Section 24

24. A Pipe from which flows Wine and Water in varying proportions.

Let there be an empty vessel, and another containing wine: whatever quantity of water we pour into the empty vessel, the same quantity of wine and water mixed may be drawn off through a pipe in any proportion we please; such, for instance, that there may be two parts of water to one of wine. Let A B (fig 24) be an empty vessel, either a cylinder or a rectaugular parallelopiped: by the side of this, and on the same base, place another vessel, C D, perfectly air-tight, and, like A B, either a cylinder or a rectangular parallelopiped; but the base of A B must be twice as great as that of C D, as the water is to be the double of the wine. Near C D place another air-tight vessel, E F, into which the wine is to be poured; and between the vessels C D, E F, let a tube run, G H K, perforating and soldered into their coverings. In E F let there be a bent siphon, L M N, the inner leg of which must reach almost to the bottom of the vessel, leaving only a passage for the water, and the other, being bent within the vessel, lead into the next vessel, 0 X. From this vessel let the tube P R lead through all the vessels, or be carried under the pedestal on which they stand, that it may readily pass near the bottom of the vessel A B. Let another tube, T S, connect the vessels A B, C D, and near the bottom of A B place a small pipe, U, which with P R it must be included in a larger pipe, Q W, provided with a cock by means of which it may be opened or shut at pleasure. When these preparations have been made, close the pipe Q W, and pour water into the vessel A B ; a part, viz. one half, will pass into C D, through the tube S T, and the water which falls into C D will force out a mass of air equal to itself through G H K into the vessel E F ; in like manner this air will force an equal quantity of wine into the vessel 0 X through L M N. Now, if we open the pipe Q W, the water poured into the vessel A B and the wine carried out of 0 X through the tube P R will flow through it together and thus what was proposed will be done. The vessels will be empty again when, the mixed liquid having been all discharged, the air enters them through the tube P R.

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