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LIGHT CLIPS, HARSH WOOL, 
AND SHEEP DIPS ‹ 
There їз no truth in the gossip that a scientifically 
manufactured Dip like Cooper's makes the wool harsh 
andlight. Such insinuationsare spread by certain dip can- 
vassers in unscrupulous trade rivalry. If Cooper's Dip 
is used according to directions, and careful attention is 
paid to weather conditions, the wool is improved both as 
regards quantity and quality. Cooper's Dip is superior to 
all other dips in this respect on account of the way the 
arsenic is treated. Crude Arsenic checks the growth of 
the wool by astringent action upon the skin. After many 
years’ work upon the problem, this one drawback to its use 
in a Sheep Dip was effectually overcome by the late 
Mr. William Cooper, who discovered a special process for 
treating the crude arsenic, the outcome of which was 
Cooper's Sheep Dipping Powder. + 
In every case where a good dip has been carefully and 
intelligently used, and the wool at shearing time is light 
and harsh, the causes will be found in the climatic con- 
ditions the sheep encountered during the period the wool 
was growing. 
Dr. BOWMAN, the greatest living authority on wool, in 
support of this fact, states : 
" Great as are the differences in fibres of wool 
growing upon the same sheep in the same year, 
there are also great differences in the wool of the 
same sheep in different years, because the wool 
and its character depend very largely not only on 
the health of the sheep, but also upon climatic 
influences.” 
“The mildness or severity of the season, and 
the plenty or scarcity of food, very largely affect 
the character of the wool.” 
“The general character of the wool is also 
affected because from constant wetting and 
drying the wool becomes tender and rotten, and 
loses its brilliancy and lustre." 
The Moral of this is Not to Blame the Dip when 
Seasonal Conditions ог. hard water abundantly account 
for such condition of the Wool. 
