WAR WORK

Evening Star, Issue 17085, 2 July 1919, Page 6

WAR WORK

PROFESSOR EABTEBFIELD’S EXPERIENCES, [Per-'United Pbess Association.] WELLINGTON, July 2. The utilisation of waste products in industry was the subject of a, lecture by Professor Easterfield at the conference of representatives of local bodies meeting at Wellington. He mentioned two pieces of war work that ho had been able to do. He suggested that tho Collectors of Customs, instead; of destroying all opium taken from Chinamen, should give it to him. It was. evident to him that great quantities of morphine, which was an active agent in opium, would bo required for tho relief of pain in tho cases of wounded men. ITom a considerable quantity which had been accumulated by the Collector ho had been able to produce sufficient morphine to give injections in 250,000 cases. Tho other piece of work was making carbons for electric searchlights. It was at a time when German ships were off onr coasts, and the forts found they could get no cax'bons for their lights. 'Lie reason was tliat all carbons previously used had come from Nurnbeig—oven those used by the Navy. With assistance lie had been able to make many thousand burners.