Beware of Castor Beans

To all: The idea of putting Castor Beans in the tool box to retard
rust is a very, very bad one. Those beans are seriously poisonous.
They are also very attractive, perhaps to a child. Perhaps one might
even escape and grow where it could be a hazard to the unknowing.
Mothballs might work, as they evaporate eventually, but a child of
toddler age can have no sense and try them too. A neighbor’s child
was rushed to hospital after taking a bite out of a cake of
diaper-pail deodorant. Go figure. And, think safe. Pat