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description of Mr. J. H. Dickson's patent for dressing Flax 

 and hemp. Mr. Dickson is a brother of Mr. A. Dickson, 

 formerly of this city, and now of Fruitfield, Clark's Mills, 

 Kingston. 



The following results have been proved by the working 

 of Dickson's patent liquid process, in the presence of several 

 London Flax merchants and brokers. Samples are to be 

 seen at the office of the Cotton Supply Association, Man- 

 chester. Rheea and Flax cottonized, and as capable of being 

 spun on the existing cotton machinery as Sea Island cotton, 

 and also the yarn spun and the cloth made from it has been 

 sent there several times. 



English Flax-straw, green and unretted, 112lbs. produced 

 by machinery alone 22lbs. of long, perfectly clean green fibre, 

 worth 56 per ton; 9lbs. of fine tow, perfectly clean green 

 fibre, worth 30 per ton ; and 5lbs. of rough, perfectly clean 

 green fibre, worth 20 per tontotal, 36lbs. According to 

 the above, it appears that 5 J tons of dry Flax-straw, delivered 

 at the works, say at 4 per ton, will produce 20cwt. Iqr. 14lbs. 

 of clean long Flax ; 8cwt. 4lbs. of fine tow; and 4cwt. Iqr. 

 24lbs. of rough tow. This green fibre, prepared by "Dickson's 

 patent liquid, has been valued at 100 up to 150 per ton, 

 and the fine tow at 8d. per lb., by wool spinners. It is per- 

 fectly white, and equal in strength and quality to the best 

 Belgian Flax, and being discharged of all the resin, it carries 

 a high gloss, and has taken fast colours. 



Egyptian half -dressed Flax 112lbs. at 29 per ton, pro- 

 duced by the machinery 74|lbs. of clean fibre, valued at 

 58 per ton; 25 Jibs, of fine tow, valued at 30 per ton; 

 waste, 12lbs. in re-dressing total, 112lbs. 



Friezland Flax 112lbs. at 48 per ton, produced by the 

 machines 90lbs. of clean fibre, worth 70 per ton ; 13lbs. of 

 clean tow, worth 32 per ton ; waste, 9lbs. in re-dressing 

 total, 112lbs. This Flax being rather green, from the 



