Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-07
HOME BREW PRODUCTS
 BEING INDIGESTION EPIDEMI

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 Federal Prohibition Director Harry ] E. Mackenzie states that advices from Washington. are the effect that at a conference of Federal Prohibition Com missioner Haynes and Various state di- rectors and divisional chiefs with As sistant Attorney General Willebrandt cf the department of justice, agreements as to a more stringent enforcement re- garding the manufacture and sale of beer were decided upon. Cereal bever-
 age manufacturers hereafter will be-
 compelled to label packages and con-
 tainers with the name of the nanufac-
 turers, location, etc., together with a
 statement as to the alcoholic content, etc.
 All directors and divisional chiefs who attended the conference reported excSi- lent progress in their respective areas, a decided Improvement in public opinion and general cooperation r,upon which depends in a great measure the success of enforcement.
 Among other things they reported sport, is fast dying out. Poor results after perspiring, efforts oyer smelly con l coctions is the reason given for it's de l mise. The kick in most instances, ie l was reported, is due to the off-products ] of fermentation or ptomaines, with the mash, in many instances, comprising banana skins muskmeIon rinds, potato parings and even garbage. Some of It l has kick enough to put the worst-tem- pered old claybank army mule to shame 1 said one of the directors who also told l of one still conhscated by agents which l contained over two inches of filth and 1 vermin in the bottom and rocked so with | sickening odors that only those agents with strong stomachs were able to com plete the investigation.
 | It was also expressed that the dying l out of this fad is due in 8 great meas ]. .ure to the fact that careless, fnexperi- 1 enced methods caused an epidemic of i acute indigestion attended by many l deaths, natural development of imma- l tured yeast, which, taken into the stom- ach and coming in contact with certain 1 articles of food creates gases and re-
 sultant acute indigestion.
 1 In reference to the concentration of bonded spirits, Director, Mackenzie is of the opinion that such concentration will
 reduce leakage and Theft" to a min 1 imum.
 Commissioner Haynes. tn expr ressing deep regret over the number of enforce ment officers assaulted and assassinated l in line of duty, called attention to the fact that records in his office show that
 25 federal officers have given their lives
 in helping to enforce the eighteenth
 amendment, in addition to many state
 county and municipal enforcement ofii-
 cals. It is desired that the public fully
 realize the risk to which agents are sub
 jected and the splendid sacrifice the,
 are making in an effort to banish from
 our minds the dangerous moonshine1 and unscrupufous bootleggeY.
 i The paddock provision continues tt | afFA ir -Nfo al. , liquor Is sold and heavy fines, together 7 with prison sentences, which are noA being more generally imposed, are .
 great deterrent to violators. Chain
 gang sentences are imposed in somt states.
 Motor boat patrols on river, fakes an. : inlets have been very successful in cop
 ing with the smuggling situation aloni |. borders. Canadian officials. to curb tn : flow If- Canadian liquor to its intendet
 destination. the bond being returne only on the receipt of landing certi fcate from the port to which the case r wereN Ndestined.
 | Mnch of the progress of enforcement : such as the banning of the so-called pro r hibition joke, specialization of publi . sentiment. reverence for eonstitutions . law as shown by editorials and car ' i toons, exposure of bootleg methods an ,. cnAracIer or DOoLIeS anu 1noonSnIne Il 7. quor, revelations as to harmful effect d of homebrew and home stilling, and .cc l. ioperation of federal, state, county an IS municipal enforcement agencies is al $ tributed to concerted effort of tine pro le hihition R1nit to serve righteous d, s- mand of the people for information COT l. corning the activities, policies and a, ,e complishments of prohibition. enforc, u ment, and through cooperation of Il ,f organization of state directors and diyi
 ional chiefs cordial relations with u
 press have been created, resulting
 methods and neats whereby the publ e is afforded information to which it " entitled