A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world : including the structural and economic classifications of fibers . re ofguuny sacks, cotton V>ag-ging, etc., where durability is of less consequence than primary cheapness. Samples of the fiber exposed for two hours to steam at 2 atmospheres, followed byboiling in water for three hours, and again steamed for four hours, lost percent by weight, being about three times as great a loss as that snflered by hemp,manila hemp, phormium, or coir. A similar test of jute with flax, hemp, ramie, andother fibers showed as great a loss,
A descriptive catalogue of useful fiber plants of the world : including the structural and economic classifications of fibers . re ofguuny sacks, cotton V>ag-ging, etc., where durability is of less consequence than primary cheapness. Samples of the fiber exposed for two hours to steam at 2 atmospheres, followed byboiling in water for three hours, and again steamed for four hours, lost percent by weight, being about three times as great a loss as that snflered by hemp,manila hemp, phormium, or coir. A similar test of jute with flax, hemp, ramie, andother fibers showed as great a loss, while flax lost less than 4 per cent and ramie asmall fraction under 1 jier cent. Specimens of jute grown in this country experimentally have been found for themost part superior to the imported fiber, and with the more careful cultivation andpreparation that would be given it would no doubt connuand a better market prii-oan 1 be employed in higher manufactures. IsKS or THK JuTK FiUKK.—This is employed in three forms of manufacture—weav-ing into tine and coarse fabrics, in the making of fine twines and cordage, and in. FlCi. 45.—Tlaut of jiilc, Corchorus caimiilans. DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 129 paper manufacture; the latter chiefly froji Jute butts and rejections. In Europethe tiber enters into a great variety of fabrics or cl-oths, such as curtains and uphol-stery, carpets, etc., and even sheetings and imitations of silk fabrics. It has beenapplied extensively as a substitute for hemp. For this purpose the fibers are ren-dered soft and flexible by being sjirinkled with water and oil, in the proportion of 20tons of water and 2^ tons of train oil to 100 tons of jute. Sprinkled with this thejute is left for twenty-four to forty-eight hours, when, after Iteiug squeezed by roilersand hackled, the tibers become beautifully soft and minutely isolated, and therebysuited for a number of purposes unknown a few years ago. Its i:>erishable nature isfatal to its obtaining a position
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