DlSTILLED SPIU1TS.

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SPIRITUS JETHERIS VITRIOL!-

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Sptrit of vitriolic JEther.

Take of reclified Spirit of Wine,

Vitriolic Acid, of each one pound.

Pour in, by a little at a time, the Acid tothe Spirit, and mix them by fliaking ; then,fj;om a retort, diftill the Spirit of vitriolic JE-ther into a tubulated receiver, to which ano-ther recipient is fitted, — tili fulphureous va-pours begin to rife.

R E M A R K.

For the precautions neceffary on mixing vitriolicacid with reclifkd vinous Spirits, and the in'lru-rnents,—fee Remark on Oil ofWine. A long rängeof adopters has not been found neceffary 1 .

The College of Edinburgh direös the diftiila-tion, from fand previoufiy heated, into a receiverkept cool withjnow ; — the liquor to boil at firfl, tocontinue boiling tili one foürth : drawn off, andthen to raiie the retort from tl md. On this e-builitionof the mixturc the iepends, (Mor-

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