Usually, manufacturer have a making on it.
If not, you can power it and feel the cooler side.
2008-12-02 15:27:13 補充:
One condition is you connect the wire properly: Red for +ve, Black for -ve. Also, the cool side can be a heater by reversing the power polarity. There is no restriction of the the polarity so that Peltier device can use as a heater or cooler at the same time.