Jute
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A two-page magazine article describing jute fibre: the plant (Corchorus olitorius), its tropical Asian origin, retting and fibre separation, and how it compares with flax, hemp, ramie and other bast fibres. It gives a chemical test (acid sulphate of aniline) and microscopic features for telling jute from hemp and flax and for detecting adulteration with malva fibres. It also covers uses (bags, gunny cloth, ropes), bleaching, the smell prejudice, growth of European consumption after the Crimean War, and its use for ladies' false hair pieces.
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- Article
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- English
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- 2
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