Excerpt from The Brass World and Platers' Guide, 1910, Vol. 6: A Monthly Journal In Fig. 2 is shown the method of heating an evaporating dish by means of a sand-bath. The sand - bath itself is simply a shallow dish of sheet iron. An old tin pan or enameled iron dish may be used as long as it is not soldered together. It is filled with sand and the dish set down into it evenly so that the sand comes in contact with the bottom. The whole is heated by a gas stove or any other desired means at hand. The object of the sand is to allow a gradual and uniform heat ing. If a naked flame. Is applied to the dish. The heat is too fierce and uneven. And under such circumstances the dish is apt to crack. 4\ water-bath can also be used but it is not as convenient as the sand. The best porcelain dishes are glazed on the inside so that they are readily kept clean. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.