172 DICKSON ON THE FIBRES OF IFDIA, 



Having finished my arguments on Irish Flax as a substitute 

 for cotton-spinner's purposes, I must solicit the reader to 

 peruse the following, as it will be satisfactory to see that one 

 of England's most successful merchants, the late Sir W. Brown, 

 Bart, Liverpool, so countenanced my movements as to give 

 me liberty of referring to him. 



ADVANTAGES TO BE GAINED BY THE INTRODUCTION OP 



RHEEA FIBRE, FLAX AND HEMP AS ADDITIONAL MATERIAL, 



ADAPTED TO COTTON-SPINNING MACHINERY. 



Having proved my ability to make not only Kheea fibre, 

 but any other flexible fibre, soft, fine, and short enough to be 

 spun on cotton machinery, and through the aid of the firm of 

 Messrs. Birley, Brothers, cotton spinners, Preston, proved that 

 such yarn can be spun from my prepared fibres, I shall briefly 

 point out and call attention to the importance of such material 

 at this crisis, and the two-fold advantage of such being 

 introduced into the cotton spinning and manufacturing mills 

 of Lancashire, a matter thoroughly national. 



First, the economy in cost of the material compared with 

 cotton, and seeing from my calculation that Kheea and such 

 fibres as I have prepared are not at all likely to average more 

 than from 5|d. to 8d. per lb., I reckon the material such as 

 the No. 20 yarns spun from as follows : * 



Suppose 2-3 or lOlb. of Eheea fibre cost 5d. per lb. 042 

 Do. 1-3 or 5lb. of Surat cotton cost 15d. per lb. 063 



Total 15lbs., mixed in carding, average S^d. per lb. 10 5 



By such mixture 6|d. per lb. would be the saving by using 

 Kheea, and a stronger article produced; but suppose it all 

 Rheea, at od or cost 6s. 3d., the saving would be lOd. per lb., 

 and better warp yarn for heavy cloth, as it will bear the strain 

 necessary for the weft being driven up tightly. 



Secondly, and the most important, is the unquestionable 



