Show WEAR EXPLOSIVE GOWNS woman in imitation silk that has gun cotton for basis science which lately furnished a mechanical substitute foi the horse has now set about putting the lowly silkworm out ot business writes clar ence hutton in the technical world magazine almost unknown in the united states the manufacture of artificial silk has been on a commercial basis in france tor several years the dally pro being now about seven tons in forming a chemical compound corresponding to the viscous fluid out of which the silkworm spins his dell cate thread the french chemists found strangely enough that the best sub statute was a solution of gun cotton which also serves as the basis tor the most powerful and deadly of modern explosives to what extent this gun cotton silk Is relieved ot its explosive qualities before being woven into laces and dress fabrics seems to be some what questionable certainly a young woman gowned in gun cotton and wearing a dainty nitroglycerin wrap about her white shoulders would be a most formidable not to say dangerous object if the new fabric ever becomes popular in this country it will plainly be necessary to warn young men not to approach its wearers with lighted cigarettes or other combustibles in their hands and sparking will be come a most hazardous occupation |