SKILFUL ADULTERERS.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5272, 10 December 1885, Page 3

SKILFUL ADULTERERS.

Id tnepood old times of Hillcck eriurg the tcimster took toll of bis loading .of grog fearlessly, freely, and regardless of detection. But with the progress of sickly civilisation tfee consignees began to circumrent him. They directed the shippers to weigh the caaki of whisky, and deductions were then made from the injured carrier for short weight, which meant short gallons. The teamster was then driven to the expedient of adding water, and this went on pleasantly till the country storek.epers got bold of an instrument of Satan, knSwn as Skye s hydrometer, and thus the owner of " Strawberry and flaWy" was again put to it. He was equal to the occasion. P«-ewrj pound weight of spirit abstracted he added a pound of clean sand. Eren this ingenious substitute became at last played out, and then time the following final expedient :-For •Terr billy of grog abstracted a bladder was skillfully filled with water through the bnnjrhole, and thus the ingenious carrier had his regular allowance on the road; and-atill delivered his grog loading full of atrength, full contents, and full weight, with only one chance in fifty of a bladder full of water coming to the bunghale of the cask when he completed delirerrand collected his freight.