The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-05-29


II short descrihtioft Of This Sill.
The furnace has two parallel sides of brick or
stone, and of a convenient width and length for
the still, say one foot WIDE, and 80 feet lone Ar
one end OF this furnace is large ire place, the
fuel being supported on bars, and is similar In All
air furnace. The bottom of the still rest irnme
diatey on his furnace, and is made of conner
or other suitable materials. There is a general
cap which covers the lower part of the stiil, and
III 1t are number of divisions which divide the
Vapour, and throw 1t Oft by number of tubes
OF goose necks into the condensing pines which
are placed lensthwise in a cistern full of cold "
terra, and the liquor passes off INTO separate recep-
tacies and according to the situation OF the pine
to the tube, in the cap, will the liquor vary in
strength. The liquid or beer passes from reser.
vor INTO the still through gate, and is regulated
by a screw, and admits the beer to pass in a re
gular current through the still, and is subiurated
to the process of distilation, and throws of all
the sPrituous particles before it passes OF bv a
spout at the lower end of the still, which can a 1.
ways be ascertained by the person who superin
tends the still, trying the iiquorthat comes from
The last pipe belonging TO this still.
This still can dlstili several hundred gallons
per day, without!the possibility ofsingeing or bur-
nlng me liquor, and does not require above one
half of the labor and fuel usually required
Its called Perpetual Still, as it oh orpes and
discharges constantly, and may be kept working
Tor years without ever being empty, or yet damn.
ing the fires, and the low wines and snirils r,,n
mug from 90 pipes or worms i'm perpetual
stream, and al of different strengths, from Alco.
hol to the lowest dregs that may be worth extrac.
ting and as the liquor boils and evaporates in
simultaneously, it yields larger quantity of spirit,
a fact well known to every dlstiller.
Gentlemen wishing further description. are
requested TO call on the subscriber at the Wash.
ington Tavern, where they may see a model. and
have full description of the plan, and they will
then be convinced that there is nothinp. coInplex
IN the nstruction, but is perfectly PLAN TO eve
~ man OF Common understanding
An establishment to distil $50 gallons in twelve
hours, VIII not cost more than 2OOU dollars, and
viii only require three hands to do the business.
and not over ~ cords OF good wood per day W MI
save by ecChomy, at least 2OO0 dolls. per annum.
more than any other plan yet IN practice
Tie subscriber having obtained Letters Pat
ent Tor ms invention, has only to add that he has
gone to considerable expehce, in order TO bring
II to perfection and viii not sell single right
Tor less than 1000 dells but by giving security 4
advancing 80 dollars, he VIII give 10 months ere
clt, aud IN that case, he requires the sum saved
by tilis plan for the FIRST eight moatbs after the
establishment has been erected, and kent going
and this allows the purchaser the rem aining pro,
IT'S Tor the term % las patent (beng for a Years
from The second day of April Iast,j and this ,y,i
put TIE purchaser IN possession of at least dolls
1VVOJ Tor THAI iime, aud AL saved By economy,
| ia the construction oftbis plan
Bat IN order TO encourage an establishments nj
th's knd, near this place, the subscriber will en-.
gsgeSo supenHtehd dlstLery on this plan fJr Sc
'essi months, and II lac doss NOT clear 10 the ~