Dear Sir: In the Moniteur, I see remarks about the Myrica Pennsylvania, to the point. We have millions of pounds of that vegetable wax, which would make our soirees a little cheaper. I translate it: -

"In the Moniteur des Cornices, we find some very useful hints on the production of vegetable wax. Beeswax will always command high prices, although we can raise any quantity of it in all the States, but the trouble and expenses to obtain it is a matter of great consideration in the market. Vegetable wax can be obtained much cheaper; we have the wax-tree well adapted to all our Middle and Southern States; besides, we have the myricas, which cover our swamps and wastes by the million. Mr. Keilerman states, that he made very fine wax candles of both the myrica cerifera, growing even in Canada, and the myrica Pennsylvania, all over Pennsylvania. The wax is gathered from the seeds in the following way: -

"Fill bags with it; dip these in boiling water; the wax will soon come on the top, where it can be collected by spatula, or by letting the water off when cold; by submitting the remainder of the seeds to a process of boiling, we get a second quality of wax. The beeswax contains 0.91 of cerine, and 0.08 of myricine. The vegetable wax contains 0.86 of cerine, 0.13 of myricine".

Old settlers in the Southern States used to extract that wax, which was their only candle at the time; we can do the same, and it will not cost half the price of the beeswax, all expenses taken together.