Important Discovery.
ANEWCLOTBInG MATERIAL. A correspondent writs to a York* ahire paper, saying :— '* I have for some years been giring attention to the raw materials used by our YcrksWre and Lancashire manufacturers, and have discovered> ve^ttable product which will revolutionise the trade;" In texture it is as fine as silk, and m strength it is almost equal to silk, ■whilst it has the great advantage of being capable of being grown at the smallest possible cost, and piece goods may be produced at half the cost of wool. Tbe 'new material ' is thistle-down, which may be grown m abundance on the ' waste' moorlands of 'England »nd Scotland,and the Emerald Isle may also produce it, thereby adding tj its wealth and benefiting usi For paper-making it is invaluable, and will produce th--finest paper, whilst for 'felting' purposes it is destined to take a high position. As a ii?al to bilk it will stand high m public favour, whilst it will | enter freely into competition with ' King Cotton.'" ) , [. i ■'' ' — — — .. ■ . i :
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 204, 4 August 1883, Page 3
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168Important Discovery. Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 204, 4 August 1883, Page 3
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