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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
SCHMIEOIMG DENIES
HE WAS PLACED UNDER
ARREST BY GOVERNMENT 7

Ihat ne was placed under arrest by
government orders was denied today
by Edward a. Schmieding, former OF.
AVA contractor who was placed un.
Ter federal scrutiny by secret ser.
nee officers in Chicago Friday. .Tanu.
'ry %. Mr. Schmieding spent ;he
'ay IN Ottawa and recounted to the
Free Trader.J0urnal Just what han.
1ened in connection with the New Or.
leans episode.
i was working in the navy yards
Vt New Orleans and IN turning over
he blue prints and other papers the
nicer who checked me OUT must have
erred in some manner. take it
nat some of the papers disappeared.
IN passing from the yards ! submit.
ed my personal effects for examina-
ion and they We're officially 0. K.'d
before ! left the post When | arrlv.
ed in Chicago was notified the gov.
ernment ordered ME detained. | was
taken to the federal building. ex.
'mined and then permitted to 20 and
come at Will. | was never placed un.
Ter bond nor was ! ever held for pre-.
hedring, was not locked
up nor was kept under surveillance
lfter my release.
II did not have any trouble in Mar. (.
'cilles. simply quit Leck 4 Co. on
account Of the strike Of union men. I
would not work for less than the un.
ON scale.
AT New Orleans where | was en-. .
'loyod before this Incident. some
'lans must have disappeared. II they
I'D SO. someone else must have taken
nem, for didn't have anything to do
'lih their disappearance.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
MRS. MATTE CORNER
ANSWERS LAST CALL

Mrs. Matte Corner, wife of Jesse
Corner, died this morning at 1870 a.
the family home, 7l9 W. Jecerson ~
aftec an illness lasting more than touy
mcEtls Mrs. Corners d.ath came
peacefully after brave fight for lita.
She vas bonn September 10, 1855.
in Waverly, n. Y. and lived there uu
III after her mar.ige in 1893. vi ~
she came to Ottawa 90 make er
home
Surviving she leaves her husband,
I; grandson. George Shaw. of fIarduf.
q brother, Charles Pa 'ker. OF Wavot.
ly. r. Y. two neices. Mrs. Ruth R9v.
mond and Mrs. Gus Smith, of this
city, and nephew, Frank Whittaknr,
who resides here
Announcement of the funeral saw
ices viii be made later
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
WOMEN'S COUNCIL
ELECTS MRS. CATL|N
AS FIRST PRESIDENT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON MEETING
FRoVED BIG sUccEss-oFFlc
EsS Are ELECTED AND WceK
IS SET UNDER WAY ANtps-
CSGET ENTHUSIASM.

" tt't cose OF the meeting ot ii,
OTTAWA Chapter OF the Womans ON.
mittee OF the National Council OF
Defense, held in the Court House Sat.
urda! afternoon, officers ior the r,,,i.
Ing reir We're elected:
President-Mrs. James p. Catlm.
wee President-Miss Katherine Sin.
lou
Re- raing Secretary Miss Nae Nc
Dousali
CORE spoh.ing secretary Miss H,;
~ Swin
Treasurer Mrs George c. Ri.l1cy
a roll call of the 81 various womans
Destinations in this citA resaar Tel
oy VIC representatiy y OF casl, al
h'Sr organizations, and it was Ge.
.'oed " iorm 4 BOARD Of Conlro' i1y
l'ls organization made up of tw1
h"lilD"rs from each OF those organi.
'atitns \ meeting of this board Of
control will' BE- held on mex, Satur.
DAY afternoon at 2:&1 in the Court
House at which time chairmen OF tho
various committees viii be- appointed
by the president.
The constitution for the National
council OF lelensc was adopted by No
local chapter
The object is 10 avoid dnnlication
OF effort, to utilize orgianizations al.
ready in existence. to promote eHic.
lenty am give every woman an on.
oortunity for patriotic se.yice al homo
md abroad
The Red Cross is a branch of this /
organization, but as the local Red
ross IS organized and CD rating on
very efficient basis, it il probablr
ne only part taken in that line viii
'e an attempt to increase the mem.
'crship.
The work OF the Womans Registr3.
ion is a branch OF this depe rtment
nd II is probable a drive for regis
rations will be conducted.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
JOHN lUCEY, Ill.
IN LA SALLE HOSPITAL

