Show carnauba wax wax la Is made from the leaves of the plant In digen ous ius to the sante of Illi tillY cearn and wo nio grande do norte in northeastern brazil whose roots ore are used locally ns as medicine whose branches are used for bridge ond and because they resist the attacks of insects and whose fibers tire arc used in rope and paper milking making the wax has baa been used extensively in adulterating beeswax but Is finding an honest market on its merits not only for candle manufacture but for coating the insulating material of electric wires etc the annual production of war in illo artio gracce do norto norte la Is about tons n year libed lii ed nt at about three fourths of this Is exported but the for ests of 0 canaba plant can produce if developed many times his quantity quila tItz 4 i erht i |