Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-19 | Page 4 | Moonshine, He Says, is Poison

MOONSHINE HE SAYS IS POISON Having received the report of Herman Harms state chemist no- no notifying no notifying him that the stomach of David Brooks showed evidence of poisoning by moonshine County Attorney S C Powell will pro pro- proceed proceed proceed with 1 his bis Investigation as to the source of the l liquor which caused the death or of Young oung Brooks Brook In his comments comm on the tho poisoning the state chem chem- chemist let 1st says S The presence of ot et 1 alcohol In the stomach and an the decided Irritated condition of ot the mucous of the stomach lead roe Ins to conclude that prior to death strong alcoholic Intoxicants had been Imbibed by by the person In question and that death In view of the absence of diseased condi condi- condition condition condition tion of the vital organs organ I must be attributed to the powerful bock knock knock- I 1 out stupefying action of alcohol not notably bly when same Is consumed In the form of rank raw moon moon- moonshine moonshine moonshine shine whisky containing the vari vari- various various various ous assorted Impurities fuse Impurities fusel oil etc and etc and numerous numer numerous product has h s caused ous deaths In our state stale and many other localities What a warning that should be beto beto beto to drink to young oung or old tempted moonshine There can be no guarantee as to the quality of bootleg whisky hisky Made and sold sur- sur sur surreptitiously It must roust of necessity be without proof as to what hat It Is Much of the moonshine contains one or all of the poisons enumerated enumerated by by the state chemist If H anyone desires to drink a poisonous poi pol poisonous concoction be he should seek seck seeka a place place where ho he can be prescribed pre prescribed scribed for and know what he Is Ista ta taking kin g It t Is fair t presume that any anyone drinks moon moon- moonshine one ne who repeatedly shine wil 11 have his life shortened It f not suddenly terminated