THE MICROBE OP ALCOHOL 



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passes into vapor, finds its way through the con- 

 denser, and enters the receiver as liquid. 



But this is not all. The alcohol has strong af- 



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FIG. 5*. 



finity for the water. Its molecules have a powerful 

 attraction for the molecules of the water. Besides, 

 its molecules are the same when in vapor as they 

 are when in liquid. Each one is composed of four 

 atoms of carbon, six of hydrogen, and two of oxy- 



