WILLIAM BALTIKAUSKl of Spring Valley claim* the brand of whiskey that he manufactures has been questioned and that sinister characters have been insinuating that he uses lye and potato peelings and other adulterants in its manufacture. He even protests to the press about it and vehemently denies that he uses anything other than the very purest of material. • And, paradoxically as it may seem, the papers are giving him front page , and top box free advertising where others having legal products for sale are charged plentifully for space, and under no circumstances given front page position. It is only natural thut Mr. Baltikauski should defend the quality of his product when assailed. He is a component of what is now considered the fourth largest industry in this Elysian country, thoroughly organized with its great captains of industry and lesser lights, spawned and fostered by the ' noble experiment”; but why that product should he gratuitously advertised is one of the many unexplainable enigmas born of the era of prohibition. One paper suggests that the mash be tried out on the family cow and if the animal lives, the stuff is safe to drink. If our memory serves us correct that experiment was made not long ago and resulted ill the loss oi a cow, and it is presumed that such costly experiments are now abandoned. From a standpoint of economics, it is more advantageous to try it out on human beingswith its lesser financial loss. --Q ..........