john }. Iucey Of la Sale, who /.
seriously i'll at ST Morys hospita
ihor". is better today. ana his rcoov
cry is hoped tor Mr. Luccy cuprf
i1' hospital las, Wednesday, and un
derNoni a minor operation on Thurs
day His condition VAS not ,ousid
er"i Aorlous until yesterday whom ne
ioo, d"cidoF change for the wuse
His family was called to bit Sail,
yesterday and for while his friends
d"Spairel OF his iiie However. ne
cordIng to word received In Ottawa 10
day. Mir Lncey had rallied. and hif
friends here arc hoping for an early
recovery.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
The Heart Is Very Busy.

Your heart Is n very busy organ
While you breathe once, 1t beats four
times, says Popular Science Monthly
At each beat II sends -four pounds Of
blood through your veins and arteries,
Tile weight Of the circulating blood Ia
70 pounds. When you rum your legs
and the other pnrts Of your body
need more blood, so your heart must
pump faster.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
FINAL INCREMENT WILL
BE ENTRAINED FOR
CAMTONMENTS
ISSUES ORDER TODAY
7+,'16 SELECTED MEN WILL RE.
PORT FOR DUTY BETWEEN
FEB. % AND %, ACCORDING TO
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE AT
WASHINGTON TO-DAY.

Washington, Feu. i.-Orders were
issued today by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder calling out the 6na,
quota Of 1ill6 selectiee men. Their
movement to camp will begin Fe5rd.
b ary 70 and continue for pe,iod o,
hve days contne ,nt on the ability OF
the railroads to handle the soldiers
The governors of states will arrange
with the railroads for the transporta.
ton oi their respective c0nsienments
Hitchcock Renewt TRADE.
Washington. Feb. T. Secretary ol
war Bakers recent announcempui<o
the number of men the tnited States
would send TO France during 1915 va,
declared "an eXaggeration OF the vile
est sort aud actually preposterous
by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska IN
q speech in the Senate this afternoon
Secretary Baker told the Military
Affairs Committee last AIoudav that
the United States would have half
million men in F'ance early in 1915
'nd would be ready to send l5t0OnC
before the end OF the year. Senator
Hitchcock this afternoon answered
Mr, Bakers stat ment ~ pointing tc
The conditions of Americas shipnin5
program The present condition Of
shipping is nothing less than shock
ms. said Senate Hitchcock The
preson, supply is worse than alarm.
int"
President Wilson, Senator Hitch
cock concluded. does not know thc
real situation. III is up 10 It's to |
change the system the Nebraska /
Senator declared
Attacked by Williams.
Washington, Feb. THE Admins. I
tration hurled back broadsidc of no /
shots az Senator Hitchcock hite,
afraignmcnt OF the war management
in the Senate this afternoon. Senator
Williams OF Mississippi taking the
floor when Hitchcock concluded his
address charged that the German
game is undertaking the adminstra.
ton In one of the most vitriolic
Speeches ever heard in the Senate he
indirectly charged thar pro-Germor
was behind Senator Hitch.
cocks statement
If all the Senator from NcbraSk?
'ays is true, we are whipped already
We are out Of this war gam right
now Going back into history, Sen r
ttor Williams declared that commit
tees have always hindered
You have told me and the Senator
rom Oregon has told me that the
President and the Secretary Of War
lon't know. If they don't know how
n Gods name do YOU know, for YOU
ire not their peers in mental ability
u activity"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
FARMERS TO MEET
IN CITY WEDNESDAY

