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274 On Fermentation, Sc. 
that described in the still for the distillation of the 
wash, and like ict the worm in the 
tub. s : 
The liquor intended iii mapst be put. . 
into the:still, with a proportionab 
bonat of soda, and inte 
tity of d diluted sulphur 
tals a luted, the fi re 
A fier the two 2. 
hted and 9 the va- 
ich they will regular] with the heat c commu- 
ated by the boiling lic uthe still. By this 
means the oil will remain Pombitied with the alkali, 
with which it will form a soap, whilst the bad flavour 
contracted. by the alkali will be totally destroyed, 
nor will the sulphuric acid be raised in sufficient 
quantity to injure the taste or quality of the spirit. 
This will be found equally valuable by inverting 
the order of the process, that is, by mixing the sul- 
phuric acid with the liquor in the still (about two 
drams to a gallon) and putting a strong solution of 
carbonat of soda into the vessel in the still. 7 
Perfectly pure alcohol may be obtained from the 
spirit made by the foregoing rules ;sbut as the dis- 
tillation of alcohol has engaged attention. of 
many eminent chemists,.I s all t ouble the 
Society either with the nefifed of di tilling it or its 
affinities. ooh 
