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CHAPTER LI. 



A FEW NECESSARY CELLAR IMPLEMENTS. 



Besides casks, barrels and kegs of various sizes, of 

 which the smaller ones can be placed upon and between 

 the larger to save room, many other appliances are 

 needed. Faucets of different sizes for racking, rubber 

 hose with couplings which can be screwed to the faucets, 

 and pumps, are among the things needed. The pump 

 most commonly in use is the Challenge, which may 

 easily be worked by one man. A small jack-screw for 

 lifting heavy casks, is also a convenience. A few buck- 

 ets, made of strong tin, smaller at the top than at the 

 bottom, with a spout on one side and a handle on the 

 other ; tubs to be used in racking ; a filling can, with a 

 long spout bent down at the farther end, used to keep 

 the casks full ; and rods to be used in stirring the wine 

 when fining becomes necessary, are required in every 

 cellar. Other implements, which have been described 

 in a previous chapter, are as useful here as in the East. 



