Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — The Housewife and Her Work [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Housewife and Her Work

(Special information Service. Lnßed States Department of Agriculture.) CAN YOU TELL SILK FROM COTTON? ~

The Burning Test—Note How Silk on Right, Heavily Loaded With Mineral Matter, Keeps Its Shape, While Ash of Pure Silk Crumbles.