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14
LIQUORS
WITHOUT
DISTILLATION.
Proof
spirit
is
far
from
being
pure, as
it
contains
a
considerable
quantity
of
grain
oil
and
other
foreign
matters
;
it
may
be
further
purified
and
strengthened
by
distillation,
or
the
impurities
may
be
driven
off
by
filtration
through
charcoal.
Alcohol
thus
puri-
fied,
is
known
in
commerce
as
neutral
spirits,
and
is
used
in
the
manufacture
of
the
imitation
of
foreign
liquors,
cordials,
syrups,
aromatic
waters,
essences,
perfumes,
&c.,
&c.