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home production of it. Its uses are numerous. For 

 household purposes, especially for polishing furniture, 

 for some varnishes and unguents, for candles and 

 matches, for modelling, particularly in dentistry, it is 

 consumed in great quantities. Since the introduction 

 of parafifin and similar substances for lighting purposes, 

 the amount used for candles has diminished, though 

 the demand for it in other directions does not appear 

 to have fallen off. Bee-keepers now use it greatly 

 for " foundation-comb." 



