The Art of Preserving All Kinds of Animal and Vegetable Substances for Several Years, 2nd ed. / A work published by the order of the French minister of the interior, on the report of the Board of arts and manufactures

by Nicolas Appert

THE SECRETARY OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIONAL INDUSTRY, TO MR. APPERT, PROPRIETOR AT MASSY.

Sir,

I have the pleasure to transmit to you a copy of the Report made to the Société d’Encouragement, by Messrs. Guyton-Morveau, Parmentier, and Bouriat, on your preserved vegetable and animal substances. Nothing can be added to the judgment passed by the Committee upon your discovery. They announce, that it has not been in their power to make any experiments, either sufficiently exact, or continued for a sufficient length of time, to enable them to verify to what extent the substances prepared by you may be preserved; but what they have themselves observed, suffices to enable them to form an opinion to which they were previously disposed, by the numerous and decisive testimonies which attest your success.

The Society are of opinion that they are rendering a service to the country and humanity, when they make known so useful a discovery with the eulogies which it merits. Their desire will be accomplished, should their suffrage determine the public to make use of your productions, and so contribute to confer upon you the just rewards of your labours.

Accept, Sir, the assurance of the perfect respect with which I have the honour to salute you.

MATH. MONTMORENCY,
Secretary, &c.

EXTRACT FROM THE PROCÈS-VERBAL OF THE SITTING OF THE COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATION, WEDNESDAY, 15TH MARCH, 1809.

Report made by Mr. Bouriat, in the name of a Special Committee, on Vegetable and Animal Substances, preserved by Mr. Appert.