The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-04-24
YOUR DOLLAR
Bv CONSUMERS UNION
PAJAMAS

PAJAMAS
You can get good.pair Of pajama
for about S1.50, Consumers Union dis
| covered in tests of AZ brands. But /
, you don't shop carefully you can pa.
t as much as $3.50 for a poor one. Mos
, of the garments GU. tested were wei
: cut and we'll made, but big differ
ences showed up in the quality of the
. material The pajamas were tested
| for strength, resistance to rubbing
threading count and weight of the
| material Complete test results are
given in the April issue of Gu. Re
ports.
Broadcloth is usually stronger than
percale, GU finds. Solid colors will
be a better choice than stripes this
year, because some dyes will be apt
to run and fade.
Among the Best Buys were: Mr..
Trent (s25O), Wilson Faultless No
belt (s225), BVD' (s2), Sears Cat. No.
1920 $40 plus postage).
Labor in the Papama Industry
Working conditions in the pajama
industry parallel closely those re-
ported last month in this column for
the shirt industry. Workers under
union contract get substantially high
er wages, paid vacations and protec-
ton against arbitrary discharge from
their jobs.
The following pajamas tested by
GU. are union made, under contract
with the Amalgamated Clothing Work
ers (CIO): BVD, Gentry, Jayson,
Macys, Manhattan, Sears Cat No.
| 1920, Wilson. Horton and Van Heu
sen are union made under contract
with the United Garment Workers
(AFL).
FIRST AID KITS
Consumers Union examined 20 first
aid kits, and found none meeting Red
Cross specifications. There are some
fairly good kits on the market, but
on the whole you can get a better
outfit and save money by buying your
own case and filling 1t in accordance
with Red Cross recommendations.
The minimum kit, for auto or hiking
use, should contain the following:
Inch adhesive congresses, such as
Band-Aids; sterile gauze squares,
about 81; sterile gauze square, about
1 yard; triangular muslin bandages,
36" on the straight sides; tannic acid
jelly for small burns; 29o iodine; first
{,,dt A
let, Until the Doctor Comes" can be |
ordered for 10c from the Supt. of |
Documents, Washington, D. G. Even |
better is the Red Cross Complete First |
Aid manual at 60c.)
This entire kit, including the case,
can be assembled for 81 to $15O. The
closest comparable kit is Bauer &
Blacks Autokit No. 40, at $1.90. This
does not have triangular bandages but
does have other useful items in addi-
ton to those named above
A more complete home kit cost 81
to $3.50 to assemble. See the Red
Cross Manual, or your local Red
Cross, for list of ingredients
BATTERIES
Don't rush to the store for a new
flashlight, cautions GUS weekly
Bread G Butter bulletin. Look around
he house first for the old one you
put away when the battery failed or
he bulb burned out. With a little /
liking, that flashlight may be as good /
Is new.
Don't overbuy on batteries either, {
ADVISES Bread & Butter. 1t may be |
good idea to have one spare set. But t
lose power when they stand
round, so stocking up would be 6
waste of money and materials. For !
he same reason, buy only dated bat q
cries, and look for date about one {
vear ahead. a
The following brands are good buys, {
according to preliminary test results t
N dated batteries: Wards Supreme O
Quality e for 15c at Ward stores), 8
sears Powermaster Armor-Clad (1Oc I
It Sears stores), Wards Leak-Proof a
10c), Ray-OVac Leak Proof (1Oc), %
Burgess Uni-Cel No. 2 (10c). v
YOUR DOLLAR is a regular
monthly feature. The facts and
opinions given are based on Con- n
sumers Union Reports, the month
ly magazine of Consumers Union, = .
II Union So. W., New York, p
non profit organization W h os 10
main object is to safeguard buyers 81
by testing and reporting on con- Je
sumner goods. Note especially the IL
information on labor conditions ~
under which products are made.
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