191. '5. 
HOS 
THE RURAL, 
EXTRACTING FLOWER OILS. the flavor of the whole yield. It is well 
The preparation of the volatile oils to P 11 *" a of weighted wire netting on 
from various herbs and flowers is an old ^he top of the herbs in the can, to pre- 
domestic art now nearly fallen into dis- ven *- the steam blowing bits over, 
vise. When each large farmhouse made process is over and the charge ex- 
nearly everything it used, the still-room, hausted when oily drops or a milky flow 
though of minor importance, was nearly coase an( l the condensed water runs clear, 
as common as the weaving-room, espe- ^ ie con( lensate will slowly clear, and the 
cially in the Southern States. But in wa ter may be again used in the steam 
these days of specialization it will hardly can on s amo S01 't of flower or herb, 
pay anyone to attempt the home prepa- thus preserving some of the most valu- 
ration of perfume materials except as an ab * G constituents. 
amusement. But the principles in- important point for anyone who 
volved are simple and the practice easy, wishes to try this is to send to the Inter- 
The fundamental fact is that a stream na ^ Revenue Office for that district for a 
of steam will pick up and carry along btenk, on which to register the still, and 
with it certain of the oily bodies, “essen- rcturn the blank Properly filled out. 
tial oils,” found in plants, and will de- Thei ; e is 110 charge, but without this pre- 
posit most of its burden when cooled to caution an evil-minded person could 
water. This fact is illustrated by the cause trouble, as the law is automatic 
spreading through a room of the odor of anc * the penalty falls upon the property 
onions, for instance, while they are being where the still is as well as the person, 
boiled. But not all oils are picked up, -Amd, by all means, do not distill any alco- 
and not all that is taken is again recov- bo * or a Roliolic liquid, unless you regis- 
cred, partly because the steam splits some ter the still for this, which is rather ex- 
of the moi’e delicate compounds into sim- pensive. If there is plenty of winter- 
pier bodies which have slight odor, and green or sweet birch about, or if there 
partly because a part of the “oil” is solu- * s l an< 3 adapted to growing mint, home 
ble in the condensed water and can by distillation may pay, but aside from 
no means be got out. No essential oil these it will be merely a pleasant amuse- 
is one thing; from some a dozen or more ment. Many herbs are available, but 
bodies have been isolated, and no proc- ^ ew dowers, except rose, give more than 
ess known will take out all those bodies traces of oil. f. d. c. 
unchanged and in the proportions in —- 
which they are present in the plant tis- PAYMENT BY CHECK, 
sues. Furthermore, changes produced It is a wise thing to pay bills by 
by the heat of the steam are often so check, even if there are only small bills 
fundamental that the resulting oils are to pay. It costs less to keep a little 
of little value, distilled oil of lemon peel, money on hand because you can buy to 
for instance, is almost useless. better advantage, and in that case it is 
However, many herbs and some flowers best to have it in a good bank. Then if 
will give interesting results, for we need payments are made by check it is easy to 
EXTRACTING FLOWER OILS. Fig. 423 
APPARATUS FOR 
only have a source of steam, a can for 
the herbs and a condenser. For the 
steam a clean five-gallon oil can will do. 
The can for the herbs will give more 
trouble; it should be of at least five gal¬ 
lons capacity, and should have a remov¬ 
able top which carries the inleading and 
outgoing tubes, and is large enough to 
permit the exhausted herb to be easily 
taken out, and this top must screw or 
clamp down tight so the steam will all 
go out through the condenser. There 
should also be a false bottom of coarse 
wire not, partly to have the steam better 
distributed and partly to permit the use 
of another source of heat to prevent too 
much water collecting, since this can 
tends to act as a condenser and gradu¬ 
ally fill with water. 
Load, or better, pure tin tube may be 
used to carry the steam from the boiler 
to the bottom of the herb can and from 
the latter to the condenser. This may 
bo the ancient device of a metal coil in a 
pail or tub, but far better results will 
be obtained if a glass condenser of the 
Allihn type with a few feet of rubber 
tube can he secured from a chemical sup¬ 
ply house. But do not get the straight 
Liebig type, as the steam will blow 
through unless you run too slow for re¬ 
sults. By all moans avoid the glass coil 
condenser; it is cheap, but does not work 
well unless you know exactly how to 
use it. 
