Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-01-28
A MYSTERIOUS LIQUID
Directions Said It Would Make Booze
If Mixed with Alcohol and Water
Pelligrino to Have Hearing.

chemists of that state institution are
now delving into the mysteries of the
contents of several small walls, which
contents have been verbally adver-
tised by Emidio Pelligrino "to make
whiskey when mixed with water. ]"
This statement is slightly different
from the advertised prescription print
ed on the labels, but if Pelligrino had
said "alcohol and water and sugar.
his method would have been identical
with that of the manufacturer of the
sundry concoctions.
State IS Attorney Orrin B. Hughes re-
ceived information Monday after
noon that an Italian was offering small
walls containing some mixture that he
claimed would make whiskey when
mixed with water. The state 8 attor
ney, not being expert in such things,
decided that someone must be putting
over a new method of booze distribu
ton and he put Sheriff G. E. Mann on
the trail.
The sheriff hied himself out to the
"Algiers district of Guilford and
there obtained bottle that Pelligri-
no had left saying that he would cali
for the pay another day. Then the
officer hunted up the distributor of the
new patent method of making whis-
key from the concentrated essence of
something and aqua pura and pinch
ed him.
The sheriff is down for an address
at the meeting of the Sheriffs asso-
citation on Search and Seizure, and he
seized upon this occasion to make q
search. He returned and announced
to the states attorney that he chad
more than so bottles" and the state 8
attorney, trailed by a representative
of The Phoenix, hiked for the NUM-
cipal court room to inspect the collec-
ton of bottles.
The sheriff had three real bottles,
all man S size. Two of them were
nearly full of a white liquid and one
had contents that resembled lin APP
pearance only real red eye. Having
decorated the top of the attorneys
table in the court room with those,
the sheriff began to produce the
"more than so bottles.' He took
them from his vest pockets, the pock-
cts of his overcoat and from those of
his undercoat and trousers.
His auditors greeted his efforts with
shouts of laughter. Pattering foot
steps sounded in the corridor of Cros-
by block and 'experts'' began to
gather. Everyone, as he carefully in
spected the labels and directions on
the small walls, solemnly admitted
that "this is a new one."
I The sheriff, having done his duty,
remarked that he never before had SO
little to show when he had seized any
thing. One young woman, employed
| ~ ha VIII ho1 y,1fo tod IN n
room because of the hilarious dis
turbance announced that she consider
ed it "pretty small business for a
grown man to be in" and departed
Immediately, while the spectators
laughed at the sheriff g expense.
The labels were all green, regardless
of the color of the contents of the
small walls. Directions were printed
in Italian and in English on each. Ev-
eryone present was able to read this
large letters ON some of them and pro.
nounce the words like "Whiskey,
Rum" and "Cognac Brandy" but
some of the others had Italian names
On the one labeled "whiskey' were
the following directions in English
and, supposedly, IN Italian: "Dissolve
this flavor in one-half quart of alco
hol, one-half quart of water, one tea
spoonful sugar. In small letters APP
peared: Limitation flavor, artifcially
colored." On the bottom of the Label
was "Milano Extract Co., New
York.
Judge Frank +. Barber eye sight
ed the big bottle containing red fluid
He allowed that looked to him like the
real thing. He shifted and was doubt
full. Clerk G. Menzies Miller admit
ted that the color might be right
but said that if it was it was the only
right thing to do. The Phoeni1
representative admitted that it was c
different brand from any he had met
before. Deputy Sheriff C. I. KNAPP
shifted He shifted again. HI
thought and thought deeply and lonl
while all waited in breathless silence
| for his verdict.
"The only thing 1 ever used thai
, stuff for was to catch bees" he sol
, EMMY announced and the shout thai
followed this decision was followed
Immediately by the pattering Of many
S feet bearing inquisitive owners to thu
{ municipal court room.
g cts anise,' he said. "Put {
{ drop or two of that on sugar and bee
} Will come mile to it. | never dranl
it, though" he added refectively.
e Col Kittridge Hasllins came briskl,
into the ROOM His judgment was de
manded Immediately in chorus. HI
first read the label on the bottle
Monogram Whiskey." Then he in
spected the color. Next he removed
the cork and shifted. He took jus
one sniff and, replacing the cork firm
ly, announced: ats very poor whis
r key"
Solemnly every one in the room, in
y GLIDING Tax Collector w. A. Shumway
{ who had entered without being called
. shifted, the bottle being passed witt
I the solemnity of the Indian pipe o
s peace. Col. Haskins alone of all il
h the room voted it whiskey. The 9th
: ers, with the exception of State s AT
}, torney o. B. Hughes, who was deep il
8 the archives trying to find out wha
@ sort of case he had gotten hold b.
J. the tail and who is no judge any
L way, voted that whatever it was
was not whiskey and did have anis
in it.