189 / 308
PURE
CONCENTRATED
ACETIC
ETHER.
197
of
absolute
acetic
acid
can
be
produced
from
one
pound
of
alcohol
;
and
if
we
estimate
the
product
by
the
strength
of
vinegar,
the
product
will
be
great.
From
twenty-five
pounds
of
platina
powder,
and
three
hundred
pounds
of
alcohol,
three
hundred
arid
fifty
pounds
of
the
pure
acid
may
be
produced
daily.
The
platina
powder
does
not
waste,
and
the
most
inferior
spirit
may
be
employed.