Logan Republican | 1916-08-24 | Page 5 | Potash from Bananas

Potash From Bananas. An Interesting discovery Is reported from England, which Is along the line of chemical research which Is nttraet- , lug no much attention all over the world In utilizing the waste. An English Eng-lish chemist experimented with linuunn htnlks to determine whether the fiber 1 could lie used for paper making. During Dur-ing the examination ho noticed that I the Juice was sufllclently alkaline to ' cntio Irritant action on the skill, ulth the result that he found there was present a largo percentage if pnta-h and practically no soda. Ills nmilysls lm. been confirmed by Doctor llunley cf tho Leeds unherlty. In fmt. the figures showed that the dried matter of the original stalks win rich In liiiinsh ns lcnlnlt. According to hN ii'i , lysis u ton of banana lUnlkH would l'ld 1SS pounds of dried nutter on-tinning on-tinning 111.7 per cent of potash, or .11 pounds of ash containing -17..ri per cent of potash, or 2." pounds of pure potash. This offers an Important iu'dltlon to the sourco of tho article, as the plant cim be grown In tho Uidted States. Oil City Derrick.