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Show What cannot the United States do when she tries? Before the war Germany practically controlled the textile industry in the world, supply-four-fifths of the dyes used. The United States paid Germany every year $25,000,000.00 for the iyes she imported. When this trade was cut off the American textile manufactur- ' ers were in great perplexity. Experimentation Ex-perimentation began at once, but for , a long time above all counters of dress goods and in every garment de- , partmcnt of the great stores were displayed the signs:- "No colors , guaranteed fast." ' Now these signs have disappeared, food Aniencan-made dyes in fast colors and all beautiful shades have been produced, and we shall never again need to depend on Germany for our dyes. . |