The La Sale County Farmers IA
stitute will open in Ottawa Wednes.
day morning at 10 O'Clock. and it is
expected, if the weather modcrarns
there viii be record breaking az.
tendance. The day sessions will be
he'd in the Gaycty theatre and at
the Clapper a Werner hall An tho
evening sessions viii be- held IN he
high school auditorium
The institute win last three DAYS.
Wednesday, Thursday and FRIDAY.
this year, and will deal with all
P""Ses ID SUBJECTS interesting to
farmers and their wives
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
SM|LEAGE DRIVE
NOW UNDER WAY
Q T A W A CAMPAIGN lN&uCUE-
GIeO THIS MORNING - CITY
MUST suY up $1,000 WORTH OF
BOOKS BEFORE SATURDAY
NIGHT.

f"rh'ai steps were taken today t'
inaugurate OttaWa's Smiloagc boot
campaign at a meeting in the Busnes,
. Mems Association office. The meet
me was called by Director of the Cam
paien r u Mills and was attended bv
committeeman named SATURDAY to a.,
sist in the sales Of the Smlleaec cou.
pons.
AS a result % the session today Of
taWa was mapped OF into zones and
Whtrl-Wind drive will be conducted
WIN iieid workers consisting of those
/ who obtained such excellent results
IN the \. NJ c. a. campaign some
weeks back, leading he forces
OttaWaS quota OF SmiIeagc books
has been placed at 900 and today
via parcel post Director Mills r..
ceived consignment Of coupons val
ned at $1,000 IRON the state offices In
Chicago These viii be placed on sale
III banks and theaters where the, can
be purchased and then Sent out 10 the
boys in the cantOnments.
This morning ihree principal com.
mI'tees were formed upon whose
shoulders rests the responsibility Of
getting the books disposed of The
major Y. VI. G. A. committee has been
called upon to manage the drive from
hol'se 10 house and from store tG
store | is not believed there viii bc
any who participated in the former
campaign but vino viii gladly tu,n
their services over To the Smileage
campaign just as freely and earnestly ,
X y. Mills was elected chairman of
'he managing committee. and Rev. G =
W, Farrar was Selected secretary
Alter being thoroly organized outlines
Wei" drawn IN tor the grand push to
furnish the soldiers with amnsemput,
while they are in training for service
abroad
resolution vas presented by
Attorney H. NJ, Kelly calling upon the
NJ. C. A. workers to get into the
lrve, as follows:
Whereas, heretofore in the driy,
m our city to collect funds for the
/. NJ. c, A. amusement or rpcrra
non camps for our soldier BOYS. Ger.
tain committees were created 10 col. I.
lect said funds in our city suhdi.
vlded into zone system. and {,
Whereas. it becomes necessary
to collect with the coming week
ottaWa's quota for ,he NATIONAL /,
Nj LITARY ENTERTAINMENT ,
FUND, and
III appearing to the Local Com a,
mltlee that Olawas quota 10 the
lund cannot be collected within the
tune prescribed without the hearty
cooperation and aid of said Y NJ
{ 4, committees above referred 10.
now then be II i
Resolved. that the Chairman of
me Local Committee earnestly re-. y
quest tho Chairman OF the yariDns q
zone J. VI. { \. committees 10 aid n
MS committee in canNassing the G.
'i't N tbc collection of this fund" h
oiganized as the Military Enter. b
inment Council of Ottawa. the group +,
Sniileage boosters bave determined p
Itawa shall do ~ I in this great 9
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
JANUARY IS RECORD
MONTH FOR BELOW.
ZERO TEMPERATURE.
WEATHER REPORTS SHOW MeR.
Curry WAS EITHER AT OR BE.
LOW ZERO MARX 20 DAYS or
THE MONTH.

