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THE
COMPLETE
PRACTICAL
DISTILLER.
the
water
which
passes
in
the
state
of
steam
out
of
the
still
A
is
to
be
replaced,
and
as
it
is
indispensable
that
this
water
should
be
very
hot,
it
is
drawn
from
the
worm-
tub
E
through
00
0]
before
it
enters
the
still
it
passes
through
G,
where
the
matter
is
boiling
hot.
Cock
No.
4
regulates
the
quantity
of
water
which
is
to
be
introduced.
When
all
the
matter
has
been
pumped
out,
the
process
is
continued
for
about
a
quarter
of
an
hour,
for
the
pur-
pose
of
exhausting
the
matter
left
in
the
column.
The
fire
is
then
drawn
off
3
cock
No.
1,
fixed
on
the
tube
a
a
a,
is
opened,
as
also
cock
No.
3,
which
is
fixed
to
the
tube
K
on
the
lower
part
of
the
column.
The
next
day
the
ope-
rations
are
recommenced
in
the
same
way.
The
column
and
the
condensers
are
left
filled
with
matter.
There
is
another
system
of
continuous
distillation
which
will
here
be
described
;
it
possesses
the
advantage
that
it
can
be
applied
(the
distilling
column)
to
the
neck
of
the
still.
See
fig.
4,
on
the
opposite
page.
Description
of
the
Apparatus.
—
A,
double
still,
having
a
copper
partition
in
the
middle,
which
divides
it
from
top
to
bottom
)
there
is
a
hole
at
the
lower
part of
the
partition,
so as
to
establish
a
communication
between
the
two
stills.
B,
first
distilling
column.
C,
second
distilling
column.
Each
of
these
columns
contain
an
evaporator
in
the
form
of
a
double
vice
of
Archimedes.
D
is
a
common
capital
or
head
belonging
to
the
first
column.
E,
I
capital
or
condenser,
for
the
purpose
of
makings
strong
spirits.