The steam can, with a vertical tube 
to act as a safety valve and give warning 
''hen the water is low, should be nearly 
tilled with water to begin, and the herb 
can. with the inleading tube reaching be¬ 
low the false bottom, may be pretty well 
packed with the flowers or cut herbs, but 
no definite rules for packing can he given, 
as each case varies. The condenser flow 
may be from one pail to another, and 
need not be very fast. After the steam 
has been flowing awhile additional heat, 
as from a small lamp, should be put un¬ 
der the herb can, yet care must be taken 
•hut some water stays in it. since other¬ 
wise bits of herb will scorch and spoil 
trace payments whether receipts are 
given or not. Some dealers now insist 
on giving receipts when payments are 
made, and it is a good practice. There 
are dealers who insist on giving a slip 
with each purchase, whether it be for 
cash or on credit. Some of these require 
purchasers tc sign such slips, and then 
they keep one and give the duplicate to 
the customer. It mattes no difference 
about that; the idea of paying by check 
is the right one unless it be for some 
trifling amount. I had a little experi¬ 
ence yesterday in settling with the feed 
dealer. He is a man who I would not 
hesitate to trust entirely so far as his 
agreement is concerned. Ilis word for 
a thing is enough so far as any deal is 
concerned. I bought some bran to the 
amount of $180. At the time we were 
hauling it I gave him three checks, all 
within a week’s time. When settling with 
him yesterday he had given me credit for 
two of these, but had omitted one of $50. 
I had my check book with me, hut that 
did not satisfy him that he had received 
the check. I had to go home and look 
up the checks that had been returned 
from the bank, and there was the. check 
with his endorsement on it. That set¬ 
tled the matter, lie could not go back on 
that. It saved me that $50, for I could 
never have satisfied him that the bill had 
been paid had It not been for the re¬ 
turned check. It is all right to get slips 
from the dealer every time you buy, and 
there is no question about signing them, 
only I don’t like to do it. It is all right 
to have a receipt when you pay the bill, 
but even then it sometimes gets lost or 
may be forgotten, but a cneek is not 
likely to get lost, and is usually saved at 
least for a time when it comes back from 
the bank. Better use the check. 
H. H. L. 
Old Aunt (despondently) : “Well, I 
shall not be a nuisance to you much 
longer.” Nephew (reassuringly) : “Don’t 
talk like that, aunt; you know you will.” 
—Boston Transcript. 
NEW-YORKER 
After Dark 
Chores are 
EasyforJones 
Jones has a big Acetylene 
light in his barn. 
A big, round, brilliant, 
white light. 
A light he calls “the 
sun’s little brother.” 
This big light is solidly 
fastened to a heavy timber, 
and unlike Jones’ old oil 
lantern, it can’t be tipped 
over. 
Jones turns this high 
candle power light on— 
without a match, by simply 
pulling a little wire rod that 
hangs from the light. 
On cold winter nights 
when its dark at 4:30. 
When he gets home from 
town late— 
Or when he has a sick 
“critter” to look after, Jones 
finds his big barn light a 
great convenience. 
He says he wouldn’t 
take $1,000 for it. 
Mrs. Jones too, shares in 
the good thing. 
She has acetylene light 
in every room in her house, 
and her light fixtures are 
handsome ornaments of brass 
and bronze. 
Mrs. Jones cooks also on a big gas range 
—an acetylene range that furnishes heat 
on tap — just like millions of gas 
ranges in big cities. 
The acetylene which 
feeds this range 
and the lights on 
the Jones’ place 
is, of course, 
home made. 
Jones makes 
it himself with the aid of a Pilot Lighting 
Plant. 
^ He fills the light machine with UNION 
CARBIDE and plain water once a month. 
This Pilot Lighting Plant gives Jones 
the safest and most practical light and cook¬ 
ing- fuel available for country home use. ] 
These Pilot 
Lighting Plants 
Are not storage tanks. 
They make Acetylene—a 
very little at a time—as the 
burners use it. 
The Pilot is one of 600 
patented ; Acetylene ma¬ 
chines. 
All built on different prin¬ 
ciples to do the same work. 
The test of time has 
brought “The Pilot” out on 
top. 
The principle on which it 
works has proved to be the 
correct one. 
Today we sell more Light 
machines than all other man¬ 
ufacturers in this country 
put together. 
We sell these Pilot plants 
complete—through three fac¬ 
tories and 3,000 local repre¬ 
sentatives. 
We have a big eastern 
factory in Newark — a big 
central factory in Chicago and 
a big western factory in Los 
Angeles. 
000 
A complete plant in¬ 
cludes the machine, gas pipes, 
light fixtures and the cook¬ 
ing range. 
Such a system costs less 
than a water or heating sys¬ 
tem . It is quite as permanent 
as either, and as necessary to 
make your home modern. 
. _ Our 3,000 representatives 
are residents in the districts they serve. 
Each one established in a permanent 
growing business. 
They are on the grounds to see to 
it personally that purchasers 
of Pilot plants get 
“value received” 
for their money. 
For estimate of 
cost, advertising 
literature or Free 
demonstration of light in your own 
home—address— 
OXWELD ACETYLENE CQ 
Newark, N. J. Los Angeles 
Chicago, Ill., 3612 Jasper Place 
PILOT LIGHTING PLANTS ffU 
u ■ ■ jjwT" 
HOME MADE 
•JUr LIGHTING ^ 
ACETYLENE 
CGOKIKG- 
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All the best dealers carry “Elephant 
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WOONSOCKET 
RUBBER CO. 
Woonsocket* R. I. 
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