Show production of cotton from straw I 1 an english paper says A circumstance ex 1 tri mety interesting to all engaged in textile manufactures indeed to the fhe whole community has this week been communicated to us an amateur chemist of this town while engaged recently in testing the che daliea claessens Claus sens chemical process of making cotton 1 not having any flax straw at hand tried it upon oat straw to his astonishment after the silica and gums grims which enter into the composition of oat straw la in greater proportions than in flax had been ei ed he obtained a large quantity of good cotton the opinion he be formed from froin this and subsequent experiments is that the common straws of this country may be profitably converted into cotton thereby adding to the certainty and abundance of our future supplies at any rate the experiment is one which is worth testing to the fullest extent and the hint here thrown out will no doubt induce persons most favorably situated for pursuing an investigation with advantage at once oace to undertake the task |