Gibbs, Charlotte Mitchell, 1885- [from old catalog], Illinois. University. Dept. of household science. [from old catalog] · Urbana, The University of Illinois · leaf 10
iff and look rather wiry. When a sample is carriedhome, burning will serve to distinguish between the two. Wool burnsslowly, chars, has an odor of burnt feather, goes out easily, and leavesa crisp ash; cotton burns quickly with a flame, with little odor, andleaves no ash. A little practise in… … Figure 2 10 University of Illinois Bulletin [August, Figure 2A shows a sample of all-wool cloth, of the class otworsteds which cost seventy-five cents a yard. Figure 2B shows asample of cloth of the same price, called by the clerk, all-wool, butwhich on examination was found to have only four…
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