"If you used the chemicals they use on the schedule the use ..you could have
beautiful fruit also."
And talk about killing things; "Let me count the ways--" We still don't know
what pesticides won't eventually kill.
Some pharmacies/chemists used to carry Plaster of Paris. I think I saw some
in CVS not long ago.
Off topic: I set a patient's broken arm one time with a paste made of plain
white wheat flour and water-soaked newspapers (paper-mache) due to my POP
having set up due to high tropical humidity and the nearest source for it
was over 300 miles away. It worked fine, but couldn't allow getting it wet.
I have since quit eating white bread.