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no
THE
COMPLETE
PRACTICAL
DISTILLER.
calculated
to
hold
1280
litres
of
matter
;
but,
as
it
is
ne-
cessary
never
to
fill
it
entirely
with
raw
potatoes,
because
ebullition
causes
these
to
swell,
it
is
only
charged
with
11
hectolitres.
A
(fig.
14,
on
the
preceding
page)
is
a
cylindrical
tub,
made
of
strong
oak
;
the
interior
of
this
tub
is
lined
with
copper
or
with
lead,
so
as
to
render
it
sufficiently
solid.
The
potatoes
are
introduced
through
a
trap
b
c
fixed
in
the
head
of
the
tub,
and
they
are
discharged
through
a
double
trap
d
e
placed
in
the
bottom.
Fig.
15.
Fig.
15
represents
the
head
of
this
tub.
A
is
a
trap,
hanging
on
two
hinges,
which
can
be
shut
and
closely
maintained
to
the
head
of
the
tub
by
means
of
two
buttons,
B
and
c.
Fig.
16
represents
the
bottom
of
the
tub.
A
and
B
form
a
double
trap,
opening
in
the
middle,
and
hanging
on
four
hinges
a,
h,
c,
d.
It
is
opened
by
removing
an
iron
bar
c
e,
fastened
by
the
end
c
to
an
iron
cramp
by
means
of a
pink,
which
gives
it
sufficient
play.
This
bar
slips
into
E,
where
it
is
retained
by
means
of
a
button
d
;
and
when
it
is
unhooked
and
separated
from