THEKAIAPOI WOOLLEN FACTORY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1968, 17 February 1885, Page 4

THEKAIAPOI WOOLLEN FACTORY.

I'\nr 11. Wo will i)i>\\ follow tlio process of i!k wmii, wliuli Ims been bnug'.-t fioin the f,. imp is .md -t.it. i hi lioldfj-t (ini'tt In .m i'vj-m'iiimu'il buyer. Tlu bate-, jic lu-t tikon into a soitmg loom, wlhmi r\|.rtt soitfis -t'l'.u.ito five or -i\ kind-i from a separate fleece, the hum inn wool being uifd foi tbo lightei and more vahnble fabnek-j, while the cross biod wools aie used for blanket-, &c. Much of the sin, cess of the manufactured article depends ii|ion the proper clausing and sorting of the wool. The wool is then taken to the scon- ing-rooms, whore there are machines which wash it first in warm soap and water nnd then thiough cold water. The machines weie made by Petiie and Leach, of Hochdalo, and consist of r.niion tiough, in which, by a holies of pronged folk- m rakes, the wool is lotated till it i caches the opposite end, when it is carii-id between wringers to n fan, which loosens it, and throws it out on a fleecy heap nil but dry. When the fibie is to l)j dyed soap is not used in the washing, seeing that a ceitain amount of grease would pi ovont the dye holding. Wo lu;o incidentally mentioned the inattei of dyeing, and may now I>i iofly explain tlie pioce--The house used for the piup<we is a sub st.antial biick .stuicture with .in iron ioof. ft is 72ft. \ oOft. In it we Imd several indigo t.uiks c.ip.d)le of holding 1000 p.il lons each. There me besides twih ■■ v its for the vauous colouis used, an indigo em-her, a squeezing niachin- 1 , and a vim vv linger. At one end of the hou-e i* a wooden tank holding 1000 gallons of hot water. Woik is veiy often can led on here all night, and the completely-, <>f the pie-tni-es.uo h.udly, if at nil, equalled in the colony. H.i 1 . in;; now seen the v 00l changed into soni" of th<" loveliest cilomnf the rain)) >w, it is mAt taken t > th" teasing depaitment. This dep irtm>>nt contains five ni ichmes, a shako willow, u>ekspur teasel oi devil, a. moti'i;, in iclnne, and two smaller v. illow machine-. The willow machines are emaloved jn ojjejjin^ tlu vvKil and disent.<nyiing tlu tip-. The d v \il in thiscuto is animjilemeut made le-embling a v\ innow ing m icliiue, e\c -pt th it, iv place <if fan.s, it his a cylinder t-J iiich^i in dmneter, armed with teeth like tli" dium of a niiHic.il bo\, l>':t in this cisii nb. nit 21 inches in length. A smillei roller stands m front, and fiom «i bratticj braid takjs in th" wool on -imil.n spike-, which pxsscs it to the cylmdei which revolves «vt a high rate of speed. Ah tins drum revolve* with the woo) upon ir, the latter h tmbjocted to the action of five l oilers on the top and four strippers, which l.i-t, fitted with finer combi than thft ro'.leis, u'tuiiH the woM which escapes a proptn teasing to the cylmdei Hgain, in order that the operation m\y be elleciently caiiicdoiii. A large addition has lately boon m.ule to tins appaitmcut. Tiie KlmnouLous fibio is now washed with a sprinkling of olive ml which n^i-ts to improve the wool. In the ne\t iumn we tind sovon caiding and condensing engines, mainly those made by J'htt <>f Ohlliam, and Leach of ltochd.de. IVilmps of nil tinI'lNiim in the building this loom atfoid% most interest to the vi-itor, on aecomit of th" suipiising cvene-s witli which the operation of combing thi- wool to .v proper Inieti' 1-*1 -* for "pinning n arcmnplisherl. A miidon of seven teen take-, c'l.nge of the wool winch is being niinipu1 itcd upon the nuehini'iy which h teimed ,i scnbbling and c mdeiuin* engine. The foiiner consists of tv. o sets of (\hndeis ai uicci with veiv iiinch imei spike, than those of the "devil." This Ins almMst id ler tn > ''doifeis" ten "woikeis ' oi r.illeis, and thii teen stupp'-is. l'.y nieinof a t'.vvellmq biatlico boaid, the wool i, bron jht slowly up to tho bie.ist l >llei « h.< h jia«-' -< it to the dnini, ?nd the >ciibl)lei is Ivept employed in a •similar manner t > th it of the toascr. To pr.ipeily i emulate the quantity is howevei the gieat .si-ciet. The scribblmgengino evenly and thoroughly sepaiates tho fibre. The rollein aiecoveied with what is termed " card " clothing. The foundation of this is leather, and the bui-h upon it is formed of very Km; s<toel wire. About three hundred points may be counted to eveiy squaie inch of the cuid; they are about thiee quarters of an inch in length and thoroughly catJi each hair of wool in its passage. To fuither eiwuie this opei.ition the bustles aie all cli nnond-pointed. Itwillbeieadily-eenthat.il tin- is done with a view to peifectly btiaighten all the wool lulls, so tll.lt no inequalities liny by met with vi the spinning of the yam. When taken from this machine the wool appears to bo t>o hrinly blushed into card cloth that one is led to wondi.i how it will ever again be e\tiacted and made ht fin uianuf.ictuiing puipo-cs. The v\ool once past tho bieast loller-t passo>, on to the second i'l't, coieied with hnn eaid, thencii to the "d<iffer,' 30m. m dianietpr, and then to tho main cylinder, .Vim. m dianuter. Above. md around the-o cvhn dors reMilre smaller rollers, di.-tvnt fneii each other by ho small a .space as the fifteenth put of an huh, coated with cudmy, which open out the wool. It is tin own off the la-t doffei by a, comb, which .utvvith a joiky motion. It now falls upon three involving tins, and pas-mg tluou^h a funnel is twisted into an inch io(»e. l!y a most ingenious method it is now wound on to bobbins. Jsy an automatic motion of the machinery the bobbins are. resti icted 111 1 n cert mi (quantity. Thew iol i-iwli-tiibuted into the c md "ii-ing engi'ic in a similar w ly to t'nt n'fijin-d to in the sciibbler. It now goe-i tin nigh another cauling opei.ition, and it now becomes ntcessaiy to divide. To do tins in sufficient sued threads to make j.im, tli.-ii aic two doffi rs whufi ,ue ovi'U'd with cud lings at mtiiv.ds of .vb >ut lj.ecs., ■ ich ii.mow stnp of cud t iki'ig up en m^h to form on«j Th 11 stiips thin f.ii m *d, aie nov. pis-, ( -d into two le.ithi'iu inJibi'is. The liibb'iaie foiined «»f two endlt ss piec"-> "f hide, cout uning tvvo viti of -null l oil. i~, tin latt'i p"i forming a levolving as well .is liter U tii'itiou. Th'! stnps aie by tins motion drawn and nililud into smill threads, just suHicientlv htnmg to hold together until fairly spun on the iiiiiles. The thieads are taken off in bobbins, c icli holding ton yams. The scubblei, niteini'jdi.vte .uid condons'ji w.tik togethei, u-iy little attention being lequired except oiling and adjusting the wool put in. (To b< coiittinofl )

