ch, although indigenous to India and the East Indies, is
extensively cultivated in Southern Russia (Saratowa) and German East
Africa. Its use has been suggested for soft-soap making. The following
figures have been published:--

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| | | | |
| | Saponi | | |
| |fication | Iodine | Observers. | References.
| | Equiv- | No. | |
| |alent.[4]| | |
|_________|_________|________|_____________|_________________________________
| | | | |
| Average | 295.5 | 141.29 | Crossley and| _J. S. C. Ind._, 1898, p. 992;
| of | | | Le Sueur | _J. S. C. Ind._, 1900, p. 104.
| Twelve | 287.1 | 141.6 | Shukoff |_Chem. Revue_, 1901, p. 250.
| Samples | 289.2 | 130 | Tylaikow |_Chem. Revue_, 1902, p. 106.
| | 293.7 | 142.2 | Fendler |_Chem. Zeitung_, 1904, p. 867.
|_________|_________|________|_____________|_________________________________

_Maripa fat_ is obtained from the kernels of a palm tree flourishing in
the West Indies, but, doubtless, the commercial fat is obtained from
other trees of the same family. It resembles cocoa-nut oil and gives the
following figures:--

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| | | | |
| Saponi- | | Melting | |
| fication | | Point | |
| Equiv- | Iodine | of Fatty | |
| alent.[5]| No. | Acids, | Observer. | Reference.
| | | deg.C. | |
|__________|________|___________|___________|_______________________________
| | | | |
| 217 | 9.49 | 25 | Bassiere |_J. S. C. Ind._, 1903, p. 1137.
|__________|________|___________|___________|_______________________________

_Niam fat_, obtained from the seeds of _Lophira alata_, which are found
extensively in the Soudan. The fat, as prepared by natives, has been
examined by Lewkowitsch, and more recently Edie has published the
results of an analysis. The figures are as follows:--

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| Saponi- | | | |
| fication | Titre,| Iodine |