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Test for Rum
Dr. Wiederbold compound (which is sulphuret of lime), 2 proposes the following method for distinguishdrachms tartaric acid; powder, mix, and ing between true rum and the factitious shake in a stoppered bottle with a pint of liquid sold under this name: Mix a little of water; let it settle, pour off the clear liquid, the rum to be tested with about a third of its and add 14 ounces tartaric acid. The above bulk of sulphuric acid, and allow the mixture test will throw down the least quantity of lead from wines, as a very sensible black precipitate. to stand. If the rum is genuine its peculiar odor remains after the liquid has cooled, and even after 24 hours' contact may still be dis-