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BARRELLING
1
IQUORS.
most
brilliant
green.
The
different
shades
of
yellow
are
made
from
yellow
ochre
or
chrome
yellow
;
to
be
first
ground,
and
then
mixed
with
white
lead,
and
brought
to
any
shade
required.
These
fine
colors,
for
the
most
part,
are
used
for
cordial
barrels.
Do-
mestic
brandies,
from
long
usage,
are
put
up
in
wood
colored
heading.
The
American
fancy
brands
of
whiskey
are
often
put
up
with
neatly
varnished
oak-
heads,
which
makes
a
very
neat
appearance.
A
small
portion
of
burnt
amber
is
added
to
the
varnish
to
give
the
heads
a
darkish
hue
to
be
in
keeping
with
the
dull
and
oldish
looking
staves.
The
appearance
just
mentioned
is
imparted
to
the
staves
by
sulphuric
acid,
&c.,
as
above
;
that
is,
where
the
spirit
is
de-
nominated
"
old,"
the
manufacturer
should
have
a
complete
set
of
brands
and
branding
plates
for
foreign
and
domestic
liquors.
The
imitation
liquors
should,
if
necessary,
have
the
brands
burnt
in
the
head
of
the
barrel
;
and
some
dealers
have
adopted
the
plan
of
marking
the
head
of
the
barrel
in
the
same,
style
as
the
custom-house
marks,
and
reads
something
like
the
following
:
"
Mary
Pell,
New
York,
June
9,
1851."
Any
other
names,
of
course,
would
answer.
All
that
is
necessary
is
to
have
them
resemble,
as
much
as
possible,
what
they are
intended
to
represent.
It
is
supposed
that
the
bar-
rels
to
be
used
are
new
ones,
which
always
should