IMPROVEMENTS IN PURIFYING GRAIN, ANTOT MAD AND COGUERIDAY is AD PROVISIONAL SP
Year: 1855

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot, (Widow,) and Cécile
Celestine Beauvais, of No. 30, Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square,
London, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PURIFYING GRAIN,
ANTOT MAD AND COGUERIDAY is
AD
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse
Gillot and Cécile Célestine Beauvais at the Office of the Commissioners
of Patents, with their Petition, on the 29th March 1855.
We, MARIE JEANNE THÉRÈSE GILLOT, Widow, and CÉCILE CÉLESTINE
BEAUVAIS, of Number 30, Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PURIFYING GRAIN, VEGETABLE OR BOTANICAL MATTER, AND COCHINEAL," to be as
follows, viz. :-
Our process for the treatment of damaged grains, &, consists simply of
immersing the said damaged grain or other product in cold water (preferably
pump, spring, or well water), & leaving the said product in the water only
the time strictly sufficient to free the grain or product from the impurities.
by which it has been affected. After it is withdrawn from the water it'
must be carefully spread out in such manner as to dry as rapidly as possible;'
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page_text: as soon as it is dried it may be put into bags, and is fit for market purposes.
Care must be taken to stir the products as often as possible, in order to expose
constantly fresh surfaces to the drying influence of the atmosphere, and thus
activate as much as possible the drying operation. The said operation may,
however, be still further expedited by the use of stoves or other suitable
means.
Rice, Sago, Topioca.-The washing process for the above must be performed
with pump water, but they must not soak long, seeing that those grains are
tender and delicate, and that they might become subject to decomposition ;
afterwards the water must be quickly drained off, and the grains spread out
in a place where they are exposed to a strong current of air, so as to prevent
their decomposition. With these precautions sago and tapioca will preserve
their shape, but sago especially will gain by the washing; it will loose the
fine sand which it contains, and this will be owing to the washing operation.
Coffee. As this commodity is of a hard nature it must be subjected to the
washing process for a longer time than the preceding substances, because it
has a tendency to retain the salt and its bad taste; sometimes it requires to
undergo a second washing. The drying must be carefully attended to.
Tea. So that tea should preserve the whole of its aroma, the washing
must be operated as rapidly as possible with the coldest water.
After having
passed into a
been freed from salt, and the water sufficiently drained off, it is
cold infusion of violets, which will revive the aromatic flavour. When dried
it is stored in a well-closed case, so as to concentrate its aroma. The
merchandise may then be safely handed over to commerce.
Peas and Lentils.-Same process as for corn or grain.
Overheated Flour.-It must be passed through a very fine sieve; the mites
which were in the flour will certainly remain in the sifter.. It may be presumed
that the flour will not be freed from the eggs of the mites, but they will be
destroyed by the next operation. The flour when sifted will be passed into a
slightly heated cylinder; it will loose the sour taste which it had acquired, and
that operation will destroy the eggs of the mites which might be contained in
it. The bread made of damaged flour which has undergone these operations
will be good, of a good taste, and quite as wholesome as that made of flour
that has not been tainted. The waste of the overheated flour will not be lost,
for it may be employed to make paste, paper, &*.
Cochineal. If cochineal should have been damaged by sea water it may
be freed from the salt, which would cause it to have a violet colour instead of
scarlet by the above-described process; but as the body of the insect is very
delicate it must be washed rapidly and with pump water, and proper care must

page_text: be taken to touch it but slightly, otherwise the insect might loose its epiderin
and its shape. If the operation has been performed with the required pre-
cision, the cochineal will keep its shape, and dyers will be certain of obtaining
the colour.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot and Cécile Celestine Beauvais
in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 29th September 1855.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, MARIE
JEANNE THÉRÈSE GILLOT, Widow, and CÉCILE CELESTINE BEAUVAIS, of No. 30,
Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, in the eighteenth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto us,
the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot, Widow, and Cécile Celestine Beauvais,
Her special licence that we, the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot, Widow,
and Cécile Celestine Beauvais, our executors, administrators, and assigns, or
such others as we, the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot, Widow, and Cécile
Celestine Beauvais, our executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times there
after during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use,
exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
PURIFYING GRAIN, VEGETABLE OR BOTANICAL MATTER, AND COCHINEAL,"
upon the
condition (amongst others) that we, the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot,
Widow, and Cécile Celestine Beauvais, by an instrument in writing under
our hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature
of the said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot, Widow,
and Cecile Celestine Beauvais, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to say:-

page_text: Our process for the treatment of damaged grain, &c. consists simply in
immersing the said damaged grain or other product to be treated in cold water
(preferably pump, spring, or well water), and leaving the said grain or product
in the water only the time strictly sufficient to free the grain or product from
the impurities by which it has been affected. After it is withdrawn from the
water it must be carefully spread out in such manner for it to dry as rapidly
as possible, and as soon as it is dried it may be put into bags, and fit for
market purposes. Care must be taken to stir the products as often, as possible
in order to expose constantly fresh surfaces to the drying influence of the
atmosphere, and thus assist as much as possible the drying operation, which
may, however, be still further expedited by the use of stoves or other suitable
means.
Rice, Sago, Tapioca. The washing process for these products must be
performed with pump water, and as these grains are tender and delicate they
must not remain long in the water, as they may become subject to decom-
position. The water must be quickly drained off, and the grains spread in a
place where they are exposed to a strong current of air, so as to prevent their
decomposition; and with these precautions sago and tapioca will preserve their
shape, but sago especially will gain by the washing, as it will lose the fine
sand it contains.
Coffee. As this commodity is of a hard nature it must be subjected to the
washing process for a longer time than the preceding substances, because
it has a tendency to retain the salt and its bad taste, and in some cases it
requires a second washing. The drying of this product must be carefully
attended to.
Tea. To preserve the aroma of the tea the washing must be operated as
rapidly as possible and in the coldest water. After having been freed from
salt, and the water sufficiently drained off, the tea is passed into a cold infusion
of violets, which will revive the aromatic flavour, and when dried it must be
stored in a well-closed case, so as to concentrate the aroma, and it may then
be safely handed over to commerce. :
Peas and Lentils.-Same process as for corn or grain.
Overheated Flour. To purify overheated flour it must be passed through a
very fine sieve, and the mites which were in the flour will remain in the sifter;
and as it may be presumed that the flour will not be freed from the eggs of the
mites, they are destroyed by passing the flour through a slightly heated
cylinder, as well as removing the sour taste which it had acquired. Bread
made of damaged flour which has undergone these operations will be of a
good taste, and quite as wholesome as that made of flour that has not been

page_text: tainted or damaged. The waste of the overheated flour may be used for
paste and like purposes.
Cochineal. If cochineal should have been damaged by sea water it may
be freed from the salt, which would cause it to have a violet colour instead of
scarlet; and as the body of the insect is very delicate, it must be washed
rapidly, and with spring or pump water; proper care, however, must be
taken to touch it but slightly, otherwise the insect might lose its epiderm
and its shape. If the operation be performed with the required precision,
the cochineal will keep its shape, and dyers will be certain of obtaining the
colour..
We claim the purifying of grain, vegetable or botanical matter, and cochi-
neal, substantially in the manner herein described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Cécile Célestine Beauvais, for myself
and on behalf of the said Marie Jeanne Thérèse Gillot, Widow, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this 29 day of September, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.
C. C. BEAUVAIS. (L.S.)