Clay-Eating. Mistresses who, with mystification, have watched their colored maids, newly migrated from the South, gather clay from the back yard and then chew it, learned last week from inveterate ...

Kaolin is a type of clay found in nature and is a hydrated aluminum silicate. It is a soft, white powder when dry consisting mainly of the mineral kaolinite. When ...

Q. I have seen some references to the use of kaolin clay in the garden. What do you know about it, what is it, and how is it used in the garden? — L. Smith, Franklin A. The use of kaolin as a ...