COTTON FROM SEAWEED
A substitute for cotton has been di» covered in Japan' in a seaweed called Sugamo," or "gomo gorao." This weed grows abundantly in Japan, .where '• it. has hitherto been known as a good; fertilising material. ' V In the process of manufacture t&i' weo-l is boiled in ashy water, and then ' in water mixed with rice bran; after* wards it is bleached. The Tokyo Fibre Laboratory has taken out a p) tent for the process. : /
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16266, 17 July 1918, Page 8
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77COTTON FROM SEAWEED Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16266, 17 July 1918, Page 8
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