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ponificafion~ or distillation, but only when combinedwith the ressin~, for the pro'pose of se orating the hqmd fi'om the sohd acids after miiploying either or both Pf the processes in question. ! The wtck lo be used in the manuihcture of these improved calldies, and which forms one of the features of tiffs inventmn, is to be made of cotton yarn~ twisted rather bard, and laid iu the same mannet" as wire is sometimes coiled round the base strings of musical instt'uments. For this purpose, straight rods or wires are to be procured, of suitable lengths, and diameters~ According to t ~e intended size of the candles about to be made, and these wires having been covered with cotton, coiled round them as deseribed~ are to be inserted in the candle moulds, as the connnon wicks are, and whc~ the candle is made, and perfectly hard, the wire is to be withdrawn, leaving a hollow cylindrical aperture, entirely through the middle of ~he cma~ die. The subject of this patent is the invention of the celebrated French chemist, M. Gay Lussae, and is take,~ out in this country bv Mr. Poole, merely as an agent. Tile discovery appears to be the'result of protbund'chemical knowledg% and not the etthct of mere acci-. dent, which fre(ucntl~" happens; the a(Ivanta~es, however, of ih,. im'ention, as applied to" the makin~ of candles, ~i~ust depend upon lh(, comparative costs of tlfis new -material, and spermaceti, i',w ~hich it is proposed as a substitute, and to be rendered at a lower 1)rice.
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P A T E N T L A W S OF D I F F E R E N T C O U N T R I E S . It is believed that the subject of ~llechanics' Liens, will be com)leted,~u one more number of the essays on "~fethanical Jurispruence2 Those which will immediately follo~, will contain a complete view of file patent laws, of (~reat Britain, and of the United States; both as regards flleir enactments and operation. The tbllowing information, respecting the patent laws of FJ-anc% Prussia, Austrla~ the Netherlandsi and Spain, will~ undonbtedly~be acceptable to many of our readers. F R A N C E . - - B y a Decree of the Nalional dssembll/. Every discovery, or invention, is the propel:ty of the inventor, and is secured to him by the law. . . Every addition, which is an improvement to an invenhon, smu, entitle ~ts discoverer, to the same prlvdeges as the or,~.mal m, c!~,.,ii Whoever shall first introduce into France, a torelgu mscovery, ~,,,, enjoy all the same advantages as if he had been its author. Persons applying tbr patents, must state in writing, whether the object he presents is his invention, Ms improvemenb or an !ml!"~ta tion. Ilemust deposit, under seal, a full account of the prmcTLcs, and process of the distort.r)', with plans~ (Icsigns, or modci~ t~) illttstrate it.