The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-02-15

Improved sirup Defeotor and Fin.
isher.-We find in the Scientific America,
Feb. 18th fine engraving and description
Of the 1HPRovED SIRuP DErEoroa AND FIN.
IsHEh invented and patented by Mr. J. A
BowLus of this city. s<,-.l<.r
The cultivation and manufacture of Sor.
ghum has attained such an importance in all
our western States that any improvement in
the apparatus or methods of preparation is
regarded as public benefit. Almost, every
farmer raises his little patch of cane, and
makes in part at least his own sugar and
manufactures are needed in every neighbor-
| hood. st.s.f. t,,.ts -+e.,.iA
The device of Mr.. BowLus will by tie aid
of our operator make from so to.1oO gallon. Of
honey like sirup in 12 hours, which contains
less vegetable matter preventative of granu-
lation than that made in the ordinary man
Her.
The defecator proper is a part of the in-
isher but separated from it by partition.
The defecator, also, as well as the fiuisher.
is subdiyided by transverse partitions as
| seen in the engraving. These partitions
| may be either connected or kept separate by
| simple gates which are vertical slides work
| ed by handle lever, The arrangements for
removing the scum from the heated Juice are
popularity in this machine. Long side
arms with cleats attached, are secured to
| cross bars resting OF their centers on a shaft
carrying either gear wheels or toothed seq
Dents which mesh into ranks fixed on two of
the transverse partitions. The defeating
and finishing pans with their attachments
rests on furnace, part of one side of which
is removed TO show the internal arrange
ment. The operation is as follows constant
stream of the juice is introduced into the
'front.' compartment over the CRATE, and by
the gates Is passed along through The OF her
compartment until it reaches the last finish
ing pan and is discharged by means. of
pipe. The sides of the defecator are inclined
at an obtuse angle and as the syrup boils
the scum rises and tends toward the sides,
When a quantity has gathered the operator
slides the skinner to the edge Of the floating
mass, and depressing or raising the arm
which he grasps, he pushes the scum up the
inclined edge of the pan to remove il one
side, and pulls it toward him to remove it
from the other. The scum falls into side
channels and is carried off by cutters or any
suitable conduit.
When the syrup is sufficiently cleansed
and boiled it is passed from the defecator to
the finishing pan by the gates, aud when 10
be drawn off a damper is raised which d.
reefs the flame nnd gases from the furnace to
lower passage by which the flushed syrup
is kept frem burning. rlt''} ~
We witnessed, a day or two since, the pro-
cess of making sugar from the Sirup Manu-
factured in Mr.. BowLus improved pan. The
Sirup when taken form the pan is allowed 10
cool until granulation takes place. 1t is
then ready fOrlthe separation, which iseffect-
ed BY simple process long used in the old
country, and being rapidly in: reduced in
this. Two hopPers are made, one of several
inches lie diameter than the other and
standing inside of it. The inner hopper is
attached to shaft and revolVed very rapidly
while the sirup is poured upon the outside
Of an inverted tunnel which stands in the
centre. The sirup is thus thrown off by
centrifugal force against the outside of the
hopper which is made of fine sive guar.
ded by peforated Tin. The sirup of course
passes through the seive into the outer hop
per while the grains Of sugar are caught and
remain in the inner hopper. The whole pro-
cess Of separation occupies but few seconds
and the sugar is left white and pure and dry
These hoppers can be made Of any capacity
from ) to so pounds.
Judging from the quality of The sugar we
saw manufactured. Mr.. BowLUs' apparatus
must work revolution in the manufacture