SELF-HELP FOR COTTON 



coarse, heavy stuff of tirecord, bags, tarpaulins, belting, 

 and filter cloth, which consume nearly half the cotton 

 we i'.&. Much secret work has been done for the armed 

 services, but the crimped cotton bandage, one of the 

 developments, is now news. Lengthwise and breadth- 

 wise it has remarkable elasticity, fitting snugly over 

 bumps and angles of the human anatomy, and, being 

 preshrunk, it can be used under a cast; not a new ap- 

 plication, but surely a first-class improvement. 



The Southern cotton textile industry has broken out 

 in a rash of research. Suddenly it has come to realize 

 that the fabrics of the future will be tailor-made mix- 

 tures of all the natural and synthetic yarns. Prewar, it 

 went along complacently spinning and weaving cotton 

 goods. Today, it is experimenting frantically lest it be 

 caught without the knowledge and machines to handle 

 rayon, Celanese, nylon, as well as cotton, in all possible 

 combinations. 



Made-to-order for every use from stair carpet to 

 summer dress, these new fabrics will give you and me 

 textiles of undreamed beauty and durability and, above 

 all, of greater suitability to our needs. Our clothes will 

 be cooler and wrinkleless for summer; warmer, yet 

 lighter in weight, for winter. Draperies will be really 

 colorfast and fireproof. Wash goods will be made for 

 the washing machine and the electric iron. From the 

 consumers* point of view, the possibilities are delightful, 



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