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DISTILLATION.
19
Fiff.l
the
bottom
of
the
still,
for
the
purpose
of
discharging
the
alembic
and
the
eggs.
The
small
tube
d,
also
provided
with
a
cock,
serves
to
point
out
when
the
still
is
full
within
two-thirds
of
its
height.
The
little
tube
E
also
proceeds
from
the
head
of
the
still,
with
its
cock,
which
communicates
with
the
long
tube
x
x
x
x,
which
runs
from
the
last
egg
—
that
is
to
say,
from
that
at
the
great-
est
distance
from
the
still
—
and
communicates
with
the
little
worm
which
is
plunged
in
the
little
tub
F,
placed
under
the
furnace
to
prove
the
vapours
contained
in
each
of
the
distillatory
vases.
This
little
worm
has
the
cock
Q
at
its
lower
orifice,
h,
h,
h
are
a
series
of
distillatory
ves-
sels
or
condensers,
in
the
shape
of
eggs,
solidly
fixed
upon
the
timber-work
p
Q,
and
in
succession
with
each
other
on
the
side
of
the
still.
This
plate
represents
only
three
eggs,
though
the
num-
ber
may
be
augmented
at
pleasure.
It
was
the
opinion
of
M.
Adam
that
the
greater
the
number
of
eggs,
the
bet-
ter
the
rectification
would
be
carried
on.
The
still
com-
municates
with
the
first
egg
by
the
tube
i,
whi^h
rises