January 1918, has passed into HIS
tory without the Nproyerbial thau
"hiIe eighteen days during the month
showed a temperature below the zero
marx. The most severe cold of the
ihoh'N"as experienced on January %,
"heh the mercury dropped To 10 de
Sfees below. The highe. temperature
was reached on Jan % when Tor a
lew honrs "A January thaw was indi
Gated and the mercury reached s>
degrees above However. the thaw
suffered a sudden relapse and within
the next tHentyfour hours the mer.
curry dropped q degrees
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
MERCURY SLIDES TO
20 DEGREES BELOW

III what is said by authorities to bn
lhe coldeSt day Of The year, Ottawa
aWoke lhis morning to find itself pref,
~ wen frozen mp while The mercury
dabblcd around tho % degrees below
zero mark The ordinary ihcrmomo.
ters all registered that low. the co,n,
remaining as low as . below aero atI
noon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
Direction OF Wind

During the nine days OF the monti
,h" Wind blew from the northwest.
eight days from the northeast, 6yo
days from the southeast five from The
southwest and the remaining iom
days
Tine maximum and minimum tom
peratnres tor the month are the low
est for the correspondents period II
'h" last five years
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04

work iu3i as successfully as It has in
other patriotic ventures The cam.
paigh' which starts today, must be
concluded on Saturday night Ottawa
mas 2'1 S3.0o books ana 1iI Sl.p
books to buy mp aud with this goal hr.
lore them the campaign leaders pX.
pec' to see the last book sold before
Saturday niehi.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04

I Nl'h the exception of q small sum
appropriated for preliminary ex.
penses, All the money is said 10 be
sun available for the launching Of
the waterways. II is said the nlans
are ready for immediate construction,
Various business and industrial or
Eanizations OF Illinois are now 'ey.
pected to press for the completion of
the Dunno plan on the grounds of its
admitted urgency.
Mr. Dunno last night declared there
was no issue IN the state as urgent or
desirable as the waterways project
nope the Governor will see fit to
indor5e and set the wheels in mo
loil Tor prompt action he declared
ut will be Of the greatest value and
benefit 10 the people of Illinois"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
Memorixc Scripture.

Henry Hangs Sunday school class
OF boys AZ Fern Creek, Ky. whose
ages range from ion to fourteen. mem.
orized In one week l6l verses of s;crip.
tire.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
Automobile Alarm Whintln

An alarm whistle ta be mounted on
~ automobile ryliudr valve cnp "a
|id to hcphout ten times rs powerful
the tyre sounded by ears ex
tnst
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
YANKEES Win FIRST CLASH WITH GERMANS
KNOCK DOWN enemy
TRENCHES WITH GUNS

With the American Army in France, Feb. q
Ame5ican gunners have won their first artill-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04

ioi 'he military men to-
day who witnessed the
result of the fight with
guns on the American sector Of the
Lorraine front on Saturday night.
The Yankee artilIerymen reois,ered
three direct hits above German dup.
outs covered in part of the front line
! German trenches and made grea, gons
ion the German entanglements
u. S. Boys in Lorraine.
VITA the American Army in rra,co
req. The American artillery last
hi&bt ShelIed position IN the Dor.
man arArlne trenches 50 violently
'nal the enemy is unable to occnpv his
Iron' line at this point
ihe censor to-day permitted the an.
hooncement that Gen. Pershipe's
! 'orces have taken over sector q,
lfon'iine trenches n Lorraine.
me bonbardmeut Of SATURDAY might
was q most violent reciprocal arm.
lery battle
Both sides laid barraees along wide
sectors. The German position was
demolished.
Today our snpors aud machine pun.
hefS fS move out German working par.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
WATERWAY BETWEEN
UTICA AND CHICAGO.
ENDORSED BY BAKER.
SECRETARY or WAR PUTS STAMP
OF APPROVAL UPON PLAN TO
HtH6slLliTATe ILLINOIS RlV.
eR FOR COMMERCIAL puR.
POSES.

