1807.) 
_ Method of extracting Starch from Horfe 
Chejnuts. 
In. the year 1796, Wiliam Morray, 
efq. (commonly catled Lord Wialham 
Murray,) obtained a patent for extract- 
ing ttarch from horfe-chefnuts, of which 
the following is a copy of the procets as 
defcribed by the patentee:-— 
I firtt take the horfe+chefnuts out of 
the outward ereen prickly bufks, and then 
either by hand with a knife or other tool, 
er elfe with a mill adapted for that pur- 
pote, I very carefully pare off the brown 
rind being particular not to leave the 
finallett peck, and to entirely eradicate 
the {prout or growth, I next take the nuts 
and rafp grate or grind them fine into 
water, either by hand er bya mill adapted 
for that, purpefe. The pulp which is 
thereby formed in this water, I wath as 
clean as poilible through a coarfe horfe 
hair fieve, this I again wafh through.a 
finer fieve, and then again through a {till 
finer, contlantly adding clean water to 
prevent any ftarch adhering to the pulp. 
The latt procefs is.to put it with a large 
quantity of water, (about four gallons to 
a pound of flarch,) through a fine ganze 
muilin or lawn, fo as entirely to clear it 
of all bran or other impurities; as {oon 
as it fettles, pour off the water, then mix 
it up with clean water, repeating this 
operation till it uo longer imparts any 
green, yellow, or other colour, to the 
.water; then drain it off till nearly dry, 
and fet it te bake either in the ufual 
mode of baking ftarch, or elfe fpread out 
before a brifk fire, being very attentive 
to fiir it frequently to prevent its horning, 
_that is to fay, turning to a patte or jelly, 
which, on being dred, turns bard like 
horn. The whole procefs thould be con- 
ducted as quickly as poflible. 
i, Hull, Your's, &c. 
woz, 6th, 1806. Wiciram Pysvs, 
N.B. Ifany of your correfpondents would 
have the goodnefs to anfwer me the following 
queries through your Magazine, | fhall think 
Snyfelf greatly. favoured. 
1. The method which the late Signor Ro- 
fignol ufed to imitate the finging of birds, &c ? 
2. The method of bronzing )laftcr-figures, 
and giving cafts of plafter‘a polith like marble ? 
S. The method of browning gun barrels ? 
4. The method of making a powder for 
¢leaning filver piate ? 
aE — 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR,. ay $6 
AVING been a conftant reader of 
your unequalled Mifcellany during 
many years, 1 have ¢ften been fur- 
. Mlontury Mag, Ne. 453, 
Account of the School-Mufters’ Society. 
benefactions ; 
33 
prized that, amidft the great variety 
of information contained in the different 
numbers, [ have not had the pleafure of 
feeing any account of the School-Mafters’ 
Society, the outlines of which I hope 
you will allow me to lay before the pub- 
dic, through fo popular a medium. 
This fociety is compofed of the maf- 
ters of endowed fchools and boarding- 
{chools, whe meet annually in London, 
to elect a committee, to adinit new mem- 
bers, and to pay their fubfcriptions and 
aud their meetings have 
con{tantly been honoured by numbers of 
our firtt literary characters, who are 
dtrenuous iupporters of this laudable un- 
dertaking, 
Two feparate funds have arifen out of 
the inftitution; the one called the Joint 
Stock, and the other the Charitable Fund. 
The joiat-ttock confilts of the fubferip- 
tions .of members only, who pay five 
guineas a year each to this fund, and 
whofe families are, in right of durvivor- 
fhip, entitled to its benefits. 
Every member may bequeath his fhare 
in the joint-ftock of the fociety te his 
widow and children, in fuch proportions 
as he fhall think proper; but it he die 
inteitate, or if he omit to mention the 
claim in his will, the committee will pay 
it to his widow and children, or to ed 
of them as may furvive him, an equal 
fhare to each, a 
The charitable fund is fupported by: 
the benetactions of the public, as well as 
of the profelfion; for, being intended ° 
for the relief of dittreffed teachers in 
general, and their families, it requires a 
more eflicient Lupport than {chool-matters 
alone can afford: every member of the 
fociety mutt, however, become a bene- 
factor to it of five guineas at leaft, which 
conititutes a governor of this charity. 
The committee have power to diftribute 
annually, tor benevolent purpoles, a fum 
not exceeding half the income of the 
charitable fund for the preceding year ; 
but donations beyond this proportion can 
only be made by permiflion of the ge- 
neral meeting. Application for relief 
from the charitable fund muft be ade 
dretfed to the committee at their meet- 
ings, which are held four times a year, at 
-the Crown and Anchor Tavern, 
The objeét which this fociety has jn 
view is too laudable to need any com- 
ment: they with to eliablith a fund for 
the benefit of the widows and orphans 
of thofe belonging to their profefiion ; 
for the relief of fuch infirudiors of youth 
as may become neceflitous through 
