The Colloids in Health and Disease. A. B. Searle. Demy 8vo. 8/- net.
Domestic Fuel Consumption. A. H. Barker, B.A., B.Sc., Author of “The Theory and Practice of Heating and Ventilation,” etc. Demy 8vo. 180 pp. 14/- net.
Written so as to be readily comprehensible by any person without scientific training, this book will be read with interest and profit by all who, whether for private or public purposes, are desirous of checking the present lavish waste of our fuel resources.
Staple Trades and Industries
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Wool. Frank Ormerod. 16 Illustrations. 6/6 net.
Contents.—The Genesis of Wool. The Coming of the Weavers. How England Took the Lead. Sheep and Wool Fibre. The World’s Wool Supply. Australia’s Pastoral Romance. The Marketing of Wool. Shearing and Sorting. Preparation and Manufacture. Finishing Processes. Extremes of Woollen Production. Varied Uses. The Future. Salient Facts and Figures.
Cotton. George Bigwood. 16 Illustrations. 6/6 net.
Contents.—History of the Cotton Plant. The Development of Spinning. The Cotton Fields. Triumph of Mechanical Invention. Cotton Growing under the British Flag. Classification of the World’s Crop. Modern Spinning and Weaving. “Where Merchants Most do Congregate.” Gambling in Cotton. Cotton Fabrics; An Art Manufacture. Organisation and Strikes. A General Utility Plant. Appendices: The Cotton Trade in War Time; Spindles and Looms; “Futures.”