. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. A CHAMPAGNE BATH. No, indeed, massa, was the indignant reply, accompaniedby a profound bow; no, indeed, massa; we are not sostravagant as dat comes to; we just bottle it up den, andsend it to Meriky for champagne. A Chemists Testimony. Dr. Hiram Cox, an eminent chemist of Ohio, states thatduring two years he has made five hundred and seventy-nineinspections of various kinds of liquors, and
. The funny side of physic : or, The mysteries of medicine, presenting the humorous and serious sides of medical practice. An exposé of medical humbugs, quacks, and charlatans in all ages and all countries. A CHAMPAGNE BATH. No, indeed, massa, was the indignant reply, accompaniedby a profound bow; no, indeed, massa; we are not sostravagant as dat comes to; we just bottle it up den, andsend it to Meriky for champagne. A Chemists Testimony. Dr. Hiram Cox, an eminent chemist of Ohio, states thatduring two years he has made five hundred and seventy-nineinspections of various kinds of liquors, and has found nine 612 ADULTERATIONS OF BRANDY. tenths of them imitations, and a quarter portion of thempoisonous concoctions. Of brandy, he found one gallon inone hundred pure; of wine, not a gallon in a thousand, butgenerally made of whiskey as a basis, with poisonous articles. MOTHERS MILK PURE AND HEALTHY. O <er • J5^ <b* 0 ^ & 0 ( MOTHERS MILK AFTER DRINKING WHISKEY. for condiments. Not a drop of Madeira wine had beenmade in that island since 1851. Some of the whiskey heinspected contained sulphuric acid enough in a quart to eata hole through a mans stomach. Brandy usually contains sulphuric acid. I obtained apure article yesterday, from an honest, Christian drug-gist. In an hour I found sulphuric acid in it. Acids areeasily detected in liquors, by placing in it for an hour abright steel spatula. The acids have an affinity to steel,and the spatula soon turns black, separating the acid fromthe liquid supposed to be brandy. If the brandy is sharpto the throat on swallowing it, be sure that it is not pure,but contains capsicum, horseradish, or fusel oil. Goodbrandy will be smooth and oily to the throat. To detectlead in wine or brandy, suspend a piece of pure zinc in theglass, and if the lead is present, delicate fibrils of that metalwill form on
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