American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-02-24

The tobber is the mouthpiece of the
wholesaler, and the wholesaler might
In urn throw the blame upon the
manufacturer. Miss Hoover is inclined
ito make the purchaser responsible for
much Of this adulteratfon- We have q
right to know what WI are buying. A
teaspoonful OF I've to q cup of water
will test any cloth for the percentage
Of wool which 1t contains. Boil for
fifteen minutes and the wool will be
dissolved from the fabric and the
cotton left. Commonly In these goods
the warf Is cotton and the wool OF
some percentage Of 1t wool. But IN
very many instances as in the second
sample tested both warf and wool
are cotton, with a mere suspicion OF
wool used in the wool. Another sam
pie test 10 five table spoons of gold
dust In half a pint Of water. Boil
twenty to thirty minutes. Five table
spoons of Star Naptha or Pearline,
ANSWERS the same purpose. washing
soda may also be used. Any vessel
Except aluminium may be used to boil
the cloth.
From the topic of the selection OF
woolen goods we passed to that o.
silk. Both wool and silk are very ser
sitive to color and dyes which will
not be absorbed by cotton or linen
produces wonderful shades of silk and
wool, but in addition to it's power tc
absorb color the fine silk fabric is al
SO capable OF absorbing an astonish.
ling percentage of metallic salts. This
is used very largely to give body as n
is called to silk. In itself 1t is the
Highest cloth imaginable. When
match 10 applied 1t will burn up al
once giving off the odo rof hair on
wool. All the animal fibre will dis
appear and the metallic parts remain
In performing the experiment to prove
this. Miss Hoover took a piece O
green and black silk about three inch
es square and showed how the exac
form Of the silk remained. 1t is thf,
adulteration of silk which caused 1
Ito break along the seame OF the gar
ment or to slit. 1t may be readily dis
cerned in old hal ribbons that thrown
ON a bed OF Goals will, when all tn
animal fibre is burned out, still retail
its former shape.
The next topic was that OF selec
ltion of linens. Linen Is not only ad
Iulterated by the introduction OF cottol
fabric, but weight Is given to the clotl
land especially to those which r call
ed m~ercerized, by the s Of starch
THE best test known for linen is tn
microscopic test. Under the lens tn
linen cloth will appear straight, br
very irregular in width. Cotton fibr
lshows itself as a hollow tube. Il
cloth It is flattened out and either ap
pear split. To find put the ~percentag
lof starch nothing is better than wash
ling. II may be well to remember tina
the m~ercerized cotton wears bette
than plain cotton. The same tes
which is used on the cotton and line
may be used to detect wooden fibr
in cloth. Wool has a distinct scalt
lit is the breaking down of the fabri
at the ~juncture of these scales tina
J makes it possible to boil the wool on
, of a piece Of cloth. On account {
these scales, alkah must not be use
) on wooden goods, but a neutral soaI
Ivory soap is good. Do not bring th
soap directly in contact with the clot
. but make a suds. Do not wiring th
Icloth, but press 1t dry.
Miss Hoover next showed a serie
lof colors affording contrasts and hal
monies pleasing to the eye and in be
|. discussion of them brought out mar
interesting and practical ideas abos
1.-THE matter of becoming dress
She emphasized the advisability
purchasing a good quality OF clot
making 1t up in a conservative sty'
and exercising such judgment in a
business apparel as men have exercf
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