The proposed waterway between La
Sale. head Of navigation on the MI.
nois river, and Chicago has received
he approval of Secretary Newton D
Baker and the War Department.
Secretary Baker has gone on rec.
ORD as fayoring immediate comple.
'ion OF the project.
This was made known yesterday by
'he announcement of the approval by
'Ae War Department of a memoran.
dum prepared by Maj. Cen. W s
Black, chief Of engineers. concern.
ms conditions in Illinois. and particu.
larly in La Sale.
Ine aim of the project IS 10 con.
Struci a canal from Utica 10 The
drainage Canal at Lockport on the
lIhnoiS river. This would give chi.
cago direct water connections Ia az
lar north as st. Paul and Minneap,lie
on the west to Kansas CITY, and east
ana south to Pittsburgh and New
Orleans
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
Now up to loWden.

Only the approval OF Governor
LoWden is required to have the pro.
ject take actual form. The unalaji.
heu Endorsement OF the War Donart.
ment Is expected 70 convince tho
Governor OF the need OF immediate
action to relieve the transportati,,,
situation during the war.
me stand Of the War DoDartmn,t
wa" taken as resul, of letter
written by ii. A Harereave Of In
sane 10 various trunk railroads OF
eha' district. The letter detailed thp
enortS OF the La Sale manufacturers
orsahiZatlon toward building the
hist terminal III the link TO omen
l"'ooo miles Of nayigablc WATERWAYS
Chicago's waterway project known
as plan No 3, was fathercd by ed.
"ard r. Dunno when he was govern
or 1t was ndorsed by the neo.
PIE OF Illinois, who voted $4,000 0Oo
N bonds for the purpose. Ii wa. m.
ieiu ny me supreme Court and ro.
at Peoria in November last
'V delegates Of ffty-thrcc cities of
Illinois
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
Daily temperatures s.

The daily maximum and minimum
temperatures fhruout the month are.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04
THE WEATHER

Fair and not quite so
cold tonight. Tvesda,
fair with rising tempesa
ture Wednesday warmer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1890
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-04

Pte. D. Gallagher, 5loekton. Ala.
Pie c /. Grlmsey, STOCK .on Kan.
pte, y D Decker, Vineennes. Ind.
Pte }. p Lester, rutwiler, Miss.
Pic " n Kendall Roll. Okla.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Declares CattIemen Facing
Large Deficits Government
Alone Can Save Bankruptcy

Cattle feeding is a manufacturing
business. The farm with it's buildings
and equipment is the plant. The steers
digestive apparatus is the machinery.
Corn Silage, cotton seed meal, straw,
hay and fodder, the raw material to be
converted into beef. So many pounds
of corn, silage, cotton seed meal and
forage passed through the machinery
of a steers digestion turns out 100
pounds of beef, the finished product,
writes Wymond J. Beckett, in the In
dianapolis Star.
The amount of feed, when properly
combined required for 100 pounds Of
gain, remains practically constant. The
cost of feed known, the cost of 100
pounds of gain can be easily determin-
ed. This has been worked out at agri-
cultural experiment stations, and on
the farms of the country by actual
demonstrations. Cost Of beef is not
absolute, but relative, depending Who'll
ly on the cost of feeds. The cost of
100 pounds of beef normally, bears
direct relations always to the cost Of
the feeds which enter into it's prOduc-
ton. Every business man understands
that the cost Of the raw material and
the expense of operation determines
the cost Of production. These same
items determine the cost of agricul-
tural production. Then it should be
comparatively easy to determine the
cost of 100 pounds of beef and what 1t
should sell for on the market to yield
the farmer a reasonable profit for his
labor and investment. Is the cattle
feeder today getting even the cost price
for his finished product? If not, why
not?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Save Natural Ice For Use
in Summer-SaVeS Ammonia
as Well as Conserving Coal

