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cloth than those given by acetate dope. Increasing the percentage 
of dope beyond 117 per cent did not improve the stretch-stress quali- 
ties of the cloth. 
Tests of cloth made by subjecting it to continual stresses in com- 
parison with the usual method as described in the Signal Corps 
Specifications showed that the former method produced results ap- 
proximately 30 per cent weaker than the latter. 
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