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VII.
A
DESCRIPTION
OF
BEADS
FOE
LIQUORS
FOR
GIVING
A
BEAD
TO
POOR
AND
LOW
PROOF
SPIRIT.
A
bead
is
composed
of
one
or.
more
small
white
globules,
found
floating
on
the
surface
of
any
liquid
that
has
been
subject
to
agitation,
and
is
supposed
to
denote
the
strength
of
liquors
;
for
instance,
if
a
portion
of
spirit
be
subjected
to
a
brisk
agitation
,for
a
moment
in
a
tumbler,
or
proof
glass,
and
the
Dubbles
continue
on
the
surface
for
a
few
minutes,
it
is
called
proof
spirit
but
if,
on
a
discontinuance
of
tl,ie
agitation,
the
bubbles
disappear,
the
spirit
is
said
to
be
below
proof.
A
bead
can
be
given
to
spirits
from
three
sources
;
first,
from
alcohol,
which
may
be
known
from
the
globules
being
of
the
size
of
a
duck
shot
;
the
second
source
is
from
filtering
the
liquid
through
any
sub-