Sassucius Oir, — Thcie aw seven si«siifi is oil mills in I'itUylviinia county, V.i. The oil is distilled from tin- aissa fias loot, at the rate of one gillou of oil to 1") pounds of loots, ami t>clla ut .>l a gallon fot use in making toilet soap. The Bad and Worthless aie no\er im'dalul or coini/ii-fntul. This is espcci.il'y true of a family medicine, and it is po-itiv pi oof that the rcmrd; iriuhihd is of the highest \alue. As soon as it liad been tested and pi overt by the whole uOIMu 01 M that Hop Bittcia wag the purest, bust and the most valuable family medicine on uirth, many imitation* -piun<.' np and began to steal tho notices in which tin; pi ess and the people of the country hart expressed the merits of 11. 1) , and in every way trying to induce sulicnng invalids to use their stull instead, expecting to make money on the ciedit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar style to H. B , with variously devised names in which tho word " Hop" or " Hops" were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All inch pietciuicrt remedies or euies, no mattci what their style or name is and especially those with the word " Hop" or " Hops" in their name or in any way con nerted with them or their name, ate imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them. 1 ouch none of them. Use no thin« but genuino Americnn Hop Bitter.s, with a bunch or cluster of green Hops on tho white label, and Dr Houlc's name blown in the glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and Chemists are warned against dealing.™ imitations or counterfeit!.