prepared by the United States DEPART
ment of Agriculture)
All who can possibly do SO are urged
by the United States department of ag-
riculture to harvest supply of nat l1ral
mer use. This is of vital impOrtd nee
at this time, for every ton gathered
will help in the wartime conserva ton
of ammonia which is necessary In the
manufacture of ice.
Ammonia salts are regarded as an
essential in the manufacture of certain
fertilizers and the cost of fertilizers is
dependent to some extent on the mar
ket value of ammonia. Of extreme sig
nificance at this time, however, is the
fact that the most important chemic Gals
used in making ammonium nitrate and
other explosives are readily made from
ammonia and every quart of Ameri ca S
already small supply of this substa nee
that can be saved means more pOW
to Americas armies.
Thus the farmer is interested in the
conservation of ammonia not only from
q ndI1Oh0A O0L OG\du0S VI
his personal interests. Ammonia sa we'd
through harvesting of natural ice
means more ammonia for fertilizers
and more ammonia for ammunitt ION.
The man who harvests ice now and
stores it in pits or ice houses, % ext
summer may have the satisfaction of
helping out his neighbor who dope nd
ed on an ice plant.
In addition to the saving of am
monia, conservation of coal is to be
effected through the harvesting of mat
ural ice American ice factories and
refrigerating plants, according to fig
ures of the United States fuel admin
istration, use annually 100000 t pms
of coal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
The Pump s Of L.assigny
Red Cross Nobly Comes to the Assistance Of Re-
naming Residents Of Wrecked French Village


of and
of
a
shoyeled full of dirt
the road from t n
village
onew WE'LL.
O
The
folk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Bee Farmers Declare Honey
Has the Food Value of Meat

A pound of honey or a pound of sir
loin steak-which shall it be? That
there is as much food value in one as
in another has been proved at the bee
farm at the University of Wisconsin.
To emphasize the Importance of pro-
noting Bookkeeping in Wisconsin as a
profitable business pursuit, the univer-
sity extends it's endeavors to the bee
keepers of the state, in addition to the
instruction given the students in agri-
culture in classes.
Wisconsin annually produces about
1,500 tone of choice honey, but the bee
keeping industry has not advanced to
the point of recognition as distinct
specialized branch of agriculture, al
though much of the undeveloped- land
in Wisconsin and most of the present
cultivated land is not occupied as bee
pasture, a majority of it offers oppor-
tunity for excellent bee Locations"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-02-21
Textile Tests to Ascertain
If Cloth Is AduIterated or
Misrepresented in Any Way

The laws of this country offer no
protection to the purchaser of mate
rails. Therefore to protect them
selves, women should know few prac-
teal tests to determine the content
and value of materials. The object in
making these tests is to discover if
cloth is adulterated, artifcially
dressed or misrepresented in any way.
The following tests from Extension
Circular Al, Principles of Sewing, Uni
versity of Missouri college Of agricul-
ture, Columbia, may be used in any
home:
1. IF the water is dropped on cot
ton and linen goods, the moisture
spreads, the moisture spreads rapid
ly on linen but will remain unabsorb-
ed on the cotton for some time. This
is not always a safe test as cotton
and linen are often heavily sized with
dressing, which prevents the water
from being absorbed.
2. A much safer test may be made
by dropping glycerine on cotton and
linen. Linen will become transpar-
ent, but cotton will not be affected.
3. Crushing cotton and linen ma
terials in the hands will show the diff
ference in the materials, as linen
wrinkles more than cotton.
4. Cotton and wool mixtures when
moistened wrinkle more than pure
wool materials.
5. Material may be tested by pull
ing out threads and examining the
ends. Cotton fbers are short with
fuzzy ends, while linen fibers are long,
with uneven ends, usually pointed.
Wool fibers are short, kinky and stiff +;
f1bers of reeled silk are long, straight
and lustrous, while fibers of spun silk
are short and easily broken.
o. Sizing may be discovered by rub
bling the material between the hands
to see if the dressing will come out.
Washing will also remove dressing.
z. Each fiber has a characteristic
burning test which may be easily dis
tinguished.
a. Cotton burns quickly with flame.
b. Linen burns like cotton, but is
not inflammable, as it has less oil in
the fiber and less air in the woven
cloth.
c. Wool burns slowly, giving off
an odor like burnt feathers and leaves
gummy residue.
d. Silk burns more slowly and with
less odor than wool. It leaves a crisp
ash. Silk leaves more ash when
weighted.