obab-seed Oil._--Balland (_Journ. Pharm. Chem._, 1904, p. 529,
abstracted in _Journ. Soc. Chem. Ind._, 1905, p. 34) states that the
natives of Madagascar extract, by means of boiling water, from the seeds
of the baobab tree, a whitish solid oil, free from rancidity, and
possessed of an odour similar to Tunisian olive oil. He suggests that it
may, with advantage, replace cocoa-nut oil in soap manufacture.

_Persimmon-seed Oil._--Lane (_J. S. C. Ind._, 1905, p. 390) gives
constants for this oil which he describes as semi-drying, of brownish
yellow colour, and having taste and odour like pea-nut (arachis) oil.
The following are taken from Lane's figures:--

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| | | |
| Saponification | Iodine | Titre, |
| Equivalent.[10] | No. | deg.C. |
|_________________|________|________|
| | | |
| 298.4 | 115.6 | 20.2 |
|_________________|________|________|

_Wheat oil_, extracted from the wheat germ by means of solvents, has
been suggested as applicable for soap-making (H. Snyder, abstr. _J. S.
C. Ind._, 1905, p. 1074). The following figures have been published:--

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| | | | | |
| Saponi- | | | | |
| fication | Acidity,| Iodine | Titre, | Observers. | References.
| Equiv- | Per | No. | | |
| alent.[11]| Cent. | | deg.C. | |
|___________|_________|________|________|_____________|________________________
| | | | | |
| 306 | 5.65 | 115.17 | 29.7 | De Negri. | _Chem. Zeit._, 1898
| | | | | | (abstr. _J. S. C. I._,
| | | | | | 1898, p. 1155).
| 297 | 20 | 115.64 | | Frankforter | _J. Amer. C. Soc._,
| | | | | & Harding | 1899, 758-769 (abstr.
| | | | | | in _J. S. C. I._,
| | | | | | 1899, p. 1030).
|___________|_________|________|________|_____________|________________________

_Tangkallah fat_, from the seeds of a tree growing in Java and the
neighbouring islands, is suitable for soap-making. Schroeder (_Arch.
Pharm._, 1905, 635-6