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BARRELLING
LIQUORS.
strong
vinegar
yields
a
taste
and
smell.
The
com-
bined
odor
of
the
acid
and
the
spirit
is
similar
to
acetic
ether,
and
would
be
a
desirable
flavor
for
any
liquor.
The
discussion
would
digress
from
the
object
of
this
work
to
inquire
into
the
propriety
of
the
use
or
disuse
of
a
mineral
acid
in
this
business.
The
ar-
gument
that
proscribes
the
use
of
it
in
this
instance
would
apply
with
equal
force
to
its
use
in
the
manu-
facture
of
soda
and
mineral
waters
;
and
as
found
in
some
brands
of
lemon
syrup
and
the
acidulated
beverages
that
are
prescribed
by
the
medical
faculty.
The
proportion
used
in
spirit
is
comparatively
small
to
that
used
for
other
manufacturing
purposes,
as
a
glassful
of
the
spirit
does not
contain
a
greater
quantity than
one
drop
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