New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-09
CLEMENTS TO BE MADE OF COWS HAIR
COLLECTOR MAaoNE NEVER HEARD or SUCH 4
THING IN OGDESsBURG.

COLLECTOR MAaoNE NEVER HEARD or SUCH 4
THING IN oGDESsBURG.
Cows hair has mover been highly valued as tex
tile production, but through recent inventions that
almost valueless substance may tako an important
position among the natural productions Of this coun-
try. For generations Ii has played an important
part in the masons trade, and when mixed with lime,
sand and adds greatly to the morars sticking
powers But shortly It is likely to appear as rival
of wool, and cows will be cultivated for their hair
as we'll as for the present manifold reasons.
The other day a peculiar came to tho notice Of
Collector Nagone which led to exhaustive discussion
on the subject Of hair between Professor r. Ogden
Doremus DR.. Baker, the Internal Revenue Inspector
and Examiner and Mr. Magone. A wakor-st importer
had received consignment Of hair feting, and the
question rs to what class Of duty II should DO
subject to- Running through the material were little
wooy bres and to the unprofessional eye and touch
Il seemed as though wool formed portion Of the fab
ric The Collector at first thought that the material
should be admitted only under the high wool import
duty This the importer objected TO and sent Profes
Doremus down TO the Custom House to explain to
Mr.. Magsno the difference between various kinds Of
wool microscopic examination of the felt disclosed
the fact that certain kind of COW hair having more
the properties Of wool than most cows hair had been
used successfully to knit the hair together After
the professor had given his opinion, In which Dr.
Baker concurrcd discussion arose on the hair of the
American cattle as a textile Mr.. Magone had not
aroused TO such extent that Professor Doremus
promised 20 send him ssample. lie did so, and during
the afternoon Mr. Magone might be seen covering his
long locks with his left hand while with his right
he held powerful microscope to his eye and carefully
examined the little piece of hair goods
The possibilities Of the American COW seem to be
almost unlimited. But she VIII not carry all the
glory Of furnishing this country with heavy fabric
Among her rivals will be thousands OF horses, and even
tho homeless, vaueless yellow cur Will be thought
something Of by somebody outside OF the ranks of
dog catchers Tho only requisite now remaining Is to
produce hair with q certain amount of wOolish quail
ties. The hair of American cows does not possess so
much OF the essential Kindness as does that OF
some OF the Russian breeds, but with careful train
ing and breeding that could be obtained
Il have frequently seem" said Professor DorcInn,
to TRIBUNE reporter last night, big ball OF hair
taken from a cows stomach. after she had been Hex
ing herself that had been so closely packed by the
action OF the stomach that II almost impossible
to tear It apart. The Russian hair under the glass
looks very much like tho skin OF an alligator; IL is
filled with little Irregularities which It TO fasten
Soldiers boots, non-conducting wrapping for boilers
and pipes and soles for slippers made from
the hair"