CONTENTS. 



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Introduction 5 



Heating and illumination 5 



Alcohol stoves 5 



Alcohol lamps 8 



Quantity of heat yielded in the combustion of alcohol 10 



Alcohol motors ,. 11 



Uses of denatured alcohol not directly entering into farm operations 14 



Coal-tar colors 15 



Smokeless powder 15 



Varnishes, lacquers, etc 15 



Ether 16 



Medicines and pharmaceutical preparations 16 



Imitation silk 16 



Artificial vinegar 17 



Flavoring extracts 17 



Use of undenatured alcohol free of tax 18 



Hard cider 18 



Wine 18 



Sweet wine 19 



Statistics on alcohol production I 21 



The United States 21 



Great Britain r 25 



France 26 



Germany 27 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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FIG. 1. Alcohol burner for heating a flatiron 5 



2. Alcohol burner for roasting coffee 6 



3. A small alcohol stove for heating purposes 6 



4. Three varieties of alcohol heaters 7 



5. Alcohol stove with three circular burners 8 



6. Alcohol lamp with pump attachment 9 



7. Alcohol lamp with asbestos primer 10 



8. Adaptation of an alcohol motor for plowing 11 



9. A mowing machine propelled by an alcohol motor 12 



10. Adaptation of an alcohol motor to a reaper and binder 13 



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