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between the space which is open between the valve/* and 

 the valve seat d. It then rushes into the bellows above, 

 which become gradually raised by its pressure. As the 

 bellows rise the screw pillar F is quickly turned in its 

 socket, and gives a slow motion to the screw below. The 

 effect of this movement is to bring the valve f down on its 

 seat d) and the supply of gas is cut off. But in practice 

 the gas will be drawn off from the delivery tube d l so 

 that the bellows will soon be compressed once more. As 

 the bellows move downwards, the screw F acts in the reverse 

 manner, so that the valve F is now raised, and a fresh 

 supply of gas enters the bellows. In this way the bellows 

 are constantly rising and falling. If but one lime-light is 

 in use, and the delivery of the gas is therefore regular, 

 the bellows will be almost stationary, for they will auto- 

 matically adjust the valve F, so that just enough gas, and 

 no more, will pass through the opening. But if two or 

 three lights are in use, and sometimes only one, and per- 

 haps immediately afterwards all three are requisitioned, 

 then the little bellows will have a more lively time of it. 

 In both cases the regulator will deliver the quantity of 

 gas which happens at the moment to be required. 



Some time ago I contributed to The Camera, an illus- 

 trated article showing how ? by the use of a small gas-bag, 

 A, the outflow of gas from a cylinder might be regulated. 

 The bag was in this case made to raise a lever as it 

 filled, thus cutting off the gas supply from the bottle, until 

 the hag was partially emptied, when the action was repeated. 

 Shortly after the publication of this article a self-acting 

 valve on the same principle was introduced. This valve 



