NOT COTTON.
SYNTHETIC WOOL, (BT CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) MELBOURNE, January 28. Dr. Campbell, president) of the V.ictorian Branch of the Australian Chemical institute, after examining a sample of artificial wool, said that he was certain it was a new fabric, not a natural cotton fibre. *
"However it is treated," he added, "it is an artificial product of cellulose, but no chemical analysis or microscopic examination can possibly reveal whether the basic substance is wood-pulp, or artificial silir, or cotton. "It is certainly less suitable for weaving into human clothing than wool, and there is no possibility of mistaking ib for cotton any more than there is for mistaking it for real wool." HARSHNESS OF TOUCH. SYDNEY, January 28. A sample of synthetic wool was mitted to a gathering of wool experts at the wool sales, but they refrained from giving a definite opinion as to wliether it would affect the wool industry in Australia. They agreed that it had a detracting harshness to the touch, almost brittleness, and the lack of elasticity possessed by merino wools.
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18602, 29 January 1926, Page 9
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181NOT COTTON. Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18602, 29 January 1926, Page 9
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