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No. XIV— Vol. II. SEPTEMBER, 1861. Price 64 



THE 



TECHNOLOGIST. 



A MONTHLY RECORD OF 



%tit%tt allien to &tt an& flfcanttfaMr*, 



EDITED BY 



P. L. SIMMONDS, F.S.S., 



Author of " The Com r nnercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom? "A 

 Dictionary of Trade Products? " The Curiosities of Food? <&c. 



CONTENTS. 



The Piassaba Fibee of Commerce, and the Economic Products 

 of the Attalea Palms. By Berthold Seemann, Ph.D., 

 M.A., F.L.S 33 



Vegetable Oils and Fats of India. By M. C. Cooke, F.S.S.... 41 



On Tinkalzite (Borate of Lime and Soda), from Peri;. By 



Dr T. L. Phipson 47 



The Jute Fibre of Commerce. By Arthur Kobottom. (With 

 Ilhistrations) '. 49 



Caoutchouc, or India Bubbee. By Benjamin Nickells 53 



Notes on Kittool Fibre. By the Editor 57 



Fossil Hydro-Carbons, the Source of Light, Heat, Colour, &c. 

 By Thomas D. Bock 59 



Japan Leather. By M. C. Cooke, F.S.S 64 



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