Evening star., 1922-03-10
D. c. CHEMIST FAILS
TOGETPURE LIQUOR
Declares All Samples Coming
to Him Are Doped
Whisky.

Il have not had any pure whisky
come into my laboratory for analysis
after police raids, although the times
have been numerous when samples
have been presented for analysis"
This statement made today by DR.. T.
NJ. Price, chief chemist of the District
health department., backs up facts
about taking by bootleggers printed
by The Star. DIR. Price added:
"All of the samples have been doc
tored."
Which is exactly what The Star has
been showing.
Odor No True Guide.
Dr. Price said in addition that he
has reason to believe some bootleg
gers keep on hand a moderate supply
of real whisky, small quantity OF
which they pour into each quart of
odor of pure goods.
Those who tempt fate by drinking
the product of booze peddlers there
fore. it is pointed out by reliable au-
thorities, should not rely upon the
odor which emanates from the bottle
as proof that they are not buying
poison.
The chemical analyses of bootleg
whisky by the prohibition enforce
ment chemists show that not only the
poisons contained in the bootleg
whisky are dangerous. but germs and
bacteria creep into the liquid when
vp1aF 1f,n ty, In 11o-
den of the bootlegger.
No Sanitary Precautions.
An official report of the prohibition
bureau regarding manufacture of
bootleg liquor declares:
in no instance is there precaution
as to sterilization of mash or air with
which it should have been aerated,
which is absolutely necessary in the
manufacture of liquor fit to drink. :
"Fusel oil is found in large quanti-
ties in moonshine and is poisonous in
nature. Aldehydes such as furfural
and large excess of acids are also
found. Aldehydes. when digested.
produce condition known as aide
hydesismus. with a thickening of the
adventitia of the vessels and an in
crease Of connective tissue between
the lobes of the liver"
All of which means that the drinker
of bootleg whisky is in danger of
serious kidney or liver trouble. since
these poison vents of the system be-
come SO clogged that the poison
slowly is forced to back up into the
system. causing arrangement of
the general constitution.
Afraid of Own Product.
Another typical bootleg manufac-
turer was called to mind today by
Commissioner Haynes to illustrate to
Washingtonans the kind of men who
are manufacturing liquor which is
being bought by unsuspecting per-
sons. Although the instance cited is
not here in Washington, he said. il
is typical of many of the bootleg
whisky manufacturers here
This, then, is the story of a man
who drinks. by his own confession
Jamaica ginger and extracts, rather
than touch his own product:
During a raid on a moonshiner in
Saline county, Ark. the manufacturer
, and his plant were captured. In his
confession the prisoner stated that
he-had been engaged in, the business
about eighteen months. had manufac-
tured and marketed about 1.400 gal
Ions of whisky and sold the entire
output to citizens of Little Rock, Hot
Springs and Eldorado.
"The fellow swore that he had
never drunk one drop of whisky
that he had made himself and that
he would not, drink a pint of his
own manufactured whisky for a
thousand dollars: that it was poison
and he was afraid it would kill him.
While he was drinking man him.
self and was drunk good part of
| the time during which he was manu-
featuring. he said he used extracts and
Jamaica ginger as a beverage instead OF
his own product"