Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-20

the surface must be skinned off and the su ge
settling to the bottog should b. frequently raked
out. The boiler is thus kept nra b full. until
at last a crest, or small crgs'ats. Of sdh ap-
pears on the surface Of the bnne il soeOnd
boiler be at hand, The stroI bfiie msy now BE-
transferred to il Tor making the ealt, while more
fresh brine is concentrated as before in the first
! 1t there be hat one, care should be taken at this
point TO rake out tho sudge as cleenly as posi-
! be af;cr which the fire is good &c Il diminish
/ ed-the more so, the cOarser the salt is desired
10 be. Large balers will Y. .eld a quality Of
coarse and ure salt by simply allowing them
/ to cool slowly under jraii; hut when the boiler
/ Is not large, as will here be ordinarily the case,
/ tho FIRE may be sustained at 3 low sinmriiug
beat 20 save t:me; the salt which torals c.ystals
or TIC sufiac aud then nkS TO tie bottom be-
! il from tine TO lime rakCd out. The lower tho
heut, the c arser, aud, ger orally sptaking, lhe
pRrer will be th~ salt y hich is thou allowed TO
drain aud dry, either in baskets OF hurdits or Oh
inclined planks, disehargng the lrppugs inlo
the brine receiver. 1t may be further purified
| by being in a m-asure, as il were, ie1ched by
some fresh brine poured over it. or if desired
still more pure, biine ma le Of pure salt should
be used for this purpose.
When ihs original brine hss ttus baeu re-
duced TO an ex.ent varying In each case, the salt
that 3 deposited in the slow evgp ration becomes
impnre. refuses to dry, and The renlsiaiug brine
G. Es9thaT 1rater y acquires promptly sharp ~
bitter taste IL may then (it two boil IS be used
be TotgrE8d 10 the conreutrstirg boiler or ether
wise fresh brine be added, aud tho lo;ling pro.
cess b. resumed The mother water, should not,
hnwevc-, be tius used over again more than
th ee to five times, when it should DO thrown
away.
A good method f,r purifying very impure
brine, which may be employed 10 great sdyan-
tago in this State, consists in adding to them,
durirg the first boiling, li.tle frosh slaked
qU.ekiirs. The amount 10 bo used of course
galies greatly, but a small excess does no harm
Tho slskeI m3 should be mals into what is
called " milk OF lime" with some OF tie b.i.e
10 which, when boiling, il may til n be al led 10
the extent Of from hall gill to half pint per
buckotlu' Of b.ino. la impure brine, he sIuigs
IS TINA gr . ly increased, and Inuss be car fully
raked out tu; this salt produced viii be much
puror thas it would b. olh,Iwis obtained
l will be gal to receive any additional in
formation on this sui ct especially Concerning
salt wells and springs which m1y prove Of pub.
lie importance; aud will promptly swot in
quiTies trom persons desiirg IL th infoi la :
ton. or iitonling 70 wcrk on 8 largo scale, in
wbci case tbs boiling process, Il, sboys de-
scEibed, is unnec ssarily expensive, and should
be pr' c5ded i.y graduation.
Prisons desrous Of having their brine, or the
salt nlsde lherehom tested may remit to me by
mail either the dry residue from measured
aH0aEt II 'raier, III cky wrapped in clean
paper; or similarly, the salt made iEerelrom. A i
quarter Of an ounce will, in general, be quite
sufficient 70; the PurEosei aId the result of the
examination made vii be promptly communi
cat by letpr free Cf charge. l. should al
ways be particularly stated whether the spec
moi cent is derived from a salty spot, we'll or
spring, and what are tie prospects as to guam
dry.
If the people will bu. move in this mitter,
great public necessity can, no dcubt, be in a
great measure relieved.
Very resp -cifully,
ECG:NE w. IIMG rRD.
G,.to 10 -