Germany's Prosperity

therefore once again that through my described invention, daily, not only 10 or 20, but easily 30, 40, 50, or more pounds can be prepared in one furnace. And if people would reflect on these matters, they would easily find how, out of a glass flask original: "Kolben Glaß", from the sand, from one pound of salt, a whole pound of good, lovely, clear Spiritum spirit, which requires no rectification, can be distilled within one hour using 2 or 3 pounds of coal, and indeed from a small furnace that is barely a span wide. Let that be an ingenious distillation. The mockers may now deliberate on how they can understand or believe what I say here; this is the truth and can be proven at any hour. That such an ingenious distillation is not for grunting swine, but for the children of truth, of whom few are found in the world at this time, is proven and confirmed by the fact that the same, through my information, is prepared in Copiâ abundance by some here, and the pound is sold rectified for one Thaler. It is not my business to deal with such labor, but I have handed it over to such people who can do it as well as I can myself, and it is prepared in such quantity as all of Europe might need for medicine.

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