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From Marcus Clarke to Ferdinand von Mueller   19 July 1871

19th July [1871]1

Dear Sir

I am directed by the above Committee2 to request that you will be good enough to furnish them with replies to the following queries

The distillation of of Malt Vinegar

1 what is the most approved method?

2 will distillation of Malt Vinegar improve its market value otherwise than by concentrating it?

3 will — in your opinion — such an industry become a profitable one?

The processing bitter from Hore-Hound

  • What is the most approved method

  • From what other plants common in the Colony can a bitter be extracted after the same manner.

  • Could — in your opinion — a still be profitably employed here in processing Essences, & Essential oils, and from what plants would you recommend that the extract be made3

I have the honor to be

Sir

Your obedient Servant

Marcus Clarke

Secretary

Dr Von Mueller

1

editorial addition.

2

The committee of the Industrial Museum, Melbourne.

3

M answered these questions in M to M. Clarke, 25 July 1871 (in this edition as 71-07-25c).

Please cite as “FVM-71-07-19a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/71-07-19a