Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-21
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enge-The Process Greatly sli8pII
He'd and EeOnomIsed-A Robertson
COanty Prinfer shows EEis Genius.
The Robertson Register announces that
printer in Springfield, Henry II. Kirk, hs
iayented new and wonderful aparatu
for distilling, which, in addition to pre-
venting frauds upon the public revenue
greatly economises the process. He hal
applied for patent, and therefore the de-
tails Of the invention are NOT given; inH
the Register has the following as TO the pro
cess and the results, which is highly inter.
esting;
The boiler, which is entirely original
snrpasses any that we have ever seen, sery.
ing 10 boil the beer second time, and
ihRowing any quantity desired Of the pos.
tail into The mash tnt4, enabling the dis
tiller 10 mash one tub Of beer per minute.
The running Of this boiler does not make
the least noise; stranger entering the
house would not know that il was in opera
ton without being so informed. II Is en-.
tirely harmless, and not subject 10 the least
danger Of explosion from an oyercharge Of
steam, or of collapsing by producing
vacuum in changing the beer in its various
chambers as this with ordinary boilers.
After the beer is empiied into the boiler il
passes through a full process of distilla-
tion without being handled or seen, except
as the whisky passes through the glass
tubes, or pipes, where the distiller can
Il a l. L
obtain a drop--it being delivered into the
cistern room under the lock of the Assessor,
hrebie copper distilled 0hisky, thoroughly
c0dled.
This new invention Of Mr.. Kinks can
easily be attached to any distillery and
worked successfully. 1t can be built on a
very small space, and of any capacity, from
one to twenty barrels of whisky per day.
The coaling apparatus is the simplest
and most cunning arrangement about the
whole concern, by which the coal is placed
into the stills just at the right time and
place, and when used as long as desired,
conveyed TO the boiler and re-distilled and
thrown of, thus saving the whisky absorbed
by the coal, which, in the ordinary way, is
lost As strange as it may seem, not par
ucle of steam or a drop of whisky can
escape from the still By this apparatus,
and after the coal is put in it il not seen
again until found in the slop trough, and
the still is left perfectly clean for new
run, without raising the caps which is
made fast, and this apparatus alone does
great credit 10 the ingenuity of the in
ventor.
We congratulate Mr.. Kirk on the sucs
cess of his new and great invention. 1t is
perfect IN every respect, and has high
claims upon the country. First it is cal
eulated TO satisfy the demands of the law in
every particular. As before stated, there
is NOT single pipe, screw, valve or hole
through which single drop of whisky can
be obtained until after it is delivered into
the cistern under the lock of the Assessor.
Secondly: the extra apparatus used in lieu
of the separator does not cost exceeding
fifty dollars, and renders the promised me-
ter entirely useless. 1t has a decided pref.
erence over the old system of distilling, as
it makes finer grade of whisky, and twenty
per cent. mere, from the same quantity Of
grain and saves ffty per rent. in fuel, and
one hundred per cent. in labor. 1t will
outrival the present system, from the fact
any strength desired, is made directly from
sour, instead Of sweet mash, and is ready
for market as soon as il has sufficient age;
thus enabling the distiller TO operate on
less capital, whilst his whisky is improv-
ing in age, avoiding loss of from twelve
to twenty per cent. in rehabilitation, and
difference in the qualities of the whisky of
from fifty cents 10 one dollar and fifty cents
per gallon in favor of Mr.. Kinks plan.
This fact is already proven. Mr.. Gar
rett has delivered a number of barrels
first run) in bond, which has been exam-
ined and tested by the best Judges, who
pronounce it the finest new whisky they
ever saw, and Mr.. Garrett very readily
effected trade with Messrs. Moore, Wood
ard & CO., large whisky dealers at this
place, for one hundred barrels (yet 10 be
made) at So per gallon, cash; and il is
well known that the best grades Of re-dis-
TILED whisky from high wines, with twelve
mOnthsage, will not sell for higher
price than 81 so per gallon.
We believe that if this new invention of
Mr.. Kirk was adopted for general use by
the Commissioner of Revenue, it would
save 20 the government 500, 600 reve-
nue. year, ss recent developments show
that whisky frands have amounted 10 that
sum within the last year. Ii would break
down monopoly, give every distiller an
equal chance, enabling those with small
means 10 operate requiring less capital
generaliy-and rid the country of so much
sbominahle poison.