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e} Paes the Wibtnels form a souaey mass, the oil heen to. “flo 
afforded 35 per cent. a, ORRIN Se eC GAELS 1a a ama 
the process takes about 3 hours, the maximum of oil ker 
“ apparatus would not exceed 50 or 60 kilos” in 24 hours. a 
30 per cent. of Ou” Trials to work the kernels like ‘sesame : ro} 
Atmoad Sov der: That we are fue: in man times of substitutes 
a sample of almond powder, on which our by as was asked eat th 
beans, aaone by the microscopic aspect. 
Ambergris. Whereas there is no longer any ‘doubt regarding the origin of 
as a secretion of the sperm-whale, it is unknown as yet in what organ _ 
Formerly, it was thought that ambergris originated in the bladder, but ofl 
more inclined to believe that it is formed in the intestines, as the beaks ‘of 
_ found in ee which animals constitute, the food of the e-epony italee 
all the sperm- -whales secrete their ambergris oA one definite Sok if p po ) 
plicable that quantities of a cwt. are found sometimes, which have got 
results of the analyses may easily become inaccurate in consequence 0 Ms 
#.t00 small quantities. One sl yee! meets with indications concernin 
resinous, very sticky mass melting a 52 0. however, no 0 special 
\ i 1: 7 WE ; 
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