Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-21
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1 beans changing bananas into high grade fuel OH
4 sounds like unusually fantastic fairy tale-put
strange may seem. scientists have brought these
wonders into the realm of possibility.
Recent chemical experiments have shown it TO be
fact beans be converted into an eX-
plastic that bananas contain all the
necessary elements for making gasoline for hghpeed
engines.
The discovery of new uses for the coffee bean may
possible launching of a gigantic indus
try that will solve the problem of what to do with the
vast South American surplus coffee crop heretofore
destroyed.
Only recently chemists learned that a moulding pow
could be green coffee beans-and despite
discovery factory for the manufac-
pastcmaking material already has been put
into operation San Paulo Brazil
Thus far the manufacturers have used this coffee
plastic making telephones cigarette and cigar holders
picture frames ash trays. pipe stems, floor and wall
coverings poker chips automobile accessories, buttons
jewery and chairs.
And research experts point out that soon
dustry enarges, it will be possible to this unusual
plastic for aiane fuseages Already baby carriages book
and typewriter coverings have been made from the
coffee by-product.
To understand just what this new discovery
you should mind that Brazil, the worlds largest
coffee grower has destroyed up million bags
annually keep the market from being flooded
1t costs the Brazilian government about 25 cents every
time bag is destroyed Little wonder then that the
scientist with his revolutionary discovery for the of
the surplus coffee bean, is mighty welcome
Already the new factory at San Paulo using
estimated bags coffee year manufacture the
moulding powder these coffee plastcs
develops hoped by government officials that this
If this happens the Brazilian planter will not have TO
reduce his he has been doing of late nor Will
other crops which might interfere with
the economic stability Of neighborng countries
1t is also in South America that the banananto-fuel
experiments being carried Preliminary tests show
that this banana fuel can be used in planes
When perfected it's sponsors expect prove
efficient than Of the high octane gasones
that now in
Bananas and coffee, however. not the only foods
from which nonfood objects being manufactured for
common Plastcs being made from potatoes
potato Feelings, dust soybeansund fruits
H. addition TO being good plastic base, the starch
potatoes, 1t discovered, makes excellent
muciage. particularly suitable for postage stamps
velopes and strips of paper fastenings
Strangest of all the convertible foods is mlk-for,
the magic of chemistry scientists take ordi
nary cows milk and create brightly colored paints nsec
ticdes medicinal compounds plastics and wool
Probably the one food that has put the most
non-food in the world is the Mexican Maguey
commonly known the American Century plant which
has countless centuries. The early
almost exclusively parchment made
the pulp of the Maguey and today the plant is
used for the manufacture of Of the writing
and printing papers in the world
The Maguey's sharp thorn-lke leaf edges broken off
with then long attached hundreds years
furnished natives with excellent already threaded needles
Irvine, rope and cloth also are manufactured from the
fbers
Maguey-which is used as the base for that fiery
Mexican drink Divno be served in its leaf
form as vegetable provides the necessary fbers
for the matching of hus and the manufacture of mats
and baskets
The juice of this plant used Bright's
Disease and other stomach ailments. 1t possible
double the milk production dairy cattle by feeding them
Magley hogs be made to mature in far shorter
period by the means.
At the Henry Ford Hospital physicians report that
they have discovered way of making artificial blood
plasma from citrus fruits sucn as lemons and
grapefruit This pasma has been successfully tried out
in 25 hospitals.
These but a few of the foods that are being
verified and there of others
often said that food will win the and
sdering the which it is being put, this
may be true in ways than one.