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RHOADS-WILLIAMS AUTOMATIC SIPHON 



The Miller tank is the latest development and is probably 

 the best and most reliable tank to be had to-day. The follow- 

 ing description from the catalogue explains the workings of the 

 several parts: 



" The Standard Design Miller Siphon, as shown by accom- 

 panying illustration (see Fig. 64), consists of but two parts: 

 the discharging limb or deep-seal trap (with the discharge 

 mouth integral therewith), and the intaking limb or bell, which 

 is placed over the longer leg of the siphon and held securely 

 in place by its own weight, both parts being plain castings 

 with no machine work whatever. 



" This siphon has no moving parts to get out of order, no 

 joints to leak, and no small tubes to clog up or choke, and is 

 universally acknowledged to be the simplest and most durable 

 device of its kind ever made. 



[From London Engineering.] 



" ... The action of this siphon is as follows: As the 

 water entering the tank rises above the lower edge of the bell 

 it encloses the air within, the lower portion of the trap being, 

 of course, filled with water. As the water-level of the tank 

 rises the confined air gradually forces the water out of the long 

 leg of the trap, until a point is reached when the air just 

 endeavors to escape around the lower bend. Now as the dif- 



