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WATER CLEANSER OR STILL. 



TO MAKE WATER CLEANSER OR STILL. 



Any good tinsmith can make out of block tin an apparatus for 

 distilling water at a cost varying from $2 to $5 according to size of 

 still. He need make only two pieces following closely the design given 

 in the illustration below. It should be from ten to fifteen inches in 

 width, and height proportional. The " upper part " consists of a tin 

 cylinder " A," open at both ends. Within this is an inverted cylinder, 

 indicated by the dotted lines, and soldered to the outer cylinder at 

 "b" and "b 1 " all the way around. It must be made watertight all 

 around. The spout "C" can be inserted, or may be made as a part of 

 inner cylinder. The base of this inner cylinder has an opening that fits 

 snugly over the " nose " of the " lower part." The part of cylinder 



below " b " and "b 1 " may be made a separate ring, into which the 

 " upper part " must fit. To aerate the steam, run a small air pipelnto 

 the steam chamber. 



To prepare pure water, fill " lower part " about one-third or one- 

 fourth with as clear and clean water as can be had. Set "upper part" 

 upon it. This should fit snugly upon the spout or " nose " of the 

 " lower part." Keep " upper part " filled with cold water, which should 

 be renewed from time to time if it gets too warm. Set upon stove or 

 over flame so as to cause water in " lower part " to boil. The steam 

 rising through spout into " upper part " is there condensed and flows 

 out of side spout. All the impurities and most of the lime, etc., is left 

 in the " lower part." To make the water of especial purity, it should 

 be redistilled. When doing this, care must be had to carefully clean 

 the " lower part " before putting in the distilled water for redistilling 



