Show I Belladonna Is Medicinal I IThe The Belladonna whose reddish shaped bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries ornament the fields contains medicinal properties which make cultivation of the plant both useful and profitable Dr Alex Laurie of Ohio State uni uni- university university university points out that Belladonna is isone isone isone one of a number of plants whose tops and roots yield alkaloids that prevent gripping of irritant cathar cathar- cathartics cathartics cathartics tics relax muscles and decrease secretions One of the alkaloids alkaloids- scopolamine scopolamine-is is among the most satisfactory materials used in child child- birth According to Dr pro Laurie aurie bella bella- belladonna belladonna belladonna donna thrives in acid soils All shade must be eliminated if the quality of the plant is to be retained A inch 30 spacing between rows and 12 inches in the row required plants and produced as high as 1000 pounds of dry material per acre in at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment station It was found that high nitrogen and phosphorus are necessary to secure higher yields but the alkaloid content was not increased proportionately Harvesting and drying demand knowledge of plant growth and mid ade ade- adequate adequate adequate quate equipment Dr Laurie says Since usually three crops may be secured per season the plants must not be cut down to the ground It is in the field of plastics that has made such great strides in utilizing the product of the farm in industry From cotton has produced cellulose acetate a molding mold mold- molding molding ing and extrusion material in the form of sheets rods and tubes and also ethyl cellulose an excellent elastic plastic when used with other agents From skim milk casein is derived Buttons synthetic wool felt hats and bonded plywood are all products of casein Oat hulls nut shells and corncobs have a ready use in plastics When the war created an acute shortage of formaldehyde ob ob- obtained obtained obtained from oat hulls and corncobs Furfural is used in facture of butadiene for synthetic rubber Petroleum refineries em em- employ employ employ ploy it as a solvent Walnut shells act as fillers in many types of plastics They are used for forthe forthe forthe the making of large cast molds in informing Informing informing forming or stamping large aluminum aluminum aluminum num airplane sections Appreciable quantities of walnut shell flour are fillers in various rubber products This flour contains cutin a wax- wax like substance of waterproof char char- character acter |