The sun., 1917-08-28
CERNANY,S TROUBLES IN REGARD TO
HER SUPPLY OF GLYCERLNE.
Ouput Of Explosives Threatened Because os
Lack Of Oils and Fats

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.e t''u'
A~.e'y a"''ner oe",anu ON tAe sup
ply has appeor.u N''oEiNccrihe Ia
'ho pa''' VI s'ione,eSS Po"a'rs' Which
ere Tequireu Ior 'ne nonutacture ofS
rihe car'''oseS' vi "hich Germany
stands III neeo AT 'he Preseh' time ow-
ing 10 tne enormous expenditure OF this
ammunition py the troops IN recent
patties. In we" or this iact the chem-
cal Journals are urging the Govern-
ment to utilize several sources OF oi,
which hitherto have not been tapped
Asparagus seeds contain 20 Per cent.
Of oil, and the residue would he suit.
able for fodder. Lime tree frui, yiciis
from 3 to 10 per cent. Horse chest !,
nuts are being used at the presen,
time. The oil Is extracted and the
residue used as fodder. and a rcgua-
ton has been made that tho oil mus
be sent to the War Office. Elm tree
fruit Is also used; 1t contains from
to IA per cent. of oil Canary seeds.
pear pips and apple plps. which also
yield oil. are thrown into the melting
pot.
A new process for separating IN"
oil from fruit stones has jus, been
described in the Chemther /Cfurp
Increased cultivation OF poppy rape
| and flax has yielded considerabc uuan-
titles. Linseed oil is an example OF
the use OF an OIL as 1000 ana also as
material for munitions Formerly Il
was used as an ediole on IN certain
districts OF SaXony ana Sles!a. Las,
| year the buik or lhe Oh from THIS
| source was communicated ny IN" Wa
| ONCE and the rest was mace ina
margarine. sunnowers are beng eS-
tensively cultivated: over 3Oo.Voo kAo-
F., grammes OF OIL from the seeds WAS
| obtained iast year.
| Ihe expectation Oh optalnlhS 'at
from yeast mas iot oeeh lu'N'''. BIT
ehoi,"o"s ""'eI .anNs io' "'' 'u'-
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'he eiop 40 useu ~. .ouu''' '"p'I-
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cereais ,,,, na suu Si,'s'''-
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onn onn N ~, =. 80
| ~ ,.rr,s a. sonara,sa fron, IA 5no to,
tors and N ner con, ~ oil is ,h,,,rs,
go, .h.so ~ ,otaI ,,eld of ,,I ,,,..ii
-. "a mn tons Ni,,srs ORC Mon. -.
ov,raa to senorato ,ba yer,,s ,,a p,
Sa,,,,o. tho,,, 20 .ho yyor ,,a;.. r..
10 ,roed tror, bnslks in ono ,n,rss.s
ona than :, or,,sho5 i, . ,,,,,,t ..,t
tho eerns .re senarnted hy sif,ing
In south Cermanv there il q learne
n, women vbo undertol,e tho co''..
+jon of the stones of cherries nlrrn.
.nd ne.ches They ar. cr,sbod and .na
oil ia separatcd bv tho Alpers nro.rss
Almond oil is used for mlnitira. II.
IN. sunn,y of this substance i. cr....y
reduced hv the hlocLade ~ ,ar,,is
cherrv s,onss tho folIowinp caI.ul;,. M
IL nuhlished in the chemical iourns g.
In Cermarv there are 81 coo 600 cherry
trees and each secd contains : or
cent ~ nj, ,rhe vie,d will .herei, o.
ha large. but al nresent machines re
needed n crush tho stones and 90
ration of the oil is eypensive and l.I.
rious 7, 10 No. known how ,uu.
, ,ow hs;ra oht.;pea for ,7rrs,...,
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.ho nlartiny of.naizo Each o-.r..t
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