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block,  so  that  each  hole  will  be  exactly  over  each  plug.  In  the 
centre  of  the  baseboard  there  is  a  small  metal  rod  with  a  thread  for 
a  screw-nut  at  the  upper  end ;  the  nut  for  this  thread  is  held  on  the 
upper  side  of  the  perforated  block  by  an  overlapping  flange,  and 
can  be  turned  easily  by  means  of  a  pair  of  wings.    A  short  plunger 
FJg2 
)        FJg3  ) 
(Fig-  3),  concave  at  one  end  and  convex  at  the  other,  completes  the 
apparatus. 
The  modus  operandi  explains  itself.  The  two  blocks  are  arranged 
so  as  to  place  the  upper  one  over  the  lower  one;  the  empty  capsules 
are  introduced  and  pushed  by  means  of  the  plunger  into  the  per- 
