as appeared in the
price-currents of brewers' druggists. Ginger root, coriander seed, and
orange peels, are employed as flavouring substances chiefly by the ale
brewers.

From these statements, and the seizures that have been made of illegal
ingredients at various breweries, it is obvious that the adulterations
of beer are not imaginary. It will be noticed, however, that some of the
sophistications are comparatively harmless, whilst others are effected
by substances deleterious to health.

The following list exhibits some of the unlawful substances seized at
different breweries and at chemical laboratories.

_List of Illegal Ingredients, seized from 1812 to 1818, at various
Breweries and Brewers' Druggists._[62]

1812, July. Josiah Nibbs, at Tooting, Surrey.

Multum 84 lbs.
Cocculus indicus 12
Colouring 4 galls.
Honey about 180 lbs.
Hartshorn Shavings 14
Spanish Juice 46
Orange Powder 17
Ginger 56

Penalty 300_l._

1813, June 13. Sarah Willis, at West Ham, Essex.

Cocculus indicus 1 lb.
Spanish Juice 12
Hartshorn Shavings 6
Orange Powder 1

Penalty 200_l._

August 3. Cratcherode Whiffing, Limehouse.

Grains of Paradise 44 lbs.
Quassia 10
Liquorice 64
Ginger 80
Caraway Seeds 40
Orange Powder 14
Copperas 4

Penalty 200_l._

Nov. 25. Elizabeth Hasler, at Stratford.

Cocculus indicus 12 lbs.
Multum 26
Grains of Paradise 12
Spanish Juice 30
Orange Powder 3

Penalty 200_l._

Dec. 14. John Abbott, at Canterbury, Kent.

Copperas, &c. 14 lbs.
Orange powder 2

Penalty 500_l._, and Crown's costs.

Proof of using drugs at various times.

1815, Feb. 15. Mantel and Cook, Castle-street, Bloomsbury-square.

Proof of mixing strong with table beer, and using colouring and other
things.

Compromised for 300_l._

1817. From Peter Stevenson, an old Servant to Dunn and Waller, St.
John-street, brewers' druggists.

Cocculus Indicus Extract 6 lbs.
Multum 56