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PREFACE.
For
a
long
time
the
public
have been
in
want
of
a
work
on
the
art
of
Distillation
and
Rectification,
couched
in
such
language
that
every
one
could
appreciate
it
;
and
of
such
size
and
value
that
the
price,
and
the
time
required
to
read
it,
would
prove
the
least
objectionable.
From
the
best
information
I
can
gain,
no
work
has
appeared
on
this
subject
for
many
years.
Owing
to
this
fact,
most
of
the
improvements
which
have
been
made
in
the
art
have
proved
of
little
use
to
the
larger
class
;
and
thus
things
have
almost
remained
sta-
tionary
with
regard
to
this
very
important
matter,
particularly
in
this
country;
which
is,
indeed,
greatly
to
be
lamented,
as
we
are
in
possession
of
every
thing,
in
the
way
of
fruits,
vegetables,
&c.
which
hav^
hitherto
been
used
in
distillation.
I
trust
that
in
the
following
pages
the
reader
will
find
every
thing
that
the
present
state
oi
science
calls
for,
and
that
the
suggestions
may
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