mon practice to ship canned cardines.
which have remained unsOld for a
long time, to Mississippi and other
parts Of the South, where they are
sold at five cents a can to negroes on
the plantations
Where things to eat or drink are
concerned, the prime luxury in the
popular estimation seems to be cham
payne 1t is supposed to touch the
TOP notch Of gastronomic self-indul-
Sence,
one pays for il commonly s. q quart
and at that price il ought surely to be
the real stuff But is it, The an
sWer is, by no means; or at all events
only sometimes According to the gov
eminent Bureau OF Chemistry, it is
quite as likely as not to be merely
cider.
Cider at - a Quart.
Think of paying 81 a quart for cl-
der. The very idea gives one a pain
in the pOcketboOk. Yet il is a facr
that within the last few months the
government pure food police has con
hscated and condemned large GUAM
titles OF such champagne. adorned with
the most attractive foreign labels.
and sealed and sapsuled exactly like
the imported article.
The government has no objection
Whatever 20 the preparation and sale
of such a product What it dislikes
and positively fOrbids is the marketing
OF II under the name Of champagne.
Hence II is that within the last few
months some thousands Of gallons OF
this kind OF wine" have been emptied
into the Mississippi river. or other
wise rendered unavailable to innocent
consumers and a dead loss TO the man
Ufacturers.
For another instance, consider the
maraschinO cherry. 1t is generally re-
garded as a first-class luxury.
The real maraschinO cherry is
small-sized fruit of its kind, grown
IN southwest Austria and in certain
provinces OF Greece. It is sometimes
known as the cara cherry" be-
cause exported chiefly from that sea-
port From cherries of this variety
is obtained, by distillatiOn the liduor.
of a peculiar flavor and pungency
known as "maraschino.' In it the
little cherries are preserved and. thus
prepared for market, are called. mar
aschino cherries"
counterfeit cherries for Cocktails.
There is considerable traffic in mar
aschino and in the aforementioned
cherries from cara. which are ex-
ported tC all parts Of the world. But
II is small in extent with the trade
IN the imitation liquer and the coun-
terfeIt cherries within the limits Of
the United States The bogus liquor
sold in this country. is nothing but a
white syVup containing so per cent OF
Grain alcohol. COiOred with coal tar
dye. and favored with oil of bitter
aimnEcs. Most of il is manufactured
in Cincinnati. by a number Of firms.
as fer the cherries. they come from
any place that can furnish suitable
fruit.
Speaking of drinkables. there Is
vodka. What is vodka The national
sDirituOus beverage OF Russia
everybody knows that Most people
are not aware. however. that IL is
distilled from potatoes. and that its