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great deal of mohair is exported from Cape Colony in South Africa. 

 From the Cashmere goat is obtained the fiber from which the 

 famous Cashmere shawls are made. Alpaca, vicuna, and camel's 

 hair cloth should also be added to this list. The llama of South 

 America produces a wool fiber for which the animal is highly 

 valued, although ordinarily it is used simply as a beast of burden. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Name the principal animal fibers. 



2. What can you say of the value of silk and woolen manufactures in 

 the United States ? 



3. From what places docs our supply of raw silk come ? 



4. Discuss the care of the silkworms. 



5. Name some of the important products made from silk. 



6. Discuss woolen fibers. How are they graded ? 



7. Name some important woolen products. 



8. About how much wool is required each year for manufacturing 

 purposes ? 



9. Name the centers of the woolen industries. 



10. Name some other important animal fibers. 



11. If you have seen a sheep sheared, tell how the wool looked and how it 

 was handled. When was the wool clipped ? Why at this time of the year ? 



REFERENCES 



How the World is Clothed (Industrial Reader), Carpenter. 

 Commercial Geography, Gannett, Garrison, and Houston. 

 Silk Culture, Mrs. C. E. Bamford. 



