The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1929-05-24

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these articles, and while tn,
statistics regarding drunkenness
number of arrests, etc. would ap
ply only in that city, the result o
the investigation into the com
position of the various brands o
intoxicants would probably appl,
in Wolf Point quite as well as II
Great Falls. The articles art
written by J.. Edward Christoffer
son of the Tribune staff. 1t il
hoped that Herald readers, what
ever their attitude toward the
liquor question, will read the fol.
lowing article and give it earnest
consideration.
81 Per Cent Unsafe
Premature death. physical de-
cay and deterioration of mental
faculties and morals confront un-
numbered persons in Great Falls
who are using intoxicating liquors,
including purported importations,
it is revealed by a survey of crime
and vital statistics conducted by
The Tribune. Analysis of repre-
sentative samples of liquor indi-
Gated that 81 percent of the wills
key sold in Great Falls is unsafe,
dangerous and poisonous. Supple
menting concrete information as
to the inferiority and malignant
qualities of grain liquors sold at
Great Falls. + statistics graph
cally illustrating the effect of their
use, the alarming increase in
deaths from alcoholism, locally
and nationally, and the rising tide
of arrests for intoxication, oper-
alton of motor vehicles while un-
der influence of intoxicants, pro-
hibition law violations and other
~offenses.
Statistics of the ~city-county
health department reveal that the
death rate in Cascade county from
alcoholism increased 500 percent
in 1928 as compared with 1919. the
year national prohibition became
effective. The full significance
and cause of this increase becomes
apparent with the report of DR.. T.
F. Walker of the Walker labor
atories upon analysis of II repre-
sentative samples of whiskey sold
locally, and which we're obtained
through the cooperation of the
police department.
These analyses revealed that in
I'll but one instance the samples
contained high percentages of
'usal oils and aldehydes. One
contained formalin or
.ormaldehyde and another ether.
Six samples were declared unsafe,
.hree samples were found to con-
ain dangerous liquor. another was
poisonous-and but one was found
1rinkable with any degree of
In addition to aldehydes. which
re highly concentrated forms of
.lcohol, fusel oil, ether formalin
nd other impurities
we're present in all but n sam
de.
Fusel Oil Menace
Fusel oil is a violate oily liquid.
IF a nauseous fiery taste and
smell, obtained in the re~ctification
Of spirituous liquors. It's chief
constituent, amyl alcohol, is a di-
rect nerve poison. according to
medical authorities, and in large !
loses acts as a convulsant poison.
Impure beverages containing
any degree of this oil induce all
he gTaver nervous and visceral
disorders which are caused by
and its action is regarded
~ many authorities as the chief
LANCER from the consumption of
llcoholic beverages.
Aldehydes are among the poi
sonous byproducts of distillation
md fermentation. Produced from
common alcohol by limited oxida-
ion due to imperfect combustion.
are limpid, colorless
of a peculiar ethereal odor
md can be removed only through
IN aging process which in good
I'VE a period of at
east four years.
Selection of the samples anal
-zed was made at random from
than 100 bottles seized by
'Olice from persons arrested for
1aintainence of nuisances and con-
-icted in municipal court. Care
vas taken, however, to obtain
S samples, liquor produced by
ifferent distillers in order to pre-
ent duplication of analysis. The
ames of the persons from whom
he liquor was seized were not r
oted. +
Two Samples 100 Proof s
Inferiority of the whisky placed
n the local market was early es-
ablished by determination of the
act that but two samples were
90 proof, the accepted standard a
f good whiskey, according to DR.. t
Walker. Proof spirit" is de- a
ned to be that mixture of alco-
Of and water which contains one O
alf it's volume of alcohol. 1
Five samples of whiskey were n