1864 Bar Tender's Guide price $2 00 by Jerry Thomas

92 INTEODUCTION. sary to describe tbe raw materials generally used in mace rating and distilling. Such a description would only un necessarily enlarge the work, tliereby increasing the price, with but little or no advantage to the reader. A well in formed and practical druggist will at once be able to understand, and projierly furnish, the articles contained in each recipe. The first to be described are the'''"Mami^acturingInstitc- mew«s,"for without these nothing can be effected. Tlie arrangements and preparations of the articles described in this work, do not contemplate an expensive and costly ap- 23aratiis, neveitheless the author recommends that the best materials and most substantial instruments should b6 pro vided, by reason of their durability, and the certainty of ^ obtaining in its perfection a good product. The instruments deemed indispensable in the process of distilling arc as follows first, a furnace; second, two boilers of tinned copper; third,a copper skimmer; fourth, a few filter-hags, filtering-holders, and a percolator; fifth, tubs and pails for various uses; sixth, measures from one gallon to that ofthe smallest; seventh,weights and scales; eighth, areometer; ninth, funnels; tenth, alcohol lamps, with tinned dishes for different colors of bottle wax; eleventh, a cork-press and syphon; twelfth, casks, demi- Johns, bottles. Those who wish to engage in this business on a large scale, would do well to purchase a brass mortar; one of iron would often'change the color of the material; one of stone is required for the preparation of syrup of orgeat. Sieves must also be provided for separating the coarse ])ow- dored materials from the fine,and a large knife for cutting and preparing roots, etc., etc., for the powdered state. Necessary Preparations.—Tliere should always be on hand, well clarified A\ hLtc and brown sugar syi-ups, jjut up