On Visions 3g 
dry almonds or bread-raspings, and has lost an eighth of 
ils weight. 
4th, “Roast the second portion until it is of a chestnut- 
brown, and has lost a fifth of its weight. 
5th, Mix these two parts together, and grind or rather 
bruise them in a mortar. 
6th, Neither roast nor infuse your coffee until the very 
day you mean to drink it. 
7th, Pour upon four measures of coffee* four goes of 
cold water: drain this infusion apart. 
8th, Pour upon the same coffee three cups of boiling wa- 
ter, and mix the former cold water with this infusions We 
ought to get six cups of good coffee from this. 
gth, Heat this coffee briskly at the moment of taking it, 
but do not allow it to boil. 
10th, Make use of a porcelain, an earthen, or a silver 
vessel for this infusion. 
Such is the process recommended by theory; and I have 
experienced that it is also the most ceconomical one. 
VI. Reply to certain Remarks made by a Writer in the 
- 5th Numler of the Retrospect of Philosophical, Sc. Dis- 
coveries, on a Paper in the 24th Volume of the Philoso= 
phical Magazine. To which are added, Observations on 
Vision, when terrestrial Objects are seen through a Mist. 
To Mr. Tilloch. ; 
SIR, Lynn, Oct. 8, 1806. 
y paper on the Theory of the horizontal Moon, in 
the 24th volime of the Philosophical Magazine, p. 240, 
has been reviewed in the 5th number of the Retrospect ina 
manner which shows how ill qualified the writer is to exa- 
mine this ‘merits or defects” of ‘ philosophical disco- 
yeries.”” 
«© Mr. Walker commences his paper,” says this writer, 
‘* on this interesting topic, by some remarks on preceding 
hypotheses, delivered in a flippant style, but ill comporting 
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* A measure is half an ounce. 
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