The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-11-16
WASTEIN THE COCOANUT
How the Various Parts Of the Prod
uct Are Utilized For Profit.

net Are Utilized For Profit.
A Chinese provcrb says that the cocoa
nut tree has as many properties MS there
are days in the year. The fruit of the
tree Is the only part imported into Cali
fornia, and 1t is now put to many and
widely different uses, not one atom being
thrown away. One local importer re-
ceives about 100000 cocoanuts month.
Only small portion OF them il kept for
the green trade" MS it is called when
the nut Is sold in its original state, the
greater bulk passing to the factory. where
the husk is removed and the inner nut Is
steamed to facilitate the removal Of the
meat. About 30 boys and girls are chi
ployed there in peeling off the thin brown
skin. This is carefully preserved and sent
to the oil and lead works. where sub
stance resembling lard and known as co.
coanut butter is extracted. This is work
ed into all sorts of toilet articles.
The white, meaty part Of the nut. after
being washed, is thrown into different
machines to be ground according to the
quality required. some grinding it almost
as fine as -four others cutting it into
strips half an inch wide. The next proc
ess is the cooking, which is done in i'm
mcnse brass kettles continuously revolv-
ing to insure an even result. Only the
milk contained in the heart Of the nut is
used in the cooking. After the nut is
sufficiently cooked that is. when the
moisture has wholly evaporated-th pulp
is placed in shallow iron pans and dried
in drying closets, and the ''desiccated CO.
coanut" Of commerce is the result, which
enters into many different confcctions.
That part Of the cocoanut whose prop
critics are not so well known in California
is the outer covering, or husk. The inner
woody shell of this makes excellent fuel.
II you are initiated into the mysteries or
rather tricks, of the trade, you will also
know that it does duty as ''spice." How
spicy it really is depends upon what is
mixed with it, AT any rate. it is too good
a fuel to be thrown away. But the fibrous
outer shell of the cocOanut was until very
recently thrown into the bay. to float off
and finally disiigurc the surrounding
beaches.
There is now a factory on the Berkeley
shore of the bay which uses this despised
husk in the manufacture of another usc-
ful commercial commodity. tits the only
factory of its kind in California, and it
assumes position of peculiar importance
when it is remembered that it, convert
NE "n'' ""s p'e''o"s'y .o'e'.'e.I" waste
mater, Mi,ei was haro 10 set r'u oi anu
Mh'cn oIu ia,r 10 pe'o'.,r ,,, nuisance. mo
husk Il very aromatic, perfectly sanitary
anu sprung! i''a.eria' Is peils niaue 10
serve as SUBSTITUTE III H,attress milking
'or ~, the ''iisah.thry CURED hair.
ahe l'ush oi .ns e1toauut Sheii contains
mnrons material "nich real'! makes eX.
cement furniture ahd 'hai'resS h'ilms. IL
IS 'iiiinitelS superior 10 siiohd!. ihis III
nuA'fy Is ohly III IT'S INFANCY on 'h's coas!.
lWehty-n'e per cent OF inc musk Is mar
OF nper' inc resi- Is d"st' put not even inns
alSt Is Was'cu, lor h"'SerSiheh nave
lo,'l" 'lat 1t lh"hes an enuei'eit NJ, covering
ior WINTER mower peas. ihe nrst process
tnroush "nlen i,,, Tue huSh !, put Is that oi
eIush'iig' ms IS accoh'pl'Sheu py ma,
ehlhe resembling Ioch crusher anu
souIuins yer! inucn hhe one "hen at
WORK, uflVcn DE II ~ horsepower engine.