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Show No Dud Duds for Army . .11 The best isn't good enough for Uncle Sam's army when it comes to clothing. That is why the army maintains a "House of Magic" in the quartermaster's department de-partment in Philadelphia. Philadel-phia. It is the duty of this "House of Magic" to check on the quality of all clothing equipment equip-ment destined for the army. Here are a ft o of the steps taken m the manufacture of uniforms for our ever-groiving ever-groiving army. Left: Testing the strength of fabric. The cloth must stand up under a pull of 120 j pounds. j ' s " v m ""- "ilI!"-.- r..t - -1 - . 7 1 Here on the roof of the quartermaster s department you see fabrics fab-rics undergoing a weather test. .....v..,.....,...- A r V" 7 iy i t ' yW-r, K -?v '2 " : A" -1 M : -it... 1 Trained eyes scan every inch of this bolt of cloth as it is unwound un-wound from roller to roller. A i defect would cause rejection. Thread count. Counting the number of threads per square inch in a fabric sample one method of ascertaining quality. " : . 1 rr;i - J& -l,V". If V i VI - ; I ! 1 l ' , . I : J j ' i I Picture above (left) shows a sample being treated to a rain test. The cloth must be 100 water repellent. At the right (above) is shown an ingenious gadget which subjects a sample of material to tests that equal many-months many-months of wear in rain and shine. Right: A completed master uniform is fitted on a. dummy by a master tailor. Once approved, thousands of counterparts counter-parts are turned out. j |