Samuel June Barrows
Samuel June Barrows 1845-1909, American clergyman and reformer, b. New York City. He was a pastor in Dorchester, Mass., and later edited (1880-96) the Christian Register, a Unitarian weekly. In 1895 he was appointed by President Cleveland to represent the United States on the International Prison Commission. The following year he was elected to Congress, where he worked for prison and civil service reform. He helped draft and secure passage of New York state's first probation law (1901). He wrote many reports and articles and several books.
Bibliography: See biography by his wife, Isabel C. Barrows, A Sunny Life (1913).
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Castor Oil Impacted by Exports; Outlook to be Driven by Demand.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 1/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; CASTOR OIL PRICES declined sharply in the second half...movement that further depressed the Indian castor oil market. "Current prices prevailing in...HLL is India's largest exporter of castor oil. The company's export portfolio consists...
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Castor oil price sees upward movement on tight Indian supply. (Oils, Fats & Waxes).
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 2/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; THE CASTOR oil market is feeling the pressure of rising...Alnor Oil Company Inc., a supplier of castor oil in the US. "Indian stockists and speculators...market purchasing both castor seed and castor oil locally, says one industry observer...
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Castor oil: a great home remedy for bumps, bruises & cuts.
Magazine article from: Natural Life; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...I went to the bathroom, put some castor oil on a piece of cotton and wrapped...injuries cause me to bring the bottle of castor oil out of the kit. I first read about castor oil about 32 years ago when I was reading...
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Castor oil drops safely treat meibomian gland dysfunction
Magazine article from: Ophthalmology Times; 5/15/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Low-concentration homogenized castor oil eye drops seem to be an effective...1.3 (p = 0.007). The castor oil drops were well tolerated and no...surprised that "only a minimal amount of castor oil changed the ocular surface abnormality...
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Castor Oil Prices Moving Up As Supplies Turn Critically Tight
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 8/3/1998; ; 700+ words
; AN UNUSUALLY VOLATILE castor oil market is going through a major supply...large inventories. "Demand for castor oil is inelastic," says Robert Kolb...fir the already strained supply of castor oil. Brazil, which was a leading castor...
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Castor Oil Prices Moving Up As Supplies Turn Critically Tight.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 8/3/1998; ; 700+ words
; AN UNUSUALLY VOLATILE castor oil market is going through a major supply...large inventories. "Demand for castor oil is inelastic," says Robert Kolb...fir the already strained supply of castor oil. Brazil, which was a leading castor...
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Castor Oil Market Shows Effect of Reduced Harvest
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 4/7/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...SLOW SHIPMENTS Companies purchasing castor oil from India have also run into extra...country's farmland is not irrigated. Castor oil prices are expected to experience...crop. Plainview, Tex.-based Castor Oil Inc., with support from AARC...
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Use of castor oil in the preparation of various oil-based binders.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Coatings Technology; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...resistance. INTRODUCTION Castor oil is one of the unique oils due to its high content...acid molecule, castor oil has many reaction possibilities...of secondary esters of castor oil.(10-14) In this...of a synthetic drying oil with conjugated diene...into account, ...
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Dow Collaborates on Castor Oil-Based Plastics and Chemicals.(and receives $5 million grant from Department of Energy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 10/29/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...from renewable plant oils such as castor oil. Dow, with Plainview...Tex.-based Castor Oil Inc. and the US Department...properties of plant oils as a substitute for...traits of specific oils and fatty acids in...official. "This oil-based technology...
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DEVELOPMENT-BRAZIL: CASTOR OIL USED AS 'BIODIESEL' FUEL
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 5/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...studying the properties of castor oil at the state-run Brazilian...primarily rapeseed and soy. But castor oil is the best substance for...Beltrao is optimistic that castor oil will be competitive with other vegetable oils in energy market. The castor-oil plant is ...
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Castor Oil
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Castor oil Description Castor oil is a natural plant oil obtained from the seed of the castor plant. The castor seed...products as one of the world's most important industrial oils, and was one of the earliest commercial products. Castor...
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castor oil
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
castor oil yellowish oil obtained from the seed of the castor bean . The oil content of the seeds varies from about 20...hulls are removed the seeds are cold-pressed. Medicinal castor oil is prepared from the yield of the first pressing...
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castor
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
castor 1 beaver, unctuous substance obtained from...drug). XIV. — (O)F. or L. castor — Gr. kástōr . The history of the use of castor oil (XVIII) for the pale-yellow oil obtained...
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castor bean
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
castor bean bean produced by Ricinus communis, a plant of the spurge family, widely cultivated...chemical weapon, but it is not as poisonous or as readily absorbed as other such weapons. Castor oil is also extracted from the beans.
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oils
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...seed oil, are used in making paints and varnishes. On the other hand, such vegetable oils as olive, rapeseed, and castor oil and such animal oils as lard oil and neat's-foot oil do not possess this property and fall into the nondrying group...
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