The textile fibres; their physical, microscopical, and chemical properties (1904)
Matthews, J. Merritt (Joseph Merritt), 1874-1931 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 149
fibres. The breaking strain of cotton will vary from 2.5to 10 grams, depending on the fineness of staple; the finer thefibre, the less will be its breaking strain. Cotton is less hygroscopic than either wool or silk; undernormal conditions it will contain from 7 to 8 per cent, of hygro-scopic… … FtG. 37.—^Appearance of Cotton Fibre on Treatment with Schweitzers Reagent. (Witt.) c, transverse ligatures of disrupted cuticle; b, irregular shreds of cuticle torn apart; c, swollen mass of cellulose; d, walls of internal canal. the various processes of spinning and finishing. It also has…
Textile fibers
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