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DISTILLING IN GERMANY 



WITH PAKTICUAR REFERENCE TO ITS 



AGRICULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE 



A Part of a Thesis Presented to the University of Michigan 



BY CARL H. COOPER 

 For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. 



X<> person visiting Germany, who has the opportunity to 

 observe the industry and the agriculture of the country, can 

 fail to be impressed with the large number of distilleries and 

 breweries everywhere to be found. The preparation of alco- 

 holic liquors is, to-day, one of the most important branches of 

 German industry, and in many ways occupies a peculiar posi- 

 tion in the industrial life of the Xation. 



As the result of an interest in the subject awakened through 

 favorable opportunities for observation, a study of the alcohol 

 industry was made by the writer, both distilling and brewing 

 being considered. It was attempted to trace the historic de- 

 velopment, and to discover the present economic significance 1 , 

 industrially and socially, of this very important branch of 

 business activity. 



The present paper is a portion of the former one, consider- 

 ably altered, and with much of the statistical material 

 omitted, and seeks to trace the development and present con- 

 dition of distilling, particular attention being given to it- 

 agricultural significance. 



