1862 How to Mix Drinks or the Bon-Vivant's Companion 1$50.pdf

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filtered; let the mouth of it,turned down, be placed (In the hole on the top of the table)in the bag, so that the neck ofthe demijohn will descend one inch in the filtering- bag. The liquor from the upper demijohn willjust fill the bag to the neck,the product of which will run clear, pure and bright into the demijohn below. In this way the distiller can employ as many filterers as he may desire, or produce as many different liquors as are wanted. Spirits which are largely loaded loith essential oils, such as those of anise-seed,&c.,usually require the addition of a spoonful or tioo of magnesia before they will flow quite clear. 4. To Displace. The kind of filtration commonly called the pn'ocess of displacement,for extracting the essence from roots, herbs, seeds,barks,