Section 65

No. 65. A Vessel from which Wine or Water may be made to flow separately or mixed.

IF water is poured into a vessel standing upon a pedestal and provided with a spout somewhat above its bottom, at one time pure water flows out, at another a mixture of wine and water, and then unmixed wine alone. Let A B (fig. 65), be the vessel, standing upon a pedestal and provided with the spout C D, of which the orifice C is above the bottom of the vessel. Close the neck of the vessel with the partition E F, and through E F insert the tube G H, projecting slightly above the partition and extending to the bottom of the vessel except that a space is left sufficient for the passage of water. In the body of the vessel, and projecting without it, let there be another tube K L, under which a vessel of unmixed wine, K M, is to be placed: in the partition E F pierce a very fine hole N. If; when these arrangements are complete, we pour water into the vessel through the neck, the liquid lying round the projection of the tube will remain in the neck; but all above this will be carried into the body of the vessel, and when it has reached the orifice C of the spout, there will be a discharge of pure water. When a stream has begun to issue from the spout, the unmixed wine in the vessel K M will be drawn up at the same time, on the principle of the siphon, and a mixture will be discharged; and when the water is exhausted, the pure wine will flow by itself, except indeed that the water about the partition E F will be attracted at the same time. When the small quantity of water on E F has all run through N, the air will enter and break the continuity and there will be no further discharge.

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