An Improved Process of Treating Cotton Yarns or Fabrics and the Products obtained thereby

867. Shimizu, S. Feb. 20, 1909, [Convention date]. Yarns, treating with liquids.-In order to remove the nap from yarns and fabrics and to give them a smooth and silky appearance, the material, which has previously been scoured, is treated with a solution of "Konnyaku" in water, or water and alcohol, with glycerine, is stroked until the nap disappears, mercerized in a hot or cold alkaline solution, rinsed, and finally neutralized with acid and washed. " Konnyaku " is stated to be a powder taken from an edible root, Conophallus Konnsgak (vide 3rd Edition Japanese-English Dictionary, by J. C. Hepburn), and to be essentially composed of 12À5 per cent of proteid and 78À5 per cent of mannan, the remainder being understood to be water.