The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 63
2.3 122.8 224.6 136.2 358.5 201.8 Vol. I. 42 TEXTILE FIBRES CHAPTER IIWool and Hair Nature of Wool and Hair.—On the skins of most animals we find acovering which is named hair. A hair is a thin, horny tube, protrudingfrom the skin, and nourished by the vital processes of the animal. Fromthe blood… … (a) (6) Fig. 3.—Microscopic Appearance of Scales of Hair {a) and Wool {6) in tubular form. Pushed through the outer skin, the cells lose theirmoisture and collapse into thin fibres, which, in combination, formscales on the tube. Within those scales the tube continues to grow,being converted into…
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