Abstract
The vegetable wax described in this Paper, was given to the President by Lord Grenville, with a wish, on the part of his Lordship, that its properties should be investigated, in the hope that it might prove an useful substitute for bees wax, and constitute, in due time, a new article of commerce between the Brazils and this country. It was transmitted to Lord Grenville from Rio de Janeiro, by the Comte de Galveas, as a new article lately brought to that city, from the northernmost parts of the Brazilian dominions, the Capiteneas of Rio Grande and Seara, between the latitudes of three and seven degrees north: it is said to be the production of a tree of slow growth, called by the natives Carnauba , which also produces a gum used as food for men, and another substance employed for fattening poultry.
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