1868 The complete Practical Distiller

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

and of such size and value that the

appreciate it ;

would

price, and the time required to read it,

prove 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 and thus things have almost remained sta- tionary with regard to this very important matter, 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 find every thing that the present state oi science calls for, and that the suggestions may the least objectionable. From the class ; particularly in this country; which is, will

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