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tains too large a quantity of carbon: whilst the stearine of cocoa-nut 
oil contains too much hydrogen, and burns with a white flame. The 
effect of combining these two matters was to obtain a better flame than 
either, when used separately. The product is cheaper, and will also 
admit of the use of platted wicks; and the tendency of the stearic acid 
to crystallize is corrected by the employment of the stearine of the 
cocoa-nut. These candles are known by the name of ‘ composite,” 
and have been sold in immense quantities. 
Mr. Carpmael next called attention to the modern introduction of 
palm-oil in the manufacture of candles, the properties of which are 
peculiarly suited to candle-making. The stearine of it, even in ils — 
crude state makes excellent ‘dip’ candles when the quality of the - 
series of pipes heated by a furnace, by which the steam becomes very 
highly heated (600° Fab.) and in that state it enters into the still, and 
caused to distil over, and is condensed in suitable apparatus; the pro- 
duct is pressed: an these means a most beautiful material: closely 
resembling spermaceti is obtained, and from which those modern manu- 
fuctures of candles now so largely and so well known as Belmont sperm 
d : 
and Belmont. wax are prod 
a mixture of some large and small grains of sulphuret of iron. M. &. 
Rose has detected in it nickel. It is in the hands of Rammelsberg for 
a complete analysis. eee. ae 
.8. Xenotime from the Gold region of Georgia.—Prof. Lewis - 
Giszes ina letter to one of the editors dated Charleston, Nov. 21; 
states that about two years since he obtained in an excursion to the 
