The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-10-12
Consumer Notes
Issued Weekly by Consumer
Counsel Division, A., A. A.
Washington, d. c.
Learn The "Feel' of a Rug


When you buy rug, don't be fooled
into thinking that weave is a sign of
quality.
Rug weave today is neither an in
dication of rug quality nor of rug
value. With informative labels lacking
on rugs, first caution on consumers
list should be never to judge rug
by the fact that it is an Administer, a
velvet, or some other weave.
Another rug fallacy is that broad
loom is a type of weave, standard
of quality, or a trademark Of eXcell-
ence The term broad loom on rug
means simply that the rug has been
woven on broad loom.
To know rug quality, consumers
must become experts in feeling the
fabric, Judging its fiexibility, rugged
ness, and density, and the firmness of
its weave by handling it.
Ask the salesman to show you two
similar weaves but of different price
Dig your finger into the rug surface.
Is the pile high and thick? Is it hard
to feel the foundation threads? Is the
rug flexible and sturdy? Are the
yarns smooth and soft, and do they
show spring and lots of life? If these
things are true, then you have a good
rug.
A poorer rug will feel less sturdy,
won't have thick pile, and you will
be able to feel the foundation with
your finger tip. The yarns will be
coarse and feel thin and sparse.
In a good rug, there is no excessive
filling or sizing in the body The tufts
are closely spaced. Pile is upright,
sturdy, and resists pulling, bending,
and crushing. Rubber or composition
backings sometimes make the rug
stronger, but be sure inclusion Of these
does not sacrifice a tight, flexible, and
firm weave.
And finally, look for a rug with a
label that tells you something about
construction as well as design"
Watch Your Baking Pan For a Good
Cake Crust
Burnt crusts on your cakes and
pies may not be the fault Of your
recipes or your oven.
In modern gas and electric ovens
the color of the pan may make all the
difference in the world in cake baking.
If the pan is black or tarnished,
it may absorb heat much more quickly
than shiny pan, with the result that
the bottom of the cake may burn be-
fore the inside of the cake is done.
The SINNER the baking pan, the
more delicate will be the cake crust,
providing the temperature used for
baking is properly controlled.
OF course, if YOU are making some
thing like corn bread and prefer a
good thick crust, then blackened or
darkened cake pan may be just what
you want.
What Is "Pure Silk?"
Do you know what pure" means
when it's applied to silk? Consumers
Counsel Of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, reports that the
Federal Trade Commission has ruled
that the terms pure silk" pure dye
silk" or "weighted silk" used on la
bells must have very definite meanings
as to the quality of the silk fabric.
"Pure silk" on label means that
a silk fabric (not black) has no more
than 10 per cent weighing in it. Black
silks can be labeled pure silk" so
long as they have no more than Is
per cent weighting.
"Pure dye silk" on a label means
nothing so far as the quality of the
dye is concerned. What it does mean
is that there is no weighing what
Soevcr in the fabric.
If the silk fabric has more than l0
per cent weightinG-l5 per cent III the
case Of black silk fabrics-thc label
should say "SlLK WEIGHTED 25
PER CENw'--or whatever the case
may be.
Holding Down The Hair Line
"Shaving makes the hair neither
thicker nor sitter, according to the
results Of research undertaken by two
doctors at university in st. Louis"
Consumers Counsel Of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration re-
ports.
"Tonics, vacuum cups, and other
cures will not make hair grow or
flourish because hair-like fngernaIls
and toenailS-is another form of the
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