252 Analysis of Wines from Asia Minor, Palestine, 6fc. 



a column deduced from his tables, also, as contained in the second 

 supplement to the seventh London edition of Turner's Chemis- 

 try, by Prof. Gregory. From the specific gravity of the wine 

 before and after distillation, I have deduced the amount of solid 

 matter, and given the per centum by weight. Finally, I have 

 added a column of the per centum by measure of brandy, on the 

 supposition that brandy contains 49*44 per cent, of pure alcohol. 



As others like myself, who may desire to analyze fermented 

 liquors, may not be able to procure Gay Lussac's apparatus for 

 that purpose, I will observe, that I used two methods of connect- 

 ing the retort and receiver, which I consider much better than to 

 lute them together. One was, to make the junction by a strong 

 India rubber tube, tied firmly to both vessels by a waxed thread. 

 The other, and still better method, was, to find a receiver whose 

 neck would just admit the neck of the retort with a piece of 

 firm paper wound carefully around it and slightly pasted to it. 

 By giving the retort a screwing motion, it was easily made to fit 

 into the receiver so firmly that there was no danger of leakage. 



Results of the Analysis of Wines from Palestine, Syria and the Levant. 



I was surprised to find so much alcohol as the above table ex- 

 hibits in No. 1, which would pass for tolerably good vinegar. 



