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Show COTTON FROM FIR WOOD. Ohamleal rrnc by Wlileb a, Blronir, Uiafnl Hubatttnt Is Made. Artificial cotton, sayaaTarls journal, rerml les 'he natural j lodnrt In tliw, that both sro formed of cellulose, nearly near-ly pure; and, as naturo has pinpaied cotton by means of the element of the nlr and soil forming tho cellulose in lira fibers by means of secret forces, and offering of-fering It In the state of wonj to bo transformed trans-formed luto what Is required ol It, so thn chemist In his laboratory takrs tho natural cellulose of tho tree and top-eratcs top-eratcs It from thesubstanceswllh which it Is combined, transforming It Into threads by means of sultBblniptieures. For this purpose fir wood is employed, this being eiibmltted to aserle of tue-ehsnlcnl tue-ehsnlcnl nnd chemical operations, nnd the threads are drawn out, nfteiward bolng lolled on bobbins; tha inalerhil when mnuufnolured resembles onll-nary onll-nary cotton, though having a 1 ght .tc-feet, .tc-feet, vvhlrh can be easily roiivctcil that is, it Is a little ler solid than natural cotton. On the other liniiil, however, the new substance Is worked snd wovon easily, It can be iljtd ns readily ns natural cotton, nnd when passed thiough a weak solution of tn-nln tn-nln and certain other rcjgenm. It will take every shsde of artificial rcilora, unit , can bs dressed and printed on just ns are Ihe tlwnearif nn till 111 opt ton, |