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" oil. It is said that in India;, it has long been used in 

 " preparing' common country soap. It contains stearic 

 " and oleic acids^ and another acid said to have the 

 " formula C 15 H 20 O 2.— According to Cooke's 

 " Report on the oils and oil seeds of India it was stated 

 " in 1843, by the Director of Price's Patent Candle Cy. 

 " that illipe oil was worth £ 8 less per ton than St- 

 " Petersburgh tallow for the manufactures of candles, 

 " but that large quantities could be used in this country 

 " if it could be supplied at £ 35 per ton. The value of 

 " the oil in Bombay is about 8 s. for the Surat Maund 

 " of 37| lbs. The seeds yield about 33 per cent of oil, 

 " which after saponification yields 40 per cent of inodo- 

 " rous translucent stearic acid. The oleine obtained by 

 " training i. e.. melting and cooling to a temperature 

 " which allows the stearine to crystallize out is very pure 

 " and resembles olive oil in appearance and properties." 



Specimens of turtle oil from the Seychelles and St. 

 Juan de Nova attracted attention as a substitute for C0(j 

 liveroil in the treatment of consumption, and is said to 

 be even more efficacious. Dr. H. Brooks, one of the 

 exhibitors states that he would find no difficulty in 

 supplying 6000 gallons per annum from the Seychelles 

 alone, if a demand should arise for it. 



From the Report of the Curator of the Pharmaceutical 

 Society of England, I quote these remarks : 



'' The specimens of essential oils from the estates 

 " of Dr. H. J. Brooks and prepared by Mr. J. J. Sharp, 

 " Parmaceutical Chemist, would do credit to any manu- 



