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the
articles
since
his
last
visit;
concludes
it
is
all
right;
and,
without
any
possible
means
on
his
part
to
prove
it
otherwise,
it
is
passed
as
correct.
Thus
then
we
see,
that,
even
without
any
diminu-
tion
of
strength,
the
opportunities
which
a
Gin-
shop
Advertiser
has
of adulterating
his
Brandy,
are
so
great,
that
to
do
so,
is
neither
a
matter
of
much
difficulty,
nor
attended
with
any
great
risk
of
detection.
In
making
up
low
Brandies
for
what
is
termed
the
bar,
or,
as
the
Retailers
themselves
express
it,
*
the
glass
and
bottle
trade,'
*
the
best
judges
invariably
sweeten
them
;
not
only
in
order
to
conceal
the
strength,
but,
by
the
fullness
it
imparts
to
the
palate,
to
prevent
a
discovery
of
the
etceteras,
used
in
their
composition.
It
is
necessary
also,
that,
I
should
explain,
that
whenever
sweets,
such
as
British
Brandy
Bitters,
British
Cherry
Brandy,
Sugar,
&c.
have
been
mix-
ed with
Brandy,
its
strength
cannot
be
proved
by
the
hydrometer.
But,
as
the
Dealer,
by
a
late
regulation,
has
to
keep
the
per
centages
of
the
strengths
of
his
Brandy
and
other
Spirits
marked
on
each
of the
casks,
which
contain
any
Spirituous
Liquors,
and
he
takes
care,
that
the
strengths,
shall
*
For
the
information
of
those
who
may
be
unacquainted
with
the
meaning
of
these
terms
I
must
explain
to
them,
that
the
'
glass
trade
refers
to
that
class
of
consumers
entitled
dram-drinkers,
the
'bottle
trade'
to
those
customers
who
apply
for
Spirits
and
Wine
in
the
separate
quantities
of
pint,
quart,
gallon,
or
upwards.