Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1916 — Nettie Weed Supplants Cotton. [ARTICLE]

Nettie Weed Supplants Cotton.

In thgir quest for material which can be used as a substitute for cotton, German scientists have discovered that the troublesome nettle weed contains a long fiber which can be woven into a durable cloth. The difficulty to overcome was to separate It from the woody splinters which scratch and irritate the skin. An ammonia process was first used, but this w r as expensive. An inventor named Richter has now devised a water process by which the irritating particles are separated from the fiber, and considerable quantities of the nettle cloth have already been woven. It is nearly water proof, absorbs dye readily and is a coarse, strong elhth suitable for many purposes. )

the day of judgment too often comes, bringing the development of typhoid fever which in years past we could only compare With some of the plagues that ravaged our ancient cities. Those of us who collect, tabulate and have ever before us the statistics that show the sobering and sorrow that still continue from typhoid fever, beg you to awaken to that which causes so muefi distress. By proper care it can be avoided. Never drink out of an unknown surface stream. When traveling see tliat pure water is carried along, as well as food, otherwise the harvest of sickness and death will follow.