How Liquors Are Made

At the recent meeting of the Americnn Teinpernnce Union in Oooper Instituto, New York, Mr. Eli Johnson said : "Two years ago a prominent wine importer died in this city. Aniong lus books 110 record of a single invoice of wine was found, but in his cellar maehiuery for making it was discovered. ïhere are beer faetories which can niaki' beèi in fifteeii minutes, without a partiólo of hops or malt. I had heard thut drummers of liquors no longer carried aroun'd samples of liquors. They took a box of drugs instead, írom which to manufacture tlieir wareSj For a long time I tried to obtain a similar box, but failed to do so. Finnlly, a yoüng physician coinmitted suicide, indneed by use of poisonons liquor. Among his efïects was found one of these sample cases. Hcre it is." The lecturer showed a black tin box, iu whieh were sevcral bottles containing colored liquids. He cotitinued: "Iu this box were esseutial oils for making eight kinds of brandy, six of whisky, four of gin and two of witter. Each of these bottles is guarauteed to make twenty gallons of liquor. ïhere is a house in this city that manufactures these articles. This bottle of oil made by them contains material for twenty gallons of JFreuch brandy. They also issue tliis book of directions," whicb lic showed, "which specifies one hundred different oils for manufacturiug driuks. All are made of dinerent parts of alcohol, water, sugar, tartariö acid and other deleterious ingredients, together with the essential oil. The oil is the only change made in any of them. This bottle is guaranteed to make twenty gallons of port wine. It ír what physicians order for sick people."