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Prepared and sold in Boxes, 1s. 1d., and Tins, 2s. 9d., 4s. 6d., and 10s. 6d. each, by THOMAS KEATING, Chemist, &c., No. 79 St Paul's Churchyard, London, and by all Druggists. Agents for Edinburgh, Messrs DUNCAN, FLOCKHART, & CO.; Mr BAILDON; and Mr MACKAY, Druggists. Wholesale Agents, Messrs RAIMES, BLANCHARD, & CO. VALUABLE TESTIMONIAL. Copy of a Letter from the late COLONEL HAWKER, (the well known Author on 66 LONGPARISH HOUSE, NEAR WHITCHURCH, HANTS, SIR,-I cannot resist informing you of the extraordinary effect I have experienced by taking only a few of your LOZENGES. I had a cough for several weeks that defied all that had been prescribed for me; and yet I got completely rid of it by taking about half a small box of your Lozenges, which I find are the only ones that relieve the cough without deranging the stomach or digestive organs.-I am, Sir, your humble servant, P. HAWKER. To Mr KEATING, 79 St Paul's Churchyard. ELEGANT PERSONAL REQUISITES. UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE COURTS OF EUROPE, THE ARISTOCRACY, AND THE UPPER CLASSES. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL, FOR THE GROWTH, RESTORATION, AND FOR IMPROVING AND BEAUTIFYING THE HUMAN HAIR, THE BEARD, WHISKERS, AND MUSTACHIOS. For CHILDREN it is especially recommended as forming the basis of a BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF HAIR Price 3s. 6d., 7s.; Family Bottles, equal to four small, 10s. 6d., and double that size, 21s. Caution. To prevent imposition, A NEW LABEL from Steel, by Messrs Perkins, Bacon, & Co., is now used, bearing the words, "ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL," &c., in white letters, and their signature in red ink, "A. ROWLAND and SON." ROWLANDS' KALYDOR, AN ORIENTAL BOTANICAL PREPARATION, FOR IMPROVING AND BEAUTIFYING THE COMPLEXION. Eradicates CUTANEOUS DEFECTS and DISCOLORATIONS, and renders the Skin Soft, Fair, and Blooming. Price 4s. 6d. and 8s. 6d. per Bottle. ROWLANDS' ODONTO, OR PEARL DENTIFRICE, For Preserving and Beautifying the Teeth, Strengthening the Gums, Sold by A. ROWLAND & SON, 20 Hatton Garden, London, AND BY CHEMISTS AND PERFUMERS. BEWARE OF SPURIOUS IMITATIONS. Exhibited at the Conversazione of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, in the Gallery of Arts, Glasgow, 17th September 1856, by DAVID THOMSON, UNION CORNER, GLASGOW. IN USING THE APPARATUS, PUT the Ground Coffee into the Glass Jar. Pour BOILING WATER Over it, either the whole quantity at first (if the Jar holds so much), or a part, as the operator pleases. Mix them together (with the perforated Disc or other object). Put a little boiling water into the Globe (so much as to cover its bottom, and prevent the flame of the Lamp from acting upon the glass alone, and cracking it). Light the Spirit Lamp. Press the Stopper end of the Metal Tube firmly into the neck of the Globe, allowing the perforated Disc to rest on the BOTTOM of the Glass Jar. When the air is expelled from the Globe (which will be known by the bubbles ceasing to rise in the Jar), extinguish the flame of the Lamp, and the Liquid Coffee will soon pass over into the Globe. If all the boiling water was not poured upon the Ground Coffee at first, pour the rest over it now, either all at once, or gradually, as fast as it enters the Globe. When the Globe is full, withdraw the Stopper, and SLIDE the Globe round in its ring support (don't lift it off its support, nor burn your fingers by catching the thin part of the hot neck) in order to fill the Cups. Perform the operations in the order given above, it will save trouble till experience is gained. THEORY OF THE PROCESS, &c. A quantity of the air which fills the Globe must be expelled from it in order to make room for an equal quantity of the Liquid Coffee. This is managed by the heat of the Spirit Lamp underneath converting a very little water into a great volume of steam, which continues to fill the Globe while the Lamp is burning. During this process, the bubbles of expelled air are seen rising in the Glass Jar. When these cease rising it is known that all the air that was in the Globe has been expelled from it. The flame of the Lamp being now extinguished, the steam or vapour of water which now fills the Globe gets condensed into water again by the coller air surrounding it, and the space which the steam has just left becomes occupied by the Liquid Coffee, which ascends the Metal Tube. The perforated Disc at the end of the Tube soon gets covered with the Ground Coffee in the Glass Jar, and forms a filter-bed through which the Liquid Coffee must pass. The first, however, which passes into the Globe is somewhat muddy, if the expression may be NAPIER'S GLASS COFFEE APPARATUS-continued. used to Coffee; and this muddiness is greater when the quantity of Ground Coffee is so small as not to cover the perforated Disc sufficiently. This muddiness, however, very little affects the purity of the Liquid which immediately follows, as, being HEAVIER than the pure Liquid, and entering the Globe BEFORE it, it lies at the BOTTOM; and the TRANSPARENCY of the Globe, and its FORM, permits this muddy Liquid to be entirely avoided, the pure Liquid Coffee being easily decanted from above it. By making the Ground Coffee and water to revolve by stirring it in one direction, so as to make it whirl, just after the flame of the Lamp is extinguished, the Ground Coffee will be evenly heaped on the perforated Disc, and much less of the muddiness will enter the Globe. From the foregoing description it is evident that no more air need be expelled from the Globe than the quantity of Liquid Coffee required, so that the Lamp may be extinguished when the operator thinks sufficient air has been expelled, and so the Fuel of the Lamp will be saved. Indeed it may frequently happen that the Lamp will not require to be lighted during the operation, for sufficient air can be expelled, by an expert operator, to fill about a fourth part (and even more) of the Globe, by merely pouring a certain quantity of boiling water into it, shaking it briskly, emptying it quickly, and quickly pressing the Stopper end of the Tube into the neck of the Globe. This Stopper must be so firmly pressed into the neck of the Globe as to prevent the air which has been expelled from entering till it has forced in the requisite quantity of Liquid Coffee, for it is this air itself trying to get back to its old quarters, and by the same road along which it was expelled, that causes the Liquid Coffee to rise into the Globe; if it can more easily get in at the side of the Stopper it will do so. The Glass Globe requires to be very thin, as on this its safety from fracture, when strong or sudden heat is applied, entirely depends. A well-blown Globe-one whose neck and sides are equally thin-will stand any amount of boiling water suddenly poured into it; and with the ordinary care will last for years. It will be found more economical not to pour all the boiling water upon the Ground Coffee in the Glass Jar at first, but to pour only a little in then, and keep pouring in the rest as fast as it enters the Globe. This completely washes the Ground Coffee, and extracts from it all that is PLEASANT and AGREEABLE, as may be easily proved by any one interested in the matter, by boiling or otherwise operating upon the Ground Coffee after it has undergone this washing process. REMARKS ON COFFEE. Buy the best Coffee, either the Raw Bean, and Roast it yourself-the Roasted Bean, and Grind it yourself -or, that which is the least trouble, buy the Coffee Ground as fine as possible, and keep it in a wellstoppered vessel (a wide-mouthed Green Glass Bottle, with a tight cork, is cheap and good); for, if not finely ground, the ordinary methods of preparation will be ineffectual for extracting its flavour; and if Ground Coffee be exposed to the air it diffuses its fragrance there, and becomes of little value as an article of diet. Coffee boiled for any time loses its delicious flavour, and also its exhilarating qualities. To preserve these, some such process as has already been described for the GLASS APPARATUS must be adopted; or, if it be desired to have all the astringent better along with the delicate flavour of the Aroma, the Grounds of a former preparation must be boiled, and the boiling Liquor poured over Fresh Ground Coffee, as recominended in Lardner's Domestic Economy." Coffee at Railway Refreshment Rooms, &c., would be as refreshing there as at one's own home, if the delicious flavour were not dispelled by the boiling and reboiling which it constantly receives in order to be hot for every arrival. For an account of the Coffee Adulterations and their modes of detection, see "Normandy's Commercial Hand-Book of Chemical Analysis.' THE GLASS APPARATUS will be found to possess all the properties necessary for easily making very excellent Coffee, in a very short time, and at very little cost. Made in one's own presence, or by one's self, the process is always interesting; and to the young mind many instructive lessons can be communicated by the GLASS COFFEE APPARATUS. Sold, WHOLESALE and RETAIL, by Proprietor, DAVID THOMSON, TEA AND COFFEE MERCHANT, LADIES' MARRIAGE AND FOREIGN OUTFITS. GULLAND & GRAY, GENERAL OUTFITTERS, 55 NORTH HANOVER STREET, EDINBURGH, LADIES' READY-MADE LINENS, UNDERCLOTHING, DRESSING-GOWNS, HOSIERY, &c. G. & G.'s Stock in these branches of their trade will be found of the best materials, most approved shapes, and superior needlework. THE LADIES' DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDED BY MISS GRAY. Night Dresses, plain. Do. richly trimmed.. DE LADIES' UNDERCLOTHING, of every description. All the NEW AND FASHIONABLE PETTICOATS kept in Stock. UMBRELLAS AND PARASOLS, IN GREAT VARIETY. 55 NORTH HANOVER STREET, EDINBURGH, RICHARD WHYTOCK AND COMPANY, 9 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH. CARPET MANUFACTURERS TO HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN. 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