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barrel, and make a false bottom of it, thus : cut away its 

 edge until it will fit inside the barrel two inches from 

 the other head ; then nail some strips of tasteless hard 

 wood, a quarter of an inch square, on one side, a quarter 

 of an inch apart, until that side is covered ; then between 

 the strips bore quarter-inch holes through the head, an 

 inch apart. Support this false bottom on blocks two 

 inches above the other head, which now becomes the 

 bottom. Through one stave, flush with the inside of 

 the bottom, bore a hole and insert a tasteless wood 

 faucet. Finally make a circular grating of inch by half- 

 inch strips, placed an inch apart, and held by two or 

 three of the same strips nailed crosswise. It should 

 have a diameter a little less than the open head of the 

 barrel, to go out and in freely. To charge the filter, 

 place on the false bottom a stout piece of cloth of rather 

 close texture. It must be large enough to turn up a 

 couple of inches all round. On this place three inches 

 of hardwood charcoal, thoroughly burned and pulverized 

 as finely as bird-shot. Over this place another rather 

 coarser cloth, and on this about four inches of sound, 

 clean, well-washed rye or wheat straw. Press down on 

 this the grating and slip it under some blocks nailed 

 inside the barrel, to hold it down firmly upon the straw. 

 Next wash the filter. Open the faucet and pour in 

 water hot water, if you have it and keep water flow- 

 ing through it until it issues entirely tasteless. When 

 that occurs discontinue the water supply, but leave the 

 faucet still open to drain. When the flow ceases your 

 filter is ready for juice. The first flow, after turning 

 in the juice, will be the water remaining. Put that in 

 the vinegar barrel or throw it away. 



Many other forms of simple and effective filters may 

 be devised, but, whatever kind is used, it is essential 

 that the filtrate shall be bright and perfectly clear. 



The expressed apple juice, having been freed by filtra- 



