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To Distinguish Cotton and Wool

caustic soda; the wool will be dissolved, and the cotton remain. If the threads have been previously counted, their relative mixture can be found. 299. To Detect Cotton with Silk or Wool. Put a piece of the cloth into chlorine water or bleaching liquor. The cotton is whitened, and the silk and wool turn yellow, and can easily be distinguished by the aid of a pocket lens.