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may be SUM to add that in the Indian Museum Libre where 
nd are kept in close-fitting glass cases, with a few ounces of 
haphtblline upon each shelf, little or no damage is caused vy insects. 
From a note furnished by Mr. apman, late librarian, it appears 
that the paste used in binding the Indian Museum books is poisoned by 
adding about half an ounce of sulphate of copper to each Ib. of paste, 
while books already infested are disinfected by shutting them up for four 
five days in a close-fitting box of loose ee pn with as much of 
this substance as possible between the leaves 
CCCCL— TABLE OILS FROM BEECH AND LINDEN. 
A fine sample of oil obtained from beech nuts (Fagus sylv pre oe 
was presented to the Kew Museum by the late Dr. See 
This sample is still in existence and is of a bright yellow rts: VT 
closely resembling the finest olive oil. In works | on botany a reference 
is now US iag pid to develop the rim cali of ‘oil also fidis the lime 
"d linden tree ( Tilia aaa .)» The particulars are contained in 
report prepared by Mr. Alfred C. — the U.S. Consul at 
Stuttgart, and published in edi a ast 
New Table Oils in Germany. 
On account of the great expense and difficulty in procuring pure olive 
oil for table purposes, , there have been many attempts made in Germany 
to produce from other substances than the olive an oil which, hacia all 
the Age e that recommend the olive oil, could be sold at a lower 
EN southern Germany for some years past oil has been produced from 
the beech nu t has given great satisfaction, but has not come into 
general use batias the production has been small and the oil has never 
been pushed on the market. One reason why more has not been done 
in the A Ud x this beech-nut oil has been the great scarcity of the 
nut in certain 
The beech ini jp but 22°77 per cent. of oil, but when the nuts 
are plentiful, the ease with which they can be gathered, the sud that 
there is absolutely no other expense except the pressing, and t 
prices that have been received for the oil have made the sad action of 
the oil very profitable. 
Tt is only of late that the seeds of the linden tree have been used for 
flavour, free from all bitter or aromatic taste, and that it has the 
eppearan ce of olive oil It belongs also to the oils which do not 
evaporate. 
