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Show Ad-Libs by Petroleum Peg 1 Sitting en a cloud may be thj perfect ideal of comfort, but it's inot very practical, except for jgremlins. The next best thing is (sitting on a chair or sofa padded with a new kind of rubber-like foam that more and more of us will be discovering from now on. The new padding is called ure-thane ure-thane foam, a petroleum-based material that is half the weight ,of ordinary foam rubber. It's said j that the use of this foam makes possible new manufacturing techniques tech-niques that cut labor costs and boost quality. From the homema-ker's homema-ker's point of view, this means that quality workmanship will be available avail-able at medium prices. The foam is used to pad the arms, seat, and back of upholstered uphol-stered furniture in place of the usual cotton and kapok. Since it can be sewed directly to the upholstery up-holstery fabric during the tailoring, tailor-ing, it cuts out the separate padding pad-ding step and its extra cost. More important for sitting comfort is the fact that it does away with the lumping that often shows up in pieces padded with conventional convention-al materials. For the lady of the house, of course, a new product is only as good as its upkeep qualities. Ure-thane Ure-thane foam is strong, light, andj tear-resistant just like its many cousins, the oil-based, man -made fibers and plastics. And it's also resistant to detergents and ! cleaning fluids. There are a number num-ber of items on the 'market already al-ready making use of urethan board covers, shoulder pads, and safety paddings for automobile dashboards. Thousands of oil men and women wo-men are devoting their creative efforts to competitive oil research developing products and processes proces-ses that result in a better and more fruitful life for all of us. i |