THE 



TEXTILE FIBRES OF COMMERCE. 



A HANDBOOK ON 



THE OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION, PREPARATION, AND USES OF THE 



ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, AND MINERAL FIBRES USED IN 



COTTON, WOOLLEN, PAPER, SILK, BRUSH, 



AND HAT MANUFACTURES. 



BY 



WILLIAM I. H ANN AN, 



CORRES. MEMB , MANCHESTER MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY ; LECTURER TO THE WORKING-MEN'S CLUB 

 ASSOCIATION, MANCHESTER ; LECTURER ON BOTANY AT THE HEGINBOTTOM TECHNICAL 

 SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OF ART, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE ; AND LECTURER ON COTTON- 

 SPINNING AT THE CHORLEY SCIENCE AND ART SCHOOL, ETC. 



LONDON: 

 CHAELES GRIFFIN AND COMPANY, LIMITED, 



EXETER STREET, STRAND. 

 ,1902, 



