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from al] offenfive odour. They are not, however, equal to thofe of wax or fpermaceti.” This author 
further adds, ‘‘ The wax for candles, is generally the produce of infects, feeding chiefly on the privet, as 
is mentioned in the chapter of Cochin China. It is naturally white, and fo pure as to produce no fmoke ; 
but is colleéted in fuch fmall quantities, as to be fcarce and dear. Cheap candles are alfo made of tal- 
low, and even of greafe of too little confiftence to be ufed, without the contrivance of being coated with 
the firmer fubftance of the tallow-tree or of wax.” Vide Chapter on Sou-choo foo. 
The tallow-tree is now cultivated in the Weft Indies, where it thrives well, and produces fruit, and 
by proper attention may hereafter become ufeful. 
