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plains the nutritive property of the Palo de Leche. With 

 respect to the wax, we are ignorant of the effect it produces 

 ordinarily on the animal economy ; in this instance, experi- 

 ence proves that it is not hurtful, since we estimated the 

 tjuantity at half the weight of the vegetable milk . The cow- 

 tree would be cultivated with advantage were it only in order 

 to extract the wax, which is of an excellent quality $ and 

 Would be a new source of wealth to add to the fine agricul- 

 tural productions of the vallies of Aragua." i ardently wish 

 that those able chemists MM. Boussingault and Rivero, 

 may Continue their labors on the milky juices of the equi- 

 noxial plants. 



