 The mass begins to ferment sooner or later, according to the warmth of the weather, and the maturity of the plant — sometimes in six or eight hours, and sometimes in not less than twenty. The liquor grows hot, throws up a plentiful froth, thickens by...  American Agriculturist - Page 3071843Full view - About this book
 | Caspar Neumann - 1773 - 544 pages
...colour inclining to violet. At this time, without touching the herb, the liquor impregnated with its tincture is let out, by cocks in the bottom, into another vat p'aced for that purpofe fo as to be commanded by the firft. In the fecond vat, the liquor is Itrongly... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 418 pages
...the herb, the liquor impregnated with its tincture, is let out by cocks in the bottom into anolher vat placed for that purpose, so as to be commanded by the first. In the second vat, called the beating vat, the liquor is strongly and incessantly beaten, with a kind... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1821 - 512 pages
...herb, the liquor impregnated with its tincture, is let out by nicks in the bottom into another v»t placed for that purpose, so as to be commanded by the first. In the second vat, called the' beating vat, the liquor is strongly and incessantly beaten with a kind... | |
 | John S. Skinner, Editor. - 1826 - 438 pages
...tincture or salt and water should be applied. without touching the herb, the liquor impregnated with its tincture is let out, by cocks in the bottom, into...that purpose, so as to be commanded by the first. It is further to be observed that the goodness of the indigo depends greatly on the age of the plant—... | |
 | 1830 - 886 pages
...The liquor grows hot, throws up a plentiful froth, thickens by degrees, and acquires a blue colour inclining to a violet — at this time, without touching...the first. The boiling process, for extracting the colour from the dry plant, was obtained from Mr. IJalryinple, who had for many years been an extensive... | |
 | William Partridge - 1834 - 202 pages
...The liquor grows hot, throws up a plentiful froth, thickens by degrees, and acquires a blue colour, inclining to a violet ; at this time, without touching...the first. The boiling process, for extracting the colour from the dry plant, was obtained from Mr. Dalrymple, who had for many years been an extensive... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1835 - 816 pages
...its thickening, an abundant froth that it throws up, and its blue colour, inclining to violet), it is let out by cocks in the bottom, into another vat placed for that purpose. In this second vat, called the beating vat, the liquor is strongly and incessantly beaten with a kind... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1836 - 814 pages
...its thickening, an abundant froth that it throws up, and its blue colour, inclining to violet), it is let out by cocks in the bottom, into another vat placed for that purpose. la this second vat, called the beating vat, the liquor is strongly and incessantly beaten with a kind... | |
 | George Blakiston Wilkinson - 1848 - 424 pages
...colour inclining to violet. At this time, without touching the herb, the liquor impregnated with its tincture is let out, by cocks in the bottom, into...that purpose, so as to be commanded by the first. L 3 In the second vat the liquor is strongly and incessantly beaten and agitated with a kind of buckets... | |
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