โ Scribed by Lewis, Ernest A.
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DUTY-FREE ALCOHOL. In viow of tho intamt now usocistcd with tho conditions of sup ly of duty-fm alcohol, tho following statemont haa Lon propad.
Dut .fro0 alcohol in tho form of mcthyIatcd spirit is m d l y obtninablo. Afineroliaed methylalul apirii.-To protcct tho imm o m rcvcnuo raised from potablo spirit and to pmvont misuso it is gcncrally nocceeary to mndor diityfroo alcohol non-ptablo. For common urn this is offoctal by tKo'nddition of wood II irk (i.e., crudo moth I alcohol) and a trace of U g ! t patroloum, so tLt tho mixture contaiw 10% of waod epirit end thm-oightha of lo/ of pctrokum spUit. Tbosc smsu additionn. rhilat aupfPcicnt to doter moot peo 10 from drinking tho s irit, do not interfere with its urn for a vory largo numfwr of comnwrcid puqxsw. Such spirit. which is known M miooralised mothylated s int, may bc p u r c h d throughout tho country rit%out formality in qumntitiee not oxweding four gallons at a timo from any retailor of mOthyl8ted spirit, and perminaion t o m i v o it in largcr quantitim in m d l y granted on appbaatian to tho Commiseioncm of Curtoma and Esciao when ordinary facilities for obbining it am inadequate. fdvslrial rndhylofcd apin'f.--For msnufacturen, bnd largo ull~n of alcohol gcncrdly, howovcr. and in th? uuca whoro a pumr spirit is ncccyuy, furthor omion in m d o by what hi known BR lnduntrial jefeohol." Thir alcohol in denatured by tho addition 01 half tho qusntity of crudo methyl alcohol or wood spirit which is d in tho nlincrdiscd mothylatcd spirit, and no petdoum spirit b used; i.c, this spirit containe 5% of wood spirit without other addition. Pormiasion ta recoivo this spirit niust. howovcr, bo obtaind and thc \ULO to which it in put bo spccificnlty authorid bj. tbc
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