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Show TO MAKE SILK FROM BANANAS Brazilian Invents Process of Manufacture Manufac-ture Which Changes Fruit Fiber. Rio De Janeiro. Interest has been aroused here over the announcement of the Invention of a method of manufacturing manu-facturing artificial sllklfrom the fibor of the banana plant. The invention, which was perfected by Sr. Adulberto Volga, ronsists of a chemical treatment treat-ment of the banana palm In such a manner that the plant fiber Is reduced to a gum, from which is spun a fine, elastic, a floss that has all the qualities of natural silk. It Is claimed, also, that a cellulose suitable for the manif facture of paper, celluloid and gum d tannin are by-prvrtlucts of the artificial , allk